California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6km N of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Dec 22, 1980, 3:15 AM PST (11:15 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10km ENE of Aguanga, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1980-12-22 11:15:49 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.974° N, 116.784° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 16723 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.36km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16722 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16722 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.12km E of Lytle Creek, CA · 16721 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16720 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.54km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 16720 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.64km NE of Muscoy, CA · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.728km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 16720 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.74km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 16718 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.921km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16717 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.810km S of Home Gardens, CA · 16717 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.98km WNW of Garnet, CA · 16717 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.510km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16717 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.716km N of Indio, CA · 16716 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.538km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16716 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.210km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16716 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.38km N of Cabazon, CA · 16715 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.59km W of Anza, CA · 16714 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.422km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16714 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.38km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16713 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16713 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.44km NE of Muscoy, CA · 16713 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.64km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 16713 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.96km S of Redlands, CA · 16713 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16712 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.78km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16712 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.54km S of Highland, CA · 16711 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.58km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.65km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 16710 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.88km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16710 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.212km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16710 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.56km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16709 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.111km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16709 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.510km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16708 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.64km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16707 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.34km S of Pinon Hills, CA · 16707 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.63km SSE of Pinon Hills, CA · 16707 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.14km NNW of Wrightwood, CA · 16707 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.03km S of Pinon Hills, CA · 16707 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.97km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16706 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16706 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.711km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.06km SE of Crestline, CA · 16705 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.16km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16705 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.77km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16705 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.56km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16704 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.85km ENE of Valle Vista, CA · 16704 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.99km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16703 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.110km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16703 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.923km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16703 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.29km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16703 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16703 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.935km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.536km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.67km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16702 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.66km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16702 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.56km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16702 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.66km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16702 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.46km SE of Crestline, CA · 16702 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.86km SE of Crestline, CA · 16702 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 2.04km SW of Pinon Hills, CA · 16723 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.17km N of Cabazon, CA · 16723 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.66km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16723 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.48km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16723 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.05km SW of Pinon Hills, CA · 16723 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.19km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16726 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.032km W of Ludlow, CA · 16726 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.814km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16727 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.630km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 16727 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.828km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 16727 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.27km SSE of Banning, CA · 16727 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16728 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.717km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16728 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.715km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16729 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16729 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.110km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16729 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.71km W of Cabazon, CA · 16729 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.65km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16729 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.77km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16730 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.129km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 16730 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301310. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC.