California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Sun, May 11, 1986, 4:36 PM PDT (23:36 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 The 1986 North Palm Springs, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-11 23:36:58 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.926° N, 116.743° 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
120°
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 171 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.87km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14750 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14750 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.37km NNE of Murrieta, CA · 14750 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14750 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.79km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14750 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.915km SW of La Quinta, CA · 14750 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.13km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.64km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14749 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14749 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.77km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14749 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.88km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14748 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.112km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14748 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.12km E of Muscoy, CA · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.66km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14748 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.111km SE of Anza, CA · 14748 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.711km SE of Anza, CA · 14748 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.98km NNW of Anza, CA · 14747 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.16km E of Calimesa, CA · 14747 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.99km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14747 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.912km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14747 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.812km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14747 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.88km N of Cabazon, CA · 14747 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.938km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14747 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.011km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14746 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.016km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14746 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.34km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14746 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.08km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14746 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.512km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14746 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.16km N of Nuevo, CA · 14746 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.45km SSE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14745 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.76km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14745 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.012km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 14745 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 14745 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.05km SSE of Mentone, CA · 14745 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.22km WSW of Muscoy, CA · 14745 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.02km W of Muscoy, CA · 14745 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.94km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14745 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.06km WNW of Palm Springs, CA · 14745 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.616km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.814km N of Banning, CA · 14744 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14744 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.04km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14744 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.75km ENE of Beaumont, CA · 14744 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.512km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14744 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.12km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14743 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.918km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14743 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.618km N of Indio, CA · 14743 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14743 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.616km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14743 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.82km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 14742 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.75km NE of Anza, CA · 14742 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.96km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14742 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.717km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14742 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.02km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14742 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.04km NNW of Beaumont, CA · 14742 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.99km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14742 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.77km ENE of Anza, CA · 14742 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.17km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14742 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.327km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.78km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14750 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 14750 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.518km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.612km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14751 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.610km E of Anza, CA · 14751 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.86km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14751 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.26km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14751 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.06km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14751 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.57km NNE of Indio, CA · 14751 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.87km NNE of Indio, CA · 14751 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.47km NNE of Indio, CA · 14751 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.74km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.70km SE of Anza, CA · 14751 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.721km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14752 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.117km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.19km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 14752 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.32km S of Anza, CA · 14752 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.718km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14753 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.011km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14753 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.412km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14753 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124232. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.