California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6km N of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Nov 6, 1985, 4:40 AM PST (12:40 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2km E of Muscoy, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-06 12:40:24 UTC
Depth
18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.970° N, 116.789° 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
41°
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 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14935 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.519km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 14934 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.918km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 14934 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.810km SE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14934 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.216km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14934 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.14km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14934 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.87km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.917km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 14934 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.01km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.613km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14933 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.112km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14933 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14933 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.58km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14933 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.514km NE of Julian, CA · 14933 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.13km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14933 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.913km NW of Fallbrook, CA · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.55km N of Aguanga, CA · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.69km E of Yucaipa, CA · 14933 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.74km S of San Dimas, CA · 14933 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.610km E of Yucaipa, CA · 14932 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.16km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14932 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.814km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14932 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.85km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14932 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.918km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14932 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.78km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14932 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.538km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14932 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.60km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 14932 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.95km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14932 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.35km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14932 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.710km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14932 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.76km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14931 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.710km N of Anza, CA · 14931 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.86km NE of Anza, CA · 14931 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.83km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14931 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14931 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.12km NNW of Colton, CA · 14931 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.12km NNW of Colton, CA · 14931 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.92km N of Colton, CA · 14931 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.02km NW of Colton, CA · 14931 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.916km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14930 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.916km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14930 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.917km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14930 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.911km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14930 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.919km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14930 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.211km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14930 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.823km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14930 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.319km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14930 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.617km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14929 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.45km NW of Glen Avon, CA · 14929 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.58km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14929 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14929 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.112km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14929 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.517km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14929 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.811km ENE of Indio, CA · 14929 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.16km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 14929 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.35km N of Claremont, CA · 14928 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.89km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 14928 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.68km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14928 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.78km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14928 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.94km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14927 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.88km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14935 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.65km SSE of Banning, CA · 14936 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.517km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.61km SSW of Wrightwood, CA · 14936 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.57km N of Banning, CA · 14937 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.68km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14937 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.78km S of Redlands, CA · 14937 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.14km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14937 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.710km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14938 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.932km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 14938 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.18km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14938 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.56km N of Aguanga, CA · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.02km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14938 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.60km N of Yucaipa, CA · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14938 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.411km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14938 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.61km NW of Yucaipa, CA · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.84km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 14939 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 14939 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.716km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14940 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci131102. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC.