California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 5km NNW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5km NNW of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Jan 29, 1983, 5:09 AM PST (13:09 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7km SSW of Devore, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-01-29 13:09:38 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.961° N, 116.815° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
47

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 193 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.327km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.028km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.627km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.13km ESE of Ontario, CA · 15951 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.84km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.76km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15951 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.827km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.928km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.628km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.124km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.127km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.227km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.01km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15951 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.928km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 15950 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 15950 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 15950 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.311km WSW of Anza, CA · 15950 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.15km N of Fontana, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.327km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15950 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.523km NE of Indio, CA · 15950 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.036km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15949 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.91km WNW of Julian, CA · 15949 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.028km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15949 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.94km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 15949 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.95km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15949 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.75km W of Anza, CA · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.19km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 15948 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.63km SE of Beaumont, CA · 15948 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.716km N of Indio, CA · 15948 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 15948 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.716km N of Indio, CA · 15948 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.516km N of Indio, CA · 15948 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.616km NNE of Indio, CA · 15948 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.516km N of Indio, CA · 15947 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.911km SSE of Hesperia, CA · 15947 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.52km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15946 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.04km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15945 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.727km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15945 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.24km N of Fontana, CA · 15945 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.628km SSE of Ludlow, CA · 15945 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15945 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15945 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15945 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15945 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.527km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15945 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.928km SSE of Ludlow, CA · 15945 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.928km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15945 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.910km WSW of Corona, CA · 15944 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.64km N of Fontana, CA · 15944 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15944 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.24km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15944 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.66km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15943 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.612km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15943 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.717km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15943 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.03km NNW of Yorba Linda, CA · 15943 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.05km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 15943 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.113km SE of Anza, CA · 15951 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.010km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15951 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.328km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15952 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15952 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.322km NE of Thermal, CA · 15952 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.622km NE of Thermal, CA · 15952 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.822km NE of Thermal, CA · 15953 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.16km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15953 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 15953 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 15953 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15953 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.321km NE of Thermal, CA · 15953 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15953 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.214km SE of Anza, CA · 15953 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.41km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 15954 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.79km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15954 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.527km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15954 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.227km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15954 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.516km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 15954 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away

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