M1.6 earthquake 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Dec 7, 1985, 5:58 PM PST (01:58 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 8km E of Cabazon, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-08 01:58:31 UTC
- Depth
- 13.3 km (8.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.020° N, 116.756° 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
- 71°
- 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: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 176 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.010km ENE of Indio, CA · 14906 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.210km ENE of Indio, CA · 14906 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.92km NNW of Colton, CA · 14906 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14906 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.52km NNW of Colton, CA · 14906 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14906 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.75km SE of Redlands, CA · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.616km E of Anza, CA · 14906 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.82km NNW of Colton, CA · 14906 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.71km NW of Colton, CA · 14906 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.34km ENE of Mentone, CA · 14905 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.72km NW of Colton, CA · 14905 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.815km ESE of Anza, CA · 14905 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.510km E of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14905 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.715km ESE of Anza, CA · 14905 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.06km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14905 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.011km N of Cabazon, CA · 14905 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.612km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14905 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 14905 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 14904 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.86km SSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14904 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.820km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14904 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.12km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 14904 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.017km SE of Anza, CA · 14904 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.56km NE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14904 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.09km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.08km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.71km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14903 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14903 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14903 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.916km ESE of Anza, CA · 14903 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.67km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14903 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.311km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14903 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.015km WNW of Anza, CA · 14902 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.96km SSE of Banning, CA · 14901 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.85km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.615km ESE of Anza, CA · 14901 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.913km N of Indio, CA · 14901 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.216km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14900 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.813km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14900 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.75km NE of North Shore, CA · 14900 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.612km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14900 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.62km NNW of Colton, CA · 14900 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.85km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 14899 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.416km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.930km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 14898 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.01km WSW of Ontario, CA · 14898 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.51km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14898 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.94km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 14898 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.95km SE of Redlands, CA · 14898 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.46km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 14898 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.69km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 14898 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.98km NNW of Banning, CA · 14898 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.622km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14898 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.86km N of Cabazon, CA · 14898 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.12km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 14897 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.81km NW of Colton, CA · 14896 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.414km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14896 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.014km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14896 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.85km W of Calimesa, CA · 14896 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
The first 60 of 173.
Before
- 1.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 14907 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.19km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14907 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14907 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 14908 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.66km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14908 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.82km E of Muscoy, CA · 14908 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.512km SSE of Anza, CA · 14908 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.17km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14908 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.66km SSW of Banning, CA · 14908 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.510km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.51km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 14909 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.68km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14909 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.95km SE of Redlands, CA · 14909 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14909 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.74km NW of Glen Avon, CA · 14909 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.64km SE of Redlands, CA · 14909 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.14km ENE of Yorba Linda, CA · 14909 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.014km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.32km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.69km NNW of Banning, CA · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci133472. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.