California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Mar 25, 1985, 8:50 PM PST (04:50 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 10km SE of Hesperia, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-26 04:50:53 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.944° N, 116.738° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15117 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.811km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15117 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.311km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15117 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.511km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15117 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.311km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.69km NNE of Indio, CA · 15117 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15116 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.612km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15116 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.59km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15116 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.79km NE of Indio, CA · 15116 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.62km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15116 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.520km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15116 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.819km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15116 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.631km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15116 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.610km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15116 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.76km S of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15115 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.019km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15115 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.810km WSW of Garnet, CA · 15115 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.86km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15115 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.02km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15115 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.723km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15115 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.77km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15114 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.916km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15114 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.816km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15114 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.73km ESE of Colton, CA · 15114 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.810km ENE of Indio, CA · 15114 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.98km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15114 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.614km SSE of Anza, CA · 15114 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.85km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15113 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.811km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.511km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.02km NNE of Colton, CA · 15113 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.411km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15113 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.83km NE of Colton, CA · 15113 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.723km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15113 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.93km NNE of Colton, CA · 15113 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.82km NNE of Colton, CA · 15113 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.710km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15113 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.510km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15113 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.810km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15113 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.111km N of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15113 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.112km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15113 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.94km NNE of Banning, CA · 15113 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.411km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.03km NE of Colton, CA · 15113 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15113 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15113 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.610km W of Garnet, CA · 15112 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.73km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15112 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.92km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15112 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.815km NE of Indio, CA · 15112 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.911km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15112 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.323km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15112 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.730km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15112 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.610km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15111 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.518km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15111 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.87km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15111 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.14km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15110 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.65km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 15110 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.95km NNW of Banning, CA · 15110 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 179.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci63236. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.