California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3km NW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3km NW of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Oct 20, 1985, 1:56 AM PDT (08:56 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 11km S of Joshua Tree, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-20 08:56:39 UTC
Depth
17.5 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.934° N, 116.808° 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
132°
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: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65km SSW of Devore, CA · 14914 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.711km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 14913 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.96km SSE of Mentone, CA · 14912 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.14km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14912 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.03km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14912 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.038km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14912 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.710km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14912 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.811km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14912 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.66km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14911 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.610km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14911 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.818km ESE of Anza, CA · 14911 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 14911 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.817km ESE of Anza, CA · 14911 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.717km ESE of Anza, CA · 14911 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.110km W of Corona, CA · 14910 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.811km NNW of Warner Springs, CA · 14910 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.620km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14910 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.57km E of Cabazon, CA · 14910 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.67km E of Cabazon, CA · 14910 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.78km SW of Beaumont, CA · 14910 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.93km ENE of Colton, CA · 14910 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.811km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14910 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.211km ENE of Indio, CA · 14909 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.811km ENE of Indio, CA · 14909 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.911km ENE of Indio, CA · 14909 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.65km W of Lytle Creek, CA · 14909 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.95km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14909 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.84km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.517km E of Anza, CA · 14909 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.74km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14909 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.715km SSE of Anza, CA · 14909 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.83km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 14909 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.716km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14908 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.79km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14908 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.411km WSW of Anza, CA · 14908 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.614km WNW of Anza, CA · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.64km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14908 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.67km E of Cabazon, CA · 14907 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.02km N of Colton, CA · 14907 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.42km E of Muscoy, CA · 14907 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.13km ENE of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 14907 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.66km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.15km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.76km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 14906 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.89km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14906 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 14906 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.04km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 14906 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 14906 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.94km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14906 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.34km N of Aguanga, CA · 14906 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.66km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14905 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.92km NW of Fontana, CA · 14905 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.56km SSW of Devore, CA · 14905 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.511km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14905 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.69km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14905 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.617km E of Anza, CA · 14905 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.012km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 3.22km E of Muscoy, CA · 14905 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.68km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14905 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.13km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 14905 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 175.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci126571. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.