M2.8 earthquake 14km N of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14km N of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Sep 26, 1984, 2:49 AM PDT (09:49 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 8km S of Idyllwild, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-09-26 09:49:35 UTC
- Depth
- 2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.044° N, 116.766° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 45°
- 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: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 139 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 15346 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.417km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15346 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.86km S of Banning, CA · 15346 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.18km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15346 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.622km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15346 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.611km SE of Idyllwild, CA · 15345 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.823km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15345 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.04km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15345 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.521km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15345 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.52km NW of Fontana, CA · 15344 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.27km WSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15344 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.91km SE of Muscoy, CA · 15343 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.88km SW of Devore, CA · 15343 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.93km SE of Calimesa, CA · 15342 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.112km SE of Anza, CA · 15342 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.916km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15342 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.610km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15342 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.77km NNE of Banning, CA · 15342 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.65km S of Banning, CA · 15342 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.68km NW of Garnet, CA · 15342 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.94km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15341 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.83km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15341 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.84km N of Banning, CA · 15340 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15340 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.67km E of Temecula, CA · 15340 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.81km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 15340 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.64km ENE of Anza, CA · 15339 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.610km WNW of Garnet, CA · 15339 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.23km SE of Yucaipa, CA · 15339 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.62km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15339 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.721km NNE of Indio, CA · 15339 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.012km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15339 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.74km N of Valle Vista, CA · 15338 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.12km ESE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15338 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.77km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15338 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.72km SSW of San Jacinto, CA · 15338 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.98km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15338 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.86km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15338 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.78km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15338 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.77km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15337 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.17km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15337 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.711km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15337 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.810km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15337 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.012km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15337 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.72km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 15337 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.013km SE of Anza, CA · 15336 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15336 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.58km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15336 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.71km WNW of Colton, CA · 15335 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.09km NE of Nuevo, CA · 15335 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15335 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.59km W of Anza, CA · 15335 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.86km S of Redlands, CA · 15335 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.810km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15334 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.88km SE of Idyllwild, CA · 15334 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.31km NE of Muscoy, CA · 15334 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.12km N of Loma Linda, CA · 15334 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.83km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 15334 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.02km WNW of Beaumont, CA · 15334 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.33km WNW of Beaumont, CA · 15334 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
The first 60 of 167.
Before
- 2.14km W of Garnet, CA · 15347 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.09km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15347 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.415km SE of Anza, CA · 15348 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.79km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15348 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.63km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 15348 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.59km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15349 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.723km NNE of Indio, CA · 15349 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.96km NE of Idyllwild, CA · 15349 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.110km WSW of Anza, CA · 15349 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15349 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.71km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 15349 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15350 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 15350 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.010km W of Anza, CA · 15350 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.910km N of Cabazon, CA · 15350 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15350 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.95km W of Devore, CA · 15350 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.84km WNW of Redlands, CA · 15350 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.80km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15350 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.73km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 15350 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
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