California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9km NNW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9km NNW of Cabazon, CA on Sat, May 4, 1985, 12:05 AM PDT (07:05 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 16km NNE of Indio, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-04 07:05:35 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.993° N, 116.821° 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
44°
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: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15079 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.57km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15079 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.16km NNE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15079 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.76km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15079 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.85km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15079 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.92km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 15079 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.217km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15079 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.87km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.322km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15078 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.822km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15078 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.67km N of North Shore, CA · 15078 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.99km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15078 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.58km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15078 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.24km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15078 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.67km ENE of Nuevo, CA · 15077 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15077 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.77km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.52km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.63km NE of Menifee, CA · 15076 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.59km NE of Indio, CA · 15076 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.89km N of Banning, CA · 15075 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.56km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.03km SSW of San Bernardino, CA · 15075 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.720km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.62km E of Cabazon, CA · 15075 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.97km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15074 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.16km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15074 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.01km N of Loma Linda, CA · 15074 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.91km N of Loma Linda, CA · 15074 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.81km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 15074 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.43km S of San Dimas, CA · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.71km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 15074 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.64km N of Aguanga, CA · 15074 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15073 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 15073 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.07km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15073 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.810km ENE of Indio, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.111km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15073 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.210km ENE of Indio, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.810km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15073 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15073 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.87km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15073 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.810km S of Cabazon, CA · 15073 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15073 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.77km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15073 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.511km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15073 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.64km NW of Cabazon, CA · 15073 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.85km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15072 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.217km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.616km NNE of Indio, CA · 15072 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.516km NNE of Indio, CA · 15072 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15072 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.515km S of Anza, CA · 15071 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.817km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15071 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.712km ESE of Anza, CA · 15071 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.17km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15071 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.712km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15071 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.916km NNE of Indio, CA · 15071 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.93km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15071 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci65613. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.