M2.2 earthquake 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Jan 4, 1981, 7:42 AM PST (15:42 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 11km WSW of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-04 15:42:10 UTC
- Depth
- 11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.005° N, 116.720° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.47
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 32°
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.09km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.27km NNE of Banning, CA · 16674 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.69km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16674 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.69km S of Banning, CA · 16674 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.89km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 16674 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.83km WNW of Devore, CA · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.110km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16673 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.89km WSW of Corona, CA · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16673 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.910km WSW of Anza, CA · 16673 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.611km NNW of Warner Springs, CA · 16672 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.110km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16672 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.07km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16672 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.311km WSW of Anza, CA · 16672 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.13km NW of Thousand Palms, CA · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.29km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 16671 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.612km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16671 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.525km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16671 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.66km W of Palm Springs, CA · 16671 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.911km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.79km WSW of Anza, CA · 16670 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 16670 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 16670 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.310km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.610km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.210km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.210km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.811km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.29km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.29km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.813km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16669 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16669 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.76km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16669 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.412km SSE of Anza, CA · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.72km ESE of Wrightwood, CA · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16667 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16667 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.510km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16667 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.210km WSW of Anza, CA · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.79km WSW of Anza, CA · 16667 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.010km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
The first 60 of 183.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301645. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.