California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Dec 23, 1985, 2:24 PM PST (22:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 8km NW of Garnet, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-23 22:24:58 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.029° N, 116.745° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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
56°
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: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14850 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.814km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14850 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.63km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14850 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.98km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.52km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14850 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.18km NW of Garnet, CA · 14849 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.66km NNE of Anza, CA · 14849 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.88km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14849 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.620km NNE of Indio, CA · 14849 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.72km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14849 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.92km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.62km E of Muscoy, CA · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.519km E of Anza, CA · 14849 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.97km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14849 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.832km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.04km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14848 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.80km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14848 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.715km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14848 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.54km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.68km ENE of Indio, CA · 14848 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.64km S of Redlands, CA · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.74km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.96km SSE of Chino Hills, CA · 14847 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.63km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14847 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.07km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14847 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 14847 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.98km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14847 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.63km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14847 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.95km S of Banning, CA · 14846 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.910km NE of Indio, CA · 14846 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.99km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 14846 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.06km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14845 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.07km E of Calimesa, CA · 14845 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.14km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14845 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.78km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14845 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.03km N of Yorba Linda, CA · 14845 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14845 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.57km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 14845 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.82km SE of Colton, CA · 14845 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.73km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 14844 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.38km E of Morongo Valley, CA · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.43km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 14844 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.010km NNW of Idyllwild, CA · 14844 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.63km E of Cabazon, CA · 14844 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.57km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14844 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14843 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.223km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14843 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.717km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14842 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.713km E of Anza, CA · 14842 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.012km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14842 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.513km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14842 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.28km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14841 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.13km W of Loma Linda, CA · 14841 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.61km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14841 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.924km ESE of Anza, CA · 14840 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.84km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14840 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.39km S of Cabazon, CA · 14840 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.012km SSE of Corona, CA · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.62km SSE of San Bernardino, CA · 14840 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 170.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci111482. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC.