California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Feb 24, 1986, 6:53 AM PST (14:53 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 1km N of La Verne, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-02-24 14:53:24 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.039° N, 116.750° 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
36°
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: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14829 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.77km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14829 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.08km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14828 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14828 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.513km N of Banning, CA · 14827 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.96km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14827 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.87km E of Joshua Tree, CA · 14827 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.014km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14827 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.710km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14826 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.610km ENE of Indio, CA · 14826 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.82km SE of Colton, CA · 14826 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.718km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14826 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.610km N of Cabazon, CA · 14826 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.93km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14826 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.06km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14826 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.75km SW of Redlands, CA · 14825 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 14824 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.712km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14824 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.73km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14824 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.515km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14824 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.82km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14823 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.92km E of Colton, CA · 14823 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 14823 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.74km WNW of Devore, CA · 14823 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.914km ESE of Anza, CA · 14823 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.610km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14822 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.25km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14822 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.918km NNE of Indio, CA · 14822 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 14822 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.21km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14822 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.86km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 14822 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 3.311km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 14822 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.916km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14822 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.74km ENE of Rialto, CA · 14822 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.612km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14822 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.62km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 14821 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.112km W of Anza, CA · 14821 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.022km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14821 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 14821 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.610km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14821 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.712km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14821 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 14821 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.68km NE of Anza, CA · 14820 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.35km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 14820 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.66km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14820 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.212km W of Anza, CA · 14820 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.96km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14820 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.89km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 14820 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.416km SW of Oasis, CA · 14819 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.034km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 14819 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.813km E of Anza, CA · 14819 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.034km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 14819 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.917km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14819 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 14818 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.88km N of Cabazon, CA · 14818 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 14818 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.616km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14818 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.93km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 14818 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.36km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14817 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 1.80km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14829 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.48km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14830 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.94km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.74km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14830 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.54km NW of Glen Avon, CA · 14830 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.88km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14831 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.66km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14831 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.76km S of Ludlow, CA · 14831 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.86km ENE of Temecula, CA · 14831 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.99km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14831 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.810km NNW of Anza, CA · 14831 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.84km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14832 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.812km W of Anza, CA · 14832 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.93km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14832 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.09km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14832 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.65km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14832 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.87km NNE of Banning, CA · 14832 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.89km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14832 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.810km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14832 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.12km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 14833 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci116743. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.