California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 11km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 11km N of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Mar 20, 1986, 6:12 PM PST (02:12 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 5km ESE of Running Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-03-21 02:12:45 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.015° N, 116.771° 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
34°
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: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64km ENE of Anza, CA · 14805 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.011km N of Cabazon, CA · 14805 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.05km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14805 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.918km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14805 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.74km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14805 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.78km N of Big Bear City, CA · 14805 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.34km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14805 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.82km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 14805 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.94km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.68km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14804 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.723km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14804 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.71km W of Muscoy, CA · 14804 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.410km E of Cabazon, CA · 14804 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 14804 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.65km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14804 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.69km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14803 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.616km SE of Anza, CA · 14803 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.611km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14803 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.74km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14803 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.223km ESE of Anza, CA · 14803 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.323km ESE of Anza, CA · 14803 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.69km SE of Idyllwild, CA · 14803 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.718km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14803 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.81km SSE of Anza, CA · 14802 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.215km SE of Anza, CA · 14802 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.815km SE of Anza, CA · 14802 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.911km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14802 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14802 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14802 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 14802 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.718km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.05km ENE of Brea, CA · 14801 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.917km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14801 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.518km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14801 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.24km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14801 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.612km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14801 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.15km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14801 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.32km E of Muscoy, CA · 14801 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14800 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.84km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14800 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 14800 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.67km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 14800 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.76km N of Beaumont, CA · 14799 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.76km N of Beaumont, CA · 14799 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14798 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.34km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14798 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.56km SW of Fontana, CA · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.03km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.111km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14798 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.68km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14797 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.710km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14797 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.89km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14797 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.710km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14797 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.113km N of Upland, CA · 14797 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.713km ESE of Anza, CA · 14797 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.94km W of Pomona, CA · 14797 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.523km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14797 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.411km W of Garnet, CA · 14797 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14797 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.710km W of Garnet, CA · 14797 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 2.711km N of Cabazon, CA · 14806 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.412km N of Cabazon, CA · 14806 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.411km N of Cabazon, CA · 14806 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.711km N of Cabazon, CA · 14806 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.93km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 14806 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.72km NE of Anza, CA · 14806 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.94km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14806 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.611km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14806 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.334km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 14806 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.85km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14806 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14807 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.911km ENE of Indio, CA · 14807 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.09km N of Cabazon, CA · 14807 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.811km SW of Anza, CA · 14807 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.715km SE of Anza, CA · 14807 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.68km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14807 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.02km SE of Muscoy, CA · 14808 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.22km E of Muscoy, CA · 14808 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.14km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14808 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.91km S of San Jacinto, CA · 14808 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci119502. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC.