California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Feb 6, 1985, 2:37 AM PST (10:37 UTC), 15 km (9 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
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-06 10:37:32 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.970° N, 116.691° 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
124°
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: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15210 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15210 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.911km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15210 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.413km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15210 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.611km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15210 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15210 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.632km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15210 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.012km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15210 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.910km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15210 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.83km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15210 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.710km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15210 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.911km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15209 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.912km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.011km W of Anza, CA · 15209 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.711km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.610km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15209 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15209 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.011km W of Anza, CA · 15209 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15209 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.95km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15209 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15209 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15209 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.95km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15209 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.69km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.110km WSW of Anza, CA · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.617km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15208 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 15208 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.627km NW of Desert Center, CA · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.633km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.85km N of Beaumont, CA · 15208 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15208 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.922km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15208 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15207 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.912km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15207 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15207 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.111km NE of Julian, CA · 15207 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.92km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15207 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.732km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15207 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15207 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15207 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.121km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15207 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15206 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.911km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15206 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15206 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 15206 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.412km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15206 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.811km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15206 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 3.512km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15206 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.312km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15206 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.413km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15206 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.812km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15206 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15206 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15206 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.534km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15206 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.510km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15210 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.912km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15210 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.012km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15210 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.54km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.812km NNE of Anza, CA · 15210 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.912km NNE of Anza, CA · 15210 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.013km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15210 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15210 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.812km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 15211 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.712km WSW of Anza, CA · 15211 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15211 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.110km NE of Julian, CA · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.211km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15211 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.711km WSW of Anza, CA · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.67km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15212 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.310km W of Anza, CA · 15212 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.112km W of Anza, CA · 15212 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.715km N of Banning, CA · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci60238. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC.