California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 12km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12km NE of Cabazon, CA on Thu, May 8, 1986, 10:43 PM PDT (05:43 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 15km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-09 05:43:59 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.001° N, 116.704° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
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: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14716 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.714km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14716 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.211km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14716 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.914km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14716 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.815km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14716 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.815km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14716 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.315km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14716 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.115km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14716 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.03km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 14716 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.915km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14716 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.61km ESE of Anza, CA · 14716 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.97km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14716 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.15km SW of Redlands, CA · 14714 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.95km SW of Redlands, CA · 14714 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.82km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14714 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.615km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14714 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.18km WSW of Anza, CA · 14714 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.716km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14714 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.615km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14714 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.13km E of Muscoy, CA · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.73km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14714 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.02km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14713 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.08km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14713 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.914km S of Anza, CA · 14713 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.86km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14713 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.53km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 14713 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.10km NE of Muscoy, CA · 14713 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.06km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14713 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 14712 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 14712 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14712 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14712 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.08km W of Anza, CA · 14712 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.88km W of Anza, CA · 14712 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 14712 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.13km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 14712 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.04km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 14712 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.39km SE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14712 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.32km E of Colton, CA · 14712 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.918km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14711 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14711 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.714km S of Anza, CA · 14711 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.79km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 14711 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 14711 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.98km WSW of Calimesa, CA · 14711 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.21km N of Loma Linda, CA · 14711 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.12km E of Muscoy, CA · 14711 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.68km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14711 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.78km W of Anza, CA · 14710 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.87km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14710 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.84km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14710 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.02km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14709 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.69km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14709 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.82km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14709 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.68km NE of Indio, CA · 14709 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.918km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14709 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.818km ESE of Anza, CA · 14709 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.44km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14708 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.14km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14708 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124021. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.