California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6km ESE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6km ESE of Cabazon, CA on Sun, May 5, 1985, 7:57 AM PDT (14:57 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 4km NNE of Fontana, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-05 14:57:26 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.904° N, 116.730° 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
95°
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: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15077 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.67km ENE of Nuevo, CA · 15077 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15077 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.77km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.52km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.63km NE of Menifee, CA · 15076 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.59km NE of Indio, CA · 15076 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.89km N of Banning, CA · 15075 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.56km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.03km SSW of San Bernardino, CA · 15075 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.720km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.62km E of Cabazon, CA · 15074 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.97km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15074 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.16km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15074 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.01km N of Loma Linda, CA · 15074 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.91km N of Loma Linda, CA · 15074 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.81km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 15074 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.71km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 15073 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.64km N of Aguanga, CA · 15073 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15073 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 15073 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.07km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15073 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.810km ENE of Indio, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.111km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15073 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.210km ENE of Indio, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.810km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15073 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15073 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.87km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15073 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.810km S of Cabazon, CA · 15073 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15073 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.77km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15073 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.511km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.64km NW of Cabazon, CA · 15072 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.85km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15072 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.217km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.616km NNE of Indio, CA · 15072 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.516km NNE of Indio, CA · 15072 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15071 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.515km S of Anza, CA · 15071 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.817km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15071 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.712km ESE of Anza, CA · 15071 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.17km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15071 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.712km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15071 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.916km NNE of Indio, CA · 15071 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.93km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15070 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.712km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15070 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.56km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15070 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.910km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15070 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.014km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15069 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.714km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15069 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 3.58km S of Redlands, CA · 15069 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15069 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.610km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15069 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.07km S of Redlands, CA · 15068 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.78km S of Redlands, CA · 15068 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.610km NE of Indio, CA · 15068 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.54km S of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.84km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15068 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.85km NE of Banning, CA · 15068 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 178.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci65859. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.