M2.7 earthquake 11km N of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 11km N of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Mar 20, 1986, 5:59 PM PST (01:59 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 5km ESE of Running Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-21 01:59:38 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.016° N, 116.775° 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
- 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
- 2.411km N of Cabazon, CA · 14806 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.64km ENE of Anza, CA · 14805 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.011km N of Cabazon, CA · 14805 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.05km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14805 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.918km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14805 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.74km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14805 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.78km N of Big Bear City, CA · 14805 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.34km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14805 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.82km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 14805 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.94km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14805 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.68km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14804 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.723km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14804 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.71km W of Muscoy, CA · 14804 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.410km E of Cabazon, CA · 14804 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 14804 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.65km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14804 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.69km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14803 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.616km SE of Anza, CA · 14803 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.611km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14803 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.74km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14803 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.223km ESE of Anza, CA · 14803 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.323km ESE of Anza, CA · 14803 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.69km SE of Idyllwild, CA · 14803 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.718km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14803 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.81km SSE of Anza, CA · 14802 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.215km SE of Anza, CA · 14802 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.815km SE of Anza, CA · 14802 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.911km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14802 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14802 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14802 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 14802 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.718km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.05km ENE of Brea, CA · 14802 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.917km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14801 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.518km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14801 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.24km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14801 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.612km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14801 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.15km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14801 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.32km E of Muscoy, CA · 14801 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14800 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.84km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14800 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 14800 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.67km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 14800 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.76km N of Beaumont, CA · 14799 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.76km N of Beaumont, CA · 14799 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14799 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.34km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14798 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.56km SW of Fontana, CA · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.03km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.111km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14798 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.68km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.710km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14798 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.89km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14798 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.710km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14798 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.113km N of Upland, CA · 14797 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.713km ESE of Anza, CA · 14797 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.94km W of Pomona, CA · 14797 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.523km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14797 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.411km W of Garnet, CA · 14797 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14797 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
The first 60 of 175.
Before
- 2.412km N of Cabazon, CA · 14806 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.411km N of Cabazon, CA · 14806 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.711km N of Cabazon, CA · 14806 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.93km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 14806 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.72km NE of Anza, CA · 14806 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.94km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14806 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.611km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14806 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.334km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 14806 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.85km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14806 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14807 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.911km ENE of Indio, CA · 14807 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.09km N of Cabazon, CA · 14807 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.811km SW of Anza, CA · 14807 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.715km SE of Anza, CA · 14807 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.68km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14807 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.02km SE of Muscoy, CA · 14808 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.22km E of Muscoy, CA · 14808 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.14km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14808 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.91km S of San Jacinto, CA · 14808 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.70km W of San Jacinto, CA · 14808 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci119690. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.