California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7km E of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7km E of Cabazon, CA on Tue, Jun 21, 1983, 4:08 AM PDT (11:08 UTC), 12 km (8 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
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-06-21 11:08:03 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.926° N, 116.709° 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
48°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.317km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15811 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.615km N of Warner Springs, CA · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.211km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15810 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.96km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15810 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15810 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15809 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.85km N of San Bernardino, CA · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.012km N of Cabazon, CA · 15809 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.43km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15808 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.85km E of Anza, CA · 15808 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.210km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15808 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.86km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15808 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.89km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15807 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.63km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15807 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.89km SW of Anza, CA · 15807 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15807 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.91km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 15807 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15807 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.711km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15806 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.97km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15806 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15806 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.738km SW of Ludlow, CA · 15806 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.611km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15805 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.713km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15805 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.77km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15805 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.78km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15805 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.87km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15805 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15805 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15804 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.711km WSW of Anza, CA · 15804 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15804 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.011km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15804 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.95km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15804 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.87km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15804 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.633km NNE of North Shore, CA · 15803 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.520km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15803 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.912km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15802 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.74km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15801 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.15km NNW of Banning, CA · 15801 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15801 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.68km NE of Indio, CA · 15801 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.63km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15800 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.69km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 15799 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.522km W of Ludlow, CA · 15799 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.87km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15799 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.56km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15799 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 3.820km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15799 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.823km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15799 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.522km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15799 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.622km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15799 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.921km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15799 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.65km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15799 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.922km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15799 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.713km E of Julian, CA · 15799 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.28km N of Banning, CA · 15798 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.63km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15798 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.511km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15797 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.16km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 15797 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 1.86km SW of Devore, CA · 15812 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.412km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.67km E of North Shore, CA · 15812 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.57km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.618km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15813 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 15813 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.216km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15813 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.48km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15815 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.210km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15815 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.511km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15816 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.111km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15816 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.815km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15817 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.813km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15817 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.012km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15818 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.61km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 15818 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.616km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15818 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.617km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15818 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.69km NNW of Anza, CA · 15818 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.56km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15818 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.718km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15818 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3356187. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.