California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5km NE of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Mar 14, 1985, 11:32 PM PST (07:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2km S of Yucaipa, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-15 07:32:35 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.952° N, 116.756° 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
34°
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: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96km SW of Banning, CA · 15174 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.610km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15173 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.132km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15173 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15173 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15173 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15173 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.16km S of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15173 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.612km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15173 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.312km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15173 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.733km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.812km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.38km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 15172 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.88km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15172 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.25km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15172 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 15172 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.018km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15172 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.622km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.77km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.94km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 15171 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.617km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15171 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.45km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 15171 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.710km E of Cabazon, CA · 15171 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.711km E of Cabazon, CA · 15171 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.218km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15170 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.81km NW of Cabazon, CA · 15170 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.534km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15170 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.412km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 15170 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.712km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15170 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.810km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15170 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.95km NE of Muscoy, CA · 15170 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.67km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15170 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.68km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15170 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.11km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15170 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.67km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15170 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15169 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.816km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15169 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.09km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15169 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.99km NNE of Indio, CA · 15169 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15169 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15169 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15169 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.64km SW of Mira Loma, CA · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.721km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15169 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.68km NNE of Banning, CA · 15169 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.96km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 15168 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.710km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15168 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.611km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.52km NE of Anza, CA · 15168 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.910km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15168 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.73km NE of Anza, CA · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.512km W of Anza, CA · 15167 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 2.09km SSE of Wrightwood, CA · 15174 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.96km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15174 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.712km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15174 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15174 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.86km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15174 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.33km NW of Calimesa, CA · 15174 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.812km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15174 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.610km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15174 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.66km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15174 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.39km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15174 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.711km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15175 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15175 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.623km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15175 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.317km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.03km SSE of Garnet, CA · 15175 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.83km ENE of Anza, CA · 15175 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.02km N of Colton, CA · 15175 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 15175 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.927km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.71km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15175 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci62538. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.