M1.6 earthquake 4km NNE of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Tue, Jan 6, 1981, 11:45 AM PST (19:45 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 10km NE of Aguanga, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-06 19:45:50 UTC
- Depth
- 13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.950° N, 116.762° W
- Region
- California
- 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 169°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16672 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.910km WSW of Anza, CA · 16672 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.611km NNW of Warner Springs, CA · 16672 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.110km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16671 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.07km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16671 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.311km WSW of Anza, CA · 16671 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.13km NW of Thousand Palms, CA · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.29km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 16671 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.612km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16671 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.525km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16671 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.66km W of Palm Springs, CA · 16671 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.911km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.79km WSW of Anza, CA · 16670 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 16670 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 16670 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.310km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.610km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.210km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.210km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.811km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.29km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.29km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.813km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.76km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.412km SSE of Anza, CA · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.72km ESE of Wrightwood, CA · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16667 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16667 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 16666 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.510km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16666 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.210km WSW of Anza, CA · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.79km WSW of Anza, CA · 16666 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.010km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.79km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16666 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16666 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.910km WSW of Anza, CA · 16666 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.310km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.311km SW of Anza, CA · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.010km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12250147. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.