California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 7km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7km N of Cabazon, CA on Tue, Jan 22, 1985, 3:38 AM PST (11:38 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-01-22 11:38:52 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.983° N, 116.783° 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
33°
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.812km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.612km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.611km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.89km SSE of Wrightwood, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.99km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15225 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.110km SSE of Wrightwood, CA · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.024km ESE of Anza, CA · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.611km ENE of Mecca, CA · 15224 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.79km ENE of Anza, CA · 15224 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15223 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.96km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.110km W of Anza, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.910km NNW of Anza, CA · 15223 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 3.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.19km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.59km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 3.410km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.15km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.310km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 15223 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.819km SW of La Quinta, CA · 15222 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15222 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 3.47km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 15222 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.832km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15222 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.632km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15222 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.72km NE of Colton, CA · 15225 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.012km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.912km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.513km NE of Julian, CA · 15225 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.312km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15226 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.92km E of San Jacinto, CA · 15226 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.812km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.04km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15226 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.46km SSW of Valle Vista, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59267 (also filed as usp0002b9b). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.