California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1km NW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1km NW of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Jan 5, 1986, 3:35 PM PST (23:35 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-05 23:35:31 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.926° N, 116.797° 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
67°
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: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 171 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615km N of Cabazon, CA · 14877 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.97km WSW of Woodcrest, CA · 14877 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.59km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14877 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.75km W of Garnet, CA · 14876 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.612km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14876 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.84km W of Devore, CA · 14876 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.916km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14876 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.616km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14876 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.714km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14876 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.715km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14876 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.75km WSW of Anza, CA · 14875 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.18km N of Julian, CA · 14875 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.011km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.96km SSW of Banning, CA · 14875 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.84km SSW of Banning, CA · 14875 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.08km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 14875 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.64km W of Yucaipa, CA · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.711km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14875 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.48km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14875 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 14874 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.99km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.85km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14874 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.81km ESE of Highland, CA · 14873 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.612km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14873 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 14873 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.09km N of Big Bear City, CA · 14873 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.68km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14873 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.86km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14872 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.74km WSW of Warner Springs, CA · 14872 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.324km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14872 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.76km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14872 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.811km ENE of Indio, CA · 14872 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.56km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14872 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.69km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14871 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.019km NE of Thermal, CA · 14871 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.710km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14871 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.519km NE of Thermal, CA · 14871 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.88km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14871 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.63km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14871 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 14871 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.410km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.82km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14871 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.815km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14870 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.84km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14870 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.812km NNE of Banning, CA · 14870 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.915km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14870 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.415km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14870 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.415km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14869 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.817km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14869 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.815km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14869 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.316km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14869 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.616km SE of Anza, CA · 14869 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.63km SE of Banning, CA · 14869 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.018km NNE of Warner Springs, CA · 14868 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 3.38km E of Cabazon, CA · 14868 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.110km NNW of Banning, CA · 14868 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.05km ESE of Ontario, CA · 14868 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.710km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 14868 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.55km NE of Anza, CA · 14867 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.64km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14867 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 2.815km S of Anza, CA · 14877 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.87km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14877 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.712km WSW of Anza, CA · 14878 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.06km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14878 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14878 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.821km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14878 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 14878 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.55km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14878 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.910km W of Corona, CA · 14878 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.68km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14878 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.37km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 14878 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.34km ESE of Highland, CA · 14878 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.66km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14878 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.64km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14878 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.610km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14879 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.212km NE of Julian, CA · 14879 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.04km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14879 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.06km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14879 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.68km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14879 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.79km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci112694. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.