California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8km E of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8km E of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Aug 24, 1984, 3:35 PM PDT (22:35 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12km NE of Julian, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1984-08-24 22:35:00 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.925° N, 116.699° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
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: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.919km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15380 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.56km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15380 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.29km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15379 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.613km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15379 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.718km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15379 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.17km N of Beaumont, CA · 15379 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.14km SW of Salton City, CA · 15378 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.110km ESE of North Shore, CA · 15378 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.97km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15378 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.713km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15378 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.94km SW of Salton City, CA · 15378 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.76km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15377 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.79km SW of Beaumont, CA · 15377 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15377 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.23km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15377 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.711km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15377 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.88km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 15376 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.72km E of Loma Linda, CA · 15376 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.99km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15375 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.323km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15375 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.723km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15375 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.723km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15375 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15375 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.72km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 15375 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.77km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15374 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.714km ESE of Anza, CA · 15374 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.07km SW of Salton City, CA · 15374 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.116km E of Julian, CA · 15374 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.78km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15374 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15373 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.221km ESE of Anza, CA · 15373 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.69km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15373 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.632km NE of Thermal, CA · 15373 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.632km NE of Thermal, CA · 15373 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.810km ESE of Anza, CA · 15373 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15373 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.77km SW of Salton City, CA · 15373 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.724km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15373 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.84km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15373 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.38km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15373 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.96km NNW of Banning, CA · 15372 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.96km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15372 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.710km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15372 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.55km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15372 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 15372 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.79km SW of Salton City, CA · 15372 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.51km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 15371 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.812km W of Anza, CA · 15371 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 15371 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.014km NNE of Banning, CA · 15370 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.410km N of Cabazon, CA · 15370 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 15370 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.97km SW of Calimesa, CA · 15370 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.65km NE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15370 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.98km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15370 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.62km NE of Grand Terrace, CA · 15370 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.92km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 15369 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.61km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 15369 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15368 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15368 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 1.87km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15380 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.16km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15380 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.08km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15380 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15380 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.914km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 15380 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.77km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 15381 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.510km W of Corona, CA · 15381 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.028km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15381 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.28km N of Indio, CA · 15381 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.06km W of Idyllwild, CA · 15381 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.95km ESE of Lytle Creek, CA · 15381 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.74km SW of Salton City, CA · 15382 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.523km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15382 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.715km SE of Anza, CA · 15382 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 15383 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.619km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15383 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.24km SW of Salton City, CA · 15383 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.74km SW of Salton City, CA · 15384 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 15384 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.712km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15385 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci49335. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.