California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12km NE of Cabazon, CA on Wed, May 14, 1986, 6:32 PM PDT (01:32 UTC), 15 km (9 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
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-05-15 01:32:35 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.000° N, 116.704° 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
92°
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 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88km N of Cabazon, CA · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.938km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.011km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14748 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.016km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14748 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.34km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14748 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.08km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14748 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.512km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14748 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.16km N of Nuevo, CA · 14748 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.45km SSE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.76km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14747 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.012km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 14747 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 14747 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.05km SSE of Mentone, CA · 14747 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.22km WSW of Muscoy, CA · 14747 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.02km W of Muscoy, CA · 14747 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.94km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14747 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.06km WNW of Palm Springs, CA · 14747 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.616km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14747 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.814km N of Banning, CA · 14746 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14746 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.04km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14746 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.75km ENE of Beaumont, CA · 14746 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.512km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14746 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.12km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14745 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.918km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14745 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.618km N of Indio, CA · 14745 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14745 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.616km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14745 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.82km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 14744 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.75km NE of Anza, CA · 14744 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.96km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14744 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.717km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14744 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.02km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14744 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.04km NNW of Beaumont, CA · 14744 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.99km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14744 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.77km ENE of Anza, CA · 14744 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.17km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14744 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.327km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.811km E of Cabazon, CA · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.87km SW of Beaumont, CA · 14743 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.72km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14743 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14743 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.022km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14742 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.617km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14742 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.318km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14742 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.117km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14742 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.710km NNE of Julian, CA · 14742 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.113km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.512km WNW of Anza, CA · 14741 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.92km SE of Beaumont, CA · 14741 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.26km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.13km NNW of Colton, CA · 14741 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.16km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.118km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14741 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.815km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14741 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.917km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14741 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 14740 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.120km ESE of Anza, CA · 14740 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.02km WSW of San Bernardino, CA · 14740 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.021km ESE of Anza, CA · 14740 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.99km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14749 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.16km E of Calimesa, CA · 14749 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.98km NNW of Anza, CA · 14749 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.711km SE of Anza, CA · 14750 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.111km SE of Anza, CA · 14750 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.66km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14750 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.12km E of Muscoy, CA · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.112km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14750 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.88km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14751 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.77km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14751 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14751 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.64km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14751 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.13km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.915km SW of La Quinta, CA · 14752 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.79km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14752 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14752 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.37km NNE of Murrieta, CA · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14752 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.87km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14752 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.25km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124498. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.