California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Oct 11, 1981, 12:41 AM PDT (07:41 UTC), 17 km (11 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
1981-10-11 07:41:18 UTC
Depth
17.3 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.958° N, 116.760° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
29

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 120.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci525373. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.