California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5km NNW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5km NNW of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Feb 12, 1986, 3:12 AM PST (11:12 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 2km NE of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-12 11:12:54 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.964° N, 116.799° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
173°
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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72km NE of Anza, CA · 14796 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.93km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 14796 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.711km N of Cabazon, CA · 14796 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.411km N of Cabazon, CA · 14796 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.412km N of Cabazon, CA · 14796 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.711km N of Cabazon, CA · 14796 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.411km N of Cabazon, CA · 14796 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.64km ENE of Anza, CA · 14796 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.011km N of Cabazon, CA · 14796 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.05km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14796 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.918km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14795 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.74km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14795 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.78km N of Big Bear City, CA · 14795 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.34km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14795 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.82km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 14795 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.94km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14795 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.68km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14795 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.723km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14794 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.71km W of Muscoy, CA · 14794 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.410km E of Cabazon, CA · 14794 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 14794 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.65km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14794 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.69km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14794 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.616km SE of Anza, CA · 14793 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.611km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14793 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.74km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14793 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.223km ESE of Anza, CA · 14793 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.323km ESE of Anza, CA · 14793 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.69km SE of Idyllwild, CA · 14793 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.718km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14793 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.81km SSE of Anza, CA · 14793 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.215km SE of Anza, CA · 14793 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.815km SE of Anza, CA · 14793 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.911km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14792 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14792 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14792 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 14792 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.718km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14792 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.05km ENE of Brea, CA · 14792 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.917km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14792 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.518km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14792 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.24km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14791 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.612km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14791 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.15km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14791 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.32km E of Muscoy, CA · 14791 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14791 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.84km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 14790 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.67km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 14790 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.76km N of Beaumont, CA · 14790 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.76km N of Beaumont, CA · 14789 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14789 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.34km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14789 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.56km SW of Fontana, CA · 14788 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.03km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 14788 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.111km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14788 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.68km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14788 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.710km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14788 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.89km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14788 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.710km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14788 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 170.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci115694. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.