California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6km NE of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Feb 9, 1986, 3:43 AM PST (11:43 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 2km SSW of San Jacinto, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-09 11:43:45 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.950° N, 116.739° 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
131°
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: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92km SSW of San Jacinto, CA · 14799 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14799 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.70km W of San Jacinto, CA · 14798 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.91km S of San Jacinto, CA · 14798 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.14km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14798 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.22km E of Muscoy, CA · 14798 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.02km SE of Muscoy, CA · 14798 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.68km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14797 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.715km SE of Anza, CA · 14797 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.811km SW of Anza, CA · 14797 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.09km N of Cabazon, CA · 14797 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.911km ENE of Indio, CA · 14797 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14797 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.85km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14796 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.334km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 14796 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.611km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14796 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.94km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14796 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.72km NE of Anza, CA · 14796 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.93km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 14796 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.711km N of Cabazon, CA · 14796 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.411km N of Cabazon, CA · 14796 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.412km N of Cabazon, CA · 14796 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.711km N of Cabazon, CA · 14796 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.411km N of Cabazon, CA · 14796 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.64km ENE of Anza, CA · 14795 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.011km N of Cabazon, CA · 14795 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.05km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14795 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.918km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14795 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.74km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14795 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.78km N of Big Bear City, CA · 14795 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.34km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14795 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.82km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 14795 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.94km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14795 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.68km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14794 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.723km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14794 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.71km W of Muscoy, CA · 14794 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.410km E of Cabazon, CA · 14794 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 14794 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.65km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14794 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.69km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14793 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.616km SE of Anza, CA · 14793 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.611km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14793 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.74km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14793 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.223km ESE of Anza, CA · 14793 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.323km ESE of Anza, CA · 14793 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.69km SE of Idyllwild, CA · 14793 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.718km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14793 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.81km SSE of Anza, CA · 14792 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.215km SE of Anza, CA · 14792 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.815km SE of Anza, CA · 14792 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.911km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14792 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14792 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14792 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 14792 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.718km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14792 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.917km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14791 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.518km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14791 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.24km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14791 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.612km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14791 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.15km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14791 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 165.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci115485. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.