California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7km E of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7km E of Cabazon, CA on Tue, Nov 26, 1985, 9:10 AM PST (17:10 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 15km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-26 17:10:14 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.916° N, 116.707° 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
91°
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: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14875 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.015km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14875 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.13km SW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14875 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.110km N of Cabazon, CA · 14875 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.711km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14875 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.29km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14875 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.72km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14874 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.22km ENE of Chino Hills, CA · 14874 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.717km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14874 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.76km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14873 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.66km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14873 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14873 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.914km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14873 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.810km N of Anza, CA · 14873 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.125km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14873 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.81km SW of Colton, CA · 14873 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.09km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14872 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.93km NW of Muscoy, CA · 14872 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.77km SW of Salton City, CA · 14872 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.96km SSE of Banning, CA · 14872 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.82km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14872 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.722km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14872 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.68km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14872 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.79km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14872 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.68km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14872 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.06km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14872 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.04km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14872 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.212km NE of Julian, CA · 14871 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.610km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14871 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.64km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.66km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14871 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.34km ESE of Highland, CA · 14871 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.37km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 14871 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.68km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14871 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.910km W of Corona, CA · 14871 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.55km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14871 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 14871 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.821km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14871 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14871 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.06km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14871 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.712km WSW of Anza, CA · 14870 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.87km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14870 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.815km S of Anza, CA · 14870 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.61km NW of Cabazon, CA · 14870 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.615km N of Cabazon, CA · 14870 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.97km WSW of Woodcrest, CA · 14870 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.59km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14869 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.75km W of Garnet, CA · 14869 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.612km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14869 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.84km W of Devore, CA · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.916km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14869 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.616km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14869 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.714km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14869 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.715km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14868 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.75km WSW of Anza, CA · 14868 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.18km N of Julian, CA · 14868 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.011km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.96km SSW of Banning, CA · 14868 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.84km SSW of Banning, CA · 14868 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.08km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 14868 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci132576. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.