California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7km E of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7km E of Cabazon, CA on Tue, Dec 6, 1983, 11:09 AM PST (19:09 UTC), 12 km (8 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
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-06 19:09:14 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.916° N, 116.715° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 15637 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.818km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15637 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.717km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15637 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.75km S of Cabazon, CA · 15637 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.87km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15637 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.513km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15637 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.36km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15636 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.818km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15636 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.72km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15636 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.518km NNE of Indio, CA · 15636 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.818km NNE of Indio, CA · 15636 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.617km NE of Coachella, CA · 15635 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.96km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15635 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.718km NNE of Indio, CA · 15635 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.017km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.57km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15635 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.518km NNE of Indio, CA · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.59km N of Cabazon, CA · 15635 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.012km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15635 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.98km S of Redlands, CA · 15634 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15634 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.77km ENE of San Jacinto, CA · 15634 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.118km NNE of Indio, CA · 15633 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.818km NNE of Indio, CA · 15633 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.718km NNE of Indio, CA · 15633 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.718km NNE of Indio, CA · 15633 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.94km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15633 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.718km NNE of Indio, CA · 15633 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.119km NNE of Indio, CA · 15633 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.99km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15633 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.64km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15632 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.97km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15632 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.85km E of Cabazon, CA · 15632 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.513km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15632 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.621km NNE of Indio, CA · 15632 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.910km WNW of Garnet, CA · 15632 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.79km SW of Beaumont, CA · 15632 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.70km NE of Wildomar, CA · 15632 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.118km NNE of Indio, CA · 15632 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.212km SE of Anza, CA · 15632 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.94km SE of Garnet, CA · 15631 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.121km ESE of Anza, CA · 15631 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 3.520km NNE of Indio, CA · 15631 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.920km NNE of Indio, CA · 15631 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.323km E of Big Bear City, CA · 15631 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.838km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15631 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.027km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15630 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.019km NNE of Indio, CA · 15630 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.79km N of Anza, CA · 15629 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.138km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15629 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.224km ESE of Anza, CA · 15628 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.015km E of Julian, CA · 15628 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 15628 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.64km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15627 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.17km NW of Crestline, CA · 15627 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.02km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 15627 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.18km NW of Crestline, CA · 15627 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.35km NE of North Shore, CA · 15627 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.117km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15626 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.69km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15637 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.234km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15638 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15639 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.617km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15639 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.312km ESE of Anza, CA · 15640 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15640 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.86km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15642 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.15km NW of Banning, CA · 15642 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.02km NE of Anza, CA · 15642 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.438km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15642 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.112km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15642 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.911km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.611km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15643 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.331km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15643 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.632km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15643 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.530km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15644 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.531km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15644 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.67km N of Cabazon, CA · 15645 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.634km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15645 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.934km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15645 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci26527. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC.