California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9km N of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Dec 8, 1983, 6:58 PM PST (02:58 UTC), 16 km (10 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
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-09 02:58:20 UTC
Depth
15.5 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.995° N, 116.783° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98km S of Redlands, CA · 15636 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15636 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.77km ENE of San Jacinto, CA · 15635 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.118km NNE of Indio, CA · 15635 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.818km NNE of Indio, CA · 15635 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.718km NNE of Indio, CA · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.625km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15635 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.525km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15635 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.718km NNE of Indio, CA · 15634 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.94km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.718km NNE of Indio, CA · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.119km NNE of Indio, CA · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.99km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15634 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.64km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15634 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.97km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15634 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.524km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15634 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.85km E of Cabazon, CA · 15634 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.513km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15634 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.621km NNE of Indio, CA · 15633 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.910km WNW of Garnet, CA · 15633 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.79km SW of Beaumont, CA · 15633 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.70km NE of Wildomar, CA · 15633 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.118km NNE of Indio, CA · 15633 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.212km SE of Anza, CA · 15633 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.94km SE of Garnet, CA · 15633 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15632 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.121km ESE of Anza, CA · 15632 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 3.520km NNE of Indio, CA · 15632 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.920km NNE of Indio, CA · 15632 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.323km E of Big Bear City, CA · 15632 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.838km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15632 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.027km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15632 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.019km NNE of Indio, CA · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.79km N of Anza, CA · 15631 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.138km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15630 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.224km ESE of Anza, CA · 15630 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 15629 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.64km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15629 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.17km NW of Crestline, CA · 15628 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.02km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 15628 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.18km NW of Crestline, CA · 15628 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.35km NE of North Shore, CA · 15628 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.117km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15628 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.019km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15627 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.114km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15627 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.711km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.47km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15627 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.58km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15626 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.22km NE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15626 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.617km W of Salton City, CA · 15626 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.25km WNW of Wrightwood, CA · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.87km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15625 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.12km N of Corona, CA · 15625 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.42km N of Corona, CA · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.84km NE of Banning, CA · 15624 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.06km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15624 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.62km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15623 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.110km NE of Indio, CA · 15623 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.911km NE of Indio, CA · 15623 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.45km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15623 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.518km NNE of Indio, CA · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.57km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15636 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.017km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.718km NNE of Indio, CA · 15637 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.96km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15637 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.617km NE of Coachella, CA · 15637 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.818km NNE of Indio, CA · 15637 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.518km NNE of Indio, CA · 15637 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.72km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15637 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.818km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.324km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15638 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.42km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.36km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.225km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15638 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.513km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15638 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.225km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.87km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15638 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.75km S of Cabazon, CA · 15638 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.717km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.818km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15639 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci26830. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.