California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Jan 23, 1985, 12:35 AM PST (08:35 UTC), 18 km (11 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
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-23 08:35:43 UTC
Depth
18.3 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.987° N, 116.740° 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
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.110km SSE of Wrightwood, CA · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.024km ESE of Anza, CA · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.611km ENE of Mecca, CA · 15224 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.79km ENE of Anza, CA · 15224 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15223 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.96km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.110km W of Anza, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.910km NNW of Anza, CA · 15223 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.19km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.59km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 3.410km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.15km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.310km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 15223 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.819km SW of La Quinta, CA · 15222 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15222 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 3.47km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 15222 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.832km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15222 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.632km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15222 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15222 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.14km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15222 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.78km NNE of Indio, CA · 15222 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15221 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.94km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15221 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.910km W of Anza, CA · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 15221 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15221 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.814km ESE of Anza, CA · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.410km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15221 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.814km NE of Julian, CA · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.713km NE of Julian, CA · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15220 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.12km E of Anza, CA · 15220 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.89km SSE of Wrightwood, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.611km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.612km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.812km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.17km N of Cabazon, CA · 15225 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.72km NE of Colton, CA · 15225 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59338. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC.