M1.8 earthquake 8km NNE of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Mar 15, 1986, 7:51 PM PST (03:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 14km SE of Winchester, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-16 03:51:41 UTC
- Depth
- 9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.980° N, 116.751° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 165°
- 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: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 160 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.81km NNE of San Jacinto, CA · 14812 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 14812 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.713km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14812 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.94km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14812 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.210km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14811 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.214km SE of Winchester, CA · 14811 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.75km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14811 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.84km NNE of Banning, CA · 14811 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.65km NE of Anza, CA · 14811 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.45km NE of Anza, CA · 14811 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.86km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14810 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.92km SSW of San Jacinto, CA · 14810 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14810 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.70km W of San Jacinto, CA · 14810 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.91km S of San Jacinto, CA · 14810 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.14km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14810 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.22km E of Muscoy, CA · 14810 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.02km SE of Muscoy, CA · 14810 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.68km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14809 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.715km SE of Anza, CA · 14809 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.811km SW of Anza, CA · 14809 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.09km N of Cabazon, CA · 14808 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.911km ENE of Indio, CA · 14808 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14808 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.85km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14808 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.334km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 14808 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.611km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14808 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.94km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14808 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.72km NE of Anza, CA · 14807 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.93km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 14807 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.711km N of Cabazon, CA · 14807 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.411km N of Cabazon, CA · 14807 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.412km N of Cabazon, CA · 14807 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.711km N of Cabazon, CA · 14807 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.411km N of Cabazon, CA · 14807 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.64km ENE of Anza, CA · 14807 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.011km N of Cabazon, CA · 14807 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.05km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14807 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.918km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14807 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.74km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14806 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.78km N of Big Bear City, CA · 14806 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.34km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14806 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.82km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 14806 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.94km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14806 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.68km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14806 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.723km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14806 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.71km W of Muscoy, CA · 14806 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.410km E of Cabazon, CA · 14806 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 14805 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.65km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14805 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.69km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14805 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.616km SE of Anza, CA · 14805 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.611km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14805 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.74km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14805 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.223km ESE of Anza, CA · 14804 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.323km ESE of Anza, CA · 14804 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.69km SE of Idyllwild, CA · 14804 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.718km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14804 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.81km SSE of Anza, CA · 14804 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.215km SE of Anza, CA · 14804 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
The first 60 of 168.
Before
- 2.93km E of Muscoy, CA · 14812 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.92km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 14812 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.42km E of Muscoy, CA · 14813 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.93km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 14813 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 14813 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.817km ESE of Anza, CA · 14813 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.24km SSW of Highland, CA · 14814 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.96km W of Mira Loma, CA · 14814 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.65km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14814 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.712km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14814 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.82km E of Loma Linda, CA · 14814 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14815 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.737km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14815 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.65km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 14815 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14815 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.91km NW of La Verne, CA · 14816 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.111km W of Anza, CA · 14816 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.212km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14817 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 14817 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.712km W of Anza, CA · 14817 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci119056. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.