California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6km NE of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Jan 27, 1983, 6:51 PM PST (02:51 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-28 02:51:39 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.962° N, 116.749° 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
38°
Stations used
23

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 194 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 169.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci500415. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC.