California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Sep 19, 1981, 11:26 AM PDT (18:26 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 13km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-19 18:26:15 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.975° N, 116.755° 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
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
38

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 127.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci523276. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.