California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Jan 8, 1983, 11:44 PM PST (07:44 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 4km W of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-09 07:44:47 UTC
Depth
16.5 km (10.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.014° N, 116.730° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.727km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.24km N of Fontana, CA · 15936 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.628km SSE of Ludlow, CA · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15936 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15936 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15936 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.527km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.928km SSE of Ludlow, CA · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.928km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15936 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.910km WSW of Corona, CA · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.64km N of Fontana, CA · 15935 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15935 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.24km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.66km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15935 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.612km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15934 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.717km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15934 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.05km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 15934 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.521km NE of Thermal, CA · 15934 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.46km SSW of Devore, CA · 15934 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.90km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15934 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.23km NNE of Devore, CA · 15934 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.18km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15934 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.88km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 15933 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.16km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.64km ENE of Beaumont, CA · 15933 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.64km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15933 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.516km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15933 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.512km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15933 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.65km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 15933 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.84km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15933 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.99km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15932 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.010km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 15932 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.815km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15932 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.94km SSE of Devore, CA · 15932 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.924km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15931 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.55km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15931 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.16km E of Calimesa, CA · 15931 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.14km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15931 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.95km W of Anza, CA · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.111km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15930 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.61km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15930 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.96km SSW of Chino Hills, CA · 15929 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.127km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15929 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.84km N of Fontana, CA · 15929 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15929 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.513km SE of Anza, CA · 15929 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.810km NNW of Anza, CA · 15928 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.54km WNW of Anza, CA · 15928 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.83km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 15928 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.526km NE of Coachella, CA · 15928 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.811km NW of Idyllwild, CA · 15928 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15928 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.43km N of Fontana, CA · 15927 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.35km N of Fontana, CA · 15927 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 15927 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.818km ESE of Anza, CA · 15927 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.18km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 15926 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 168.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci501841. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.