M1.6 earthquake 4km SW of Cabazon, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Dec 30, 1981, 6:10 AM PST

UTC

1981-12-30 14:10:45 UTC

Depth

15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.889° N, 116.821° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

30°

Stations used

37

• Cabazon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,535. Forecast5 kmSW
• Banning, CaliforniaPopulation 30,945. Forecast7 kmSE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast38 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast132 kmE

After

1. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CATue, Jan 26, 6:25 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
2. 2.35km NNW of Mentone, CATue, Jan 26, 10:35 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.812km N of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 26, 10:38 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
4. 1.78km NE of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 26, 8:10 PM PST · 16310 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.136km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jan 27, 4:30 AM PST · 16309 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
6. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jan 28, 8:05 PM PST · 16308 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
7. 1.618km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 28, 9:56 PM PST · 16308 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
8. 1.97km N of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Jan 29, 1:50 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
9. 1.68km NNW of Cabazon, CAFri, Jan 29, 6:51 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.17km N of Moreno Valley, CAFri, Jan 29, 11:21 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
11. 1.811km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jan 29, 7:28 PM PST · 16307 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
12. 2.23km NNW of Loma Linda, CAFri, Jan 29, 8:18 PM PST · 16307 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
13. 1.91km N of Loma Linda, CAFri, Jan 29, 8:25 PM PST · 16307 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.915km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jan 30, 3:36 AM PST · 16306 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
15. 1.85km NE of North Tustin, CASat, Jan 30, 8:37 AM PST · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
16. 2.44km SW of Aguanga, CASat, Jan 30, 7:04 PM PST · 16306 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
17. 2.05km ENE of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Jan 30, 10:04 PM PST · 16306 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
18. 2.413km SE of Anza, CASun, Jan 31, 2:55 AM PST · 16305 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
19. 2.14km NE of Rancho Cucamonga, CASun, Jan 31, 5:50 AM PST · 16305 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.83km SE of Lytle Creek, CASun, Jan 31, 8:21 AM PST · 16305 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
21. 2.72km NNE of San Jacinto, CASun, Jan 31, 2:41 PM PST · 16305 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
22. 1.811km NE of Aguanga, CAMon, Feb 1, 2:49 AM PST · 16304 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
23. 1.66km WSW of Running Springs, CAMon, Feb 1, 3:17 AM PST · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
24. 1.62km N of San Jacinto, CAMon, Feb 1, 4:19 AM PST · 16304 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
25. 2.04km NE of Julian, CAMon, Feb 1, 5:49 AM PST · 16304 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
26. 3.123km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Feb 1, 9:40 PM PST · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
27. 1.610km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Feb 2, 4:49 AM PST · 16303 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
28. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CATue, Feb 2, 9:46 AM PST · 16303 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
29. 2.911km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Feb 2, 10:36 AM PST · 16303 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
30. 2.15km W of Anza, CATue, Feb 2, 10:39 AM PST · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
31. 2.08km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Feb 2, 4:59 PM PST · 16303 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
32. 2.08km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Feb 2, 4:59 PM PST · 16303 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
33. 1.78km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Feb 2, 5:11 PM PST · 16303 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
34. 2.84km SSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Feb 2, 10:05 PM PST · 16303 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
35. 1.64km SSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Feb 2, 10:22 PM PST · 16303 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
36. 1.810km N of Anza, CAWed, Feb 3, 12:19 AM PST · 16303 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
37. 1.78km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Feb 3, 1:29 AM PST · 16302 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
38. 1.510km WSW of Garnet, CAWed, Feb 3, 3:37 AM PST · 16302 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
39. 1.511km WSW of Garnet, CAWed, Feb 3, 3:38 AM PST · 16302 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
40. 1.98km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Feb 3, 5:30 AM PST · 16302 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
41. 1.79km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Feb 3, 6:04 AM PST · 16302 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
42. 1.67km NE of Nuevo, CAWed, Feb 3, 7:02 AM PST · 16302 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
43. 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Feb 3, 8:20 PM PST · 16302 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
44. 1.92km W of Devore, CAThu, Feb 4, 12:22 AM PST · 16301 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
45. 1.54km NE of Fontana, CAThu, Feb 4, 4:59 PM PST · 16301 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
46. 1.610km NNW of Anza, CAThu, Feb 4, 5:28 PM PST · 16301 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
47. 1.96km WNW of Mira Loma, CAThu, Feb 4, 7:12 PM PST · 16301 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
48. 1.911km WSW of Oasis, CAThu, Feb 4, 10:43 PM PST · 16301 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
49. 1.71km ENE of Winchester, CAFri, Feb 5, 9:05 AM PST · 16300 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
50. 2.16km NW of Mira Loma, CAFri, Feb 5, 3:39 PM PST · 16300 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
51. 1.617km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Feb 6, 10:01 AM PST · 16299 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
52. 2.623km ESE of Anza, CASat, Feb 6, 11:02 PM PST · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
53. 1.62km WSW of San Bernardino, CASun, Feb 7, 4:41 PM PST · 16298 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
54. 2.612km SE of Anza, CASun, Feb 7, 6:44 PM PST · 16298 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
55. 1.911km N of Banning, CASun, Feb 7, 6:53 PM PST · 16298 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
56. 2.05km SSE of Wrightwood, CAMon, Feb 8, 12:27 PM PST · 16297 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
57. 1.619km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Feb 8, 12:59 PM PST · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
58. 1.63km NE of Calimesa, CATue, Feb 9, 2:52 AM PST · 16296 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
59. 2.24km SE of Loma Linda, CATue, Feb 9, 8:30 AM PST · 16296 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
60. 2.210km ENE of Villa Park, CATue, Feb 9, 9:28 AM PST · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci104068. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.