California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9km N of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Apr 21, 1986, 2:19 AM PST (10:19 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 6km SE of Thousand Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-04-21 10:19:00 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.999° N, 116.783° 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
85°
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: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 177 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 14774 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.811km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14773 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14773 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.86km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14773 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.816km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14773 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14772 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.68km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14771 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.54km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14771 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.622km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14771 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14771 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.912km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 14771 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.314km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14770 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.96km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14770 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.323km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14770 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.023km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14770 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.14km E of Loma Linda, CA · 14770 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.039km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14770 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.511km N of Anza, CA · 14770 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.923km ENE of Coachella, CA · 14770 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.023km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14770 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.65km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14769 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.133km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 14769 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.05km NW of Banning, CA · 14769 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14769 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.010km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14769 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.733km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 14769 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14769 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.732km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 14768 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.32km SSW of Running Springs, CA · 14768 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.212km N of Cabazon, CA · 14768 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.719km SW of La Quinta, CA · 14767 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.68km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14767 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 14767 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.05km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 14767 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.033km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14767 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.94km SSW of Palm Springs, CA · 14766 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.934km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14766 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.99km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14766 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.333km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 14766 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14766 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.818km N of Cabazon, CA · 14766 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.99km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14766 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.812km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14766 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.54km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14766 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.619km N of Indio, CA · 14765 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.84km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14765 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.84km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14765 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.06km NE of Banning, CA · 14765 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.95km SSE of Wrightwood, CA · 14765 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.99km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 14764 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.511km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14764 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.510km SW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14764 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.018km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.73km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14764 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.02km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14764 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.01km NNE of Colton, CA · 14763 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.913km SE of Anza, CA · 14763 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 14763 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.710km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14763 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.82km NNW of Colton, CA · 14763 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 1.76km E of Calimesa, CA · 14774 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.96km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 14774 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.64km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14774 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 14774 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.86km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 14774 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.19km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 14774 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.76km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14774 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.012km S of Corona, CA · 14774 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.15km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 14775 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.77km SW of Cabazon, CA · 14775 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.75km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 14775 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.85km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 14775 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.23km W of Mira Loma, CA · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.97km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14776 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 14776 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.89km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 14776 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.89km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 14776 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.81km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14776 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.91km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.618km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14776 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci122415. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:49 AM UTC.