California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Wed, May 25, 1983, 5:27 PM PDT (00:27 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 20km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-26 00:27:36 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.956° N, 116.717° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
14

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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: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 153.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1108535. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.