California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7km N of Cabazon, CA on Tue, Nov 29, 1983, 12:14 AM PST (08:14 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2km NNW of Muscoy, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-29 08:14:10 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.983° N, 116.791° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.531km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15645 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.530km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15645 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.632km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15644 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.331km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15644 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.611km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15644 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.911km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15643 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.112km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15643 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.438km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15643 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.02km NE of Anza, CA · 15643 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.15km NW of Banning, CA · 15643 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.86km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15643 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15641 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.312km ESE of Anza, CA · 15641 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.617km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15640 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15640 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.234km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15639 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.625km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15639 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.325km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15639 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.69km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15638 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.77km E of Cabazon, CA · 15638 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.112km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.818km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.717km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.75km S of Cabazon, CA · 15638 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.87km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15638 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.225km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.513km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15638 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.36km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15637 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.42km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15637 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.324km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15637 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.818km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15637 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.72km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15637 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.518km NNE of Indio, CA · 15637 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.818km NNE of Indio, CA · 15637 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.617km NE of Coachella, CA · 15636 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.96km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15636 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.718km NNE of Indio, CA · 15636 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.017km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.57km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15636 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.518km NNE of Indio, CA · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.59km N of Cabazon, CA · 15636 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.012km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15636 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.98km S of Redlands, CA · 15635 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15635 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.77km ENE of San Jacinto, CA · 15635 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.118km NNE of Indio, CA · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.818km NNE of Indio, CA · 15634 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.718km NNE of Indio, CA · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.718km NNE of Indio, CA · 15634 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.94km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.718km NNE of Indio, CA · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.119km NNE of Indio, CA · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.99km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15634 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.64km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15633 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.97km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15633 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.524km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15633 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.85km E of Cabazon, CA · 15633 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.513km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15633 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.621km NNE of Indio, CA · 15633 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.910km WNW of Garnet, CA · 15633 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 1.634km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15646 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.934km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15646 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.82km S of Garnet, CA · 15646 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.71km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 15647 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.20km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15647 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.79km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15647 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.85km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15647 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.021km ESE of Anza, CA · 15647 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.110km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15647 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.01km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15648 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 15648 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.29km NE of Indio, CA · 15649 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.69km SW of Lytle Creek, CA · 15649 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.41km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15650 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.014km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15650 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.214km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15650 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.93km N of Fontana, CA · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.53km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15651 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.42km SW of San Juan Capistrano, CA · 15652 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.67km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15652 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci25560. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.