California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Feb 2, 1981, 4:25 AM PST (12:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 22km ESE of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-02 12:25:42 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.968° N, 116.762° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
23°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16660 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.611km WSW of Corona, CA · 16660 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.48km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16660 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.59km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16660 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16660 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.59km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 16659 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.518km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.58km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 16659 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.917km ESE of Anza, CA · 16659 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.613km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16658 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.99km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.89km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.68km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.29km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.78km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.68km NNW of Anza, CA · 16658 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.418km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16658 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.210km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16656 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16656 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.210km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.910km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.718km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16655 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.310km WSW of Anza, CA · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.76km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 16652 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.64km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.78km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16651 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.87km SSE of Redlands, CA · 16651 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16651 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.98km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.826km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16651 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.514km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16651 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.211km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16650 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.317km NNE of Indio, CA · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 3.122km ESE of Anza, CA · 16649 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.618km NNE of Indio, CA · 16649 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 3.410km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16649 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16649 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.18km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16649 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.93km E of Colton, CA · 16648 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16648 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.52km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 16647 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.722km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16645 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.69km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16644 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16644 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.918km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 172.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3302102. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.