California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Jan 28, 1985, 5:42 AM PST (13:42 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-28 13:42:14 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.941° N, 116.665° 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
47°
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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.234km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15219 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.112km W of Anza, CA · 15219 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.39km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15219 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.79km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.95km SW of Redlands, CA · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.314km NE of Julian, CA · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15219 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.123km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 15218 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.63km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15218 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.918km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.25km NNW of Fontana, CA · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 15218 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.713km N of Cabazon, CA · 15218 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.69km N of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.910km W of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.64km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15217 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.14km ENE of Rialto, CA · 15217 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.22km N of Fontana, CA · 15217 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.09km W of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.910km W of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.09km W of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15217 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15217 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.09km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15217 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15217 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.017km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15216 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.613km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.611km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15216 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.112km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15216 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.712km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15216 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15216 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.510km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.912km WSW of Anza, CA · 15216 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.211km W of Anza, CA · 15216 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15215 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.919km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15215 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.617km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15215 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.614km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15215 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.230km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15215 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.411km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15215 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15215 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 15215 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15219 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.96km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15219 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15220 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.812km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.012km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15220 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.612km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.88km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15220 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.816km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59723. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.