M2.2 earthquake 10km N of Cabazon, CA

Magnitude

2.2 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Dec 23, 1981, 6:21 PM PST

UTC

1981-12-24 02:21:21 UTC

Depth

16.4 km (10.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.010° N, 116.771° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

34°

Stations used

50

• Cabazon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,535. Forecast10 kmN
• Banning, CaliforniaPopulation 30,945. Forecast13 kmNE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast136 kmE

After

1. 1.59km N of Anza, CASun, Jan 10, 7:28 AM PST · 16326 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
2. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Jan 10, 10:12 AM PST · 16326 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.04km SW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jan 10, 12:14 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.36km SE of Ontario, CASun, Jan 10, 1:20 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
5. 1.811km N of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jan 10, 6:04 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
6. 1.812km WSW of Anza, CAMon, Jan 11, 7:47 AM PST · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
7. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 11, 5:29 PM PST · 16325 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
8. 2.14km WNW of Anza, CATue, Jan 12, 12:15 AM PST · 16325 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.12km SSE of Charter Oak, CATue, Jan 12, 10:36 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.712km SSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Jan 12, 4:32 PM PST · 16324 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
11. 1.53km ESE of Calimesa, CATue, Jan 12, 10:03 PM PST · 16324 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
12. 1.82km NE of Yucaipa, CATue, Jan 12, 11:36 PM PST · 16324 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
13. 2.59km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:07 AM PST · 16323 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
14. 2.425km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:28 AM PST · 16323 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.86km SSW of Idyllwild, CAWed, Jan 13, 12:49 PM PST · 16323 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
16. 2.222km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 14, 6:32 AM PST · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
17. 2.310km SSE of Anza, CAThu, Jan 14, 11:34 PM PST · 16322 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
18. 1.817km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Jan 15, 12:36 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
19. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Jan 15, 6:10 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
20. 2.26km SSW of Redlands, CASat, Jan 16, 1:48 AM PST · 16320 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
21. 2.219km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 16, 3:55 AM PST · 16320 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
22. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CASun, Jan 17, 1:02 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
23. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CASun, Jan 17, 1:04 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
24. 1.85km ENE of Cabazon, CASun, Jan 17, 7:02 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
25. 2.512km SE of Anza, CASun, Jan 17, 10:20 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
26. 2.020km NE of Warner Springs, CATue, Jan 19, 12:32 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
27. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Jan 19, 12:32 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
28. 1.61km ENE of San Bernardino, CATue, Jan 19, 4:35 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
29. 2.523km NNW of Yucca Valley, CATue, Jan 19, 6:54 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
30. 1.76km W of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Jan 19, 7:02 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
31. 2.210km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 20, 12:48 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
32. 2.04km SSE of Banning, CAWed, Jan 20, 1:45 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
33. 1.65km NNE of San Bernardino, CAWed, Jan 20, 11:16 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
34. 1.82km WSW of Loma Linda, CAThu, Jan 21, 5:55 PM PST · 16315 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
35. 1.93km NNE of Lytle Creek, CASat, Jan 23, 9:20 AM PST · 16313 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
36. 2.78km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CASat, Jan 23, 8:31 PM PST · 16313 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
37. 2.510km NNW of Anza, CASun, Jan 24, 1:15 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
38. 1.520km NW of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jan 24, 5:20 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
39. 2.012km ENE of Thermal, CASun, Jan 24, 11:41 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
40. 2.69km NNW of Anza, CASun, Jan 24, 5:57 PM PST · 16312 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
41. 1.73km SSW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Jan 25, 7:30 AM PST · 16311 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
42. 1.73km SW of Garnet, CATue, Jan 26, 12:15 AM PST · 16311 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
43. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Jan 26, 5:44 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
44. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CATue, Jan 26, 6:25 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
45. 2.35km NNW of Mentone, CATue, Jan 26, 10:35 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
46. 1.812km N of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 26, 10:38 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
47. 1.78km NE of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 26, 8:10 PM PST · 16310 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
48. 2.136km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jan 27, 4:30 AM PST · 16309 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
49. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jan 28, 8:05 PM PST · 16308 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
50. 1.618km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 28, 9:56 PM PST · 16308 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
51. 1.97km N of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Jan 29, 1:50 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
52. 1.68km NNW of Cabazon, CAFri, Jan 29, 6:51 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
53. 2.17km N of Moreno Valley, CAFri, Jan 29, 11:21 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
54. 1.811km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jan 29, 7:28 PM PST · 16307 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
55. 2.23km NNW of Loma Linda, CAFri, Jan 29, 8:18 PM PST · 16307 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
56. 1.91km N of Loma Linda, CAFri, Jan 29, 8:25 PM PST · 16307 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
57. 1.915km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jan 30, 3:36 AM PST · 16306 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
58. 1.85km NE of North Tustin, CASat, Jan 30, 8:37 AM PST · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
59. 2.44km SW of Aguanga, CASat, Jan 30, 7:04 PM PST · 16306 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
60. 2.05km ENE of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Jan 30, 10:04 PM PST · 16306 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci103845. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.