California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Jan 21, 1984, 4:18 AM PST (12:18 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 13km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-21 12:18:44 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.010° N, 116.724° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
0°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15550 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.010km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 15550 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 15550 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.34km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15550 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 15549 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.02km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15549 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.325km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15549 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.216km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15548 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.54km N of Cabazon, CA · 15548 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.021km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15548 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.51km SW of Garnet, CA · 15548 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.710km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15548 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.94km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15548 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.88km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15548 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.212km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 15548 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.414km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15547 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.03km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15547 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.33km NE of Fontana, CA · 15547 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.620km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15547 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.814km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15547 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.010km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15547 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.94km E of Wildomar, CA · 15547 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.95km N of Banning, CA · 15547 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15546 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.812km W of Anza, CA · 15546 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.818km WSW of Oasis, CA · 15546 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.25km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15546 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.09km N of Anza, CA · 15546 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.08km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15546 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.97km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15546 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.64km SSW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15545 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.55km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15545 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.010km NNE of Banning, CA · 15545 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.48km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15545 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.17km NW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15545 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.510km NW of Garnet, CA · 15545 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.87km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15544 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.110km NNE of Banning, CA · 15544 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.16km NNW of Fontana, CA · 15544 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.813km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15544 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.95km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15544 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 15544 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.12km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15544 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.93km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 15544 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.210km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15544 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.97km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15543 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.41km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15543 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.97km NW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15543 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.714km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15543 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.410km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15543 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 15543 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 15543 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.88km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15543 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.110km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15542 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.87km NNE of Banning, CA · 15542 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.121km NNE of Indio, CA · 15542 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.20km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15542 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.723km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15542 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.914km WNW of Anza, CA · 15542 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.010km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15542 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 177.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci30003. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.