California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7km SSW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7km SSW of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Jan 31, 1986, 1:04 AM PST (09:04 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-01-31 09:04:45 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.864° N, 116.823° 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
75°
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: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 169 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82km SE of Colton, CA · 14853 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.73km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 14853 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.38km E of Morongo Valley, CA · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.43km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 14852 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.010km NNW of Idyllwild, CA · 14852 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.63km E of Cabazon, CA · 14852 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.57km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14852 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14852 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.223km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14852 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.14km NNW of Villa Park, CA · 14851 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.717km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14851 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.713km E of Anza, CA · 14851 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.012km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14851 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.513km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14851 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.28km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14850 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.13km W of Loma Linda, CA · 14850 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.61km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14849 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.924km ESE of Anza, CA · 14849 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.84km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.39km S of Cabazon, CA · 14849 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.012km SSE of Corona, CA · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.62km SSE of San Bernardino, CA · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.38km SW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.014km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.99km N of Anza, CA · 14849 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.819km NE of Indio, CA · 14849 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.620km NE of Indio, CA · 14849 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.68km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14849 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.523km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.88km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14848 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.68km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14848 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.79km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14848 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14848 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14848 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.312km NNE of Indio, CA · 14847 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 14847 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 14847 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.22km NW of Fontana, CA · 14847 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.18km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 14847 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.59km NE of San Jacinto, CA · 14846 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.85km N of Green Acres, CA · 14846 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.81km S of Redlands, CA · 14846 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.77km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14846 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.72km SE of Anza, CA · 14846 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.54km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14845 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 2.04km N of Fontana, CA · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.112km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14845 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.112km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14845 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.66km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14844 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.94km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14844 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.85km N of Loma Linda, CA · 14844 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.41km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 14844 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.14km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14844 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.79km N of Idyllwild, CA · 14844 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.89km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14844 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.712km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14844 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.07km NNW of Banning, CA · 14843 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14843 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.85km SSE of Valley Center, CA · 14843 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14853 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.03km N of Yorba Linda, CA · 14854 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.78km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14854 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.14km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14854 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.07km E of Calimesa, CA · 14854 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.06km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14854 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.99km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 14854 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.910km NE of Indio, CA · 14854 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.69km SW of Salton City, CA · 14855 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.95km S of Banning, CA · 14855 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.63km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14855 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.98km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14856 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 14856 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.07km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14856 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.63km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14856 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.96km SSE of Chino Hills, CA · 14856 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14856 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.74km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.64km S of Redlands, CA · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.68km ENE of Indio, CA · 14857 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci114983. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC.