California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12km NE of Cabazon, CA on Mon, May 26, 1986, 3:03 AM PDT (10:03 UTC), 17 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
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-05-26 10:03:06 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.997° 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
48°
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: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 173 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14740 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.619km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14740 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.218km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14740 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 14739 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.818km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14739 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.811km NNE of Indio, CA · 14739 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.018km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14738 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.719km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14738 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 14738 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 14737 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.89km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14737 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.98km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14737 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.57km W of Idyllwild, CA · 14737 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.614km WNW of Anza, CA · 14737 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.91km N of Loma Linda, CA · 14737 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.11km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 14737 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 14737 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.810km NNW of Idyllwild, CA · 14736 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.013km NE of Julian, CA · 14736 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.012km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 14736 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.23km E of Chino Hills, CA · 14736 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.84km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.67km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14736 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 3.57km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14735 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.63km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.034km NNE of North Shore, CA · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.89km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14735 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.94km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 14735 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.86km E of Warner Springs, CA · 14735 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.32km S of Calimesa, CA · 14734 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.619km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14734 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.78km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14733 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.911km WSW of Corona, CA · 14733 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.81km SW of Loma Linda, CA · 14733 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.014km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.93km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14733 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.59km N of Anza, CA · 14733 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.01km W of Loma Linda, CA · 14733 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.719km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14733 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.68km SW of Beaumont, CA · 14732 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14732 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.04km W of Devore, CA · 14732 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 3.76km SE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14732 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.38km N of Fontana, CA · 14732 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14732 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.15km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14731 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.11km ENE of Anza, CA · 14731 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.75km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14731 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.17km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14731 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.514km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14731 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.715km SE of Anza, CA · 14731 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.916km ESE of Anza, CA · 14731 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.511km E of Cabazon, CA · 14731 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.03km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14731 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.91km N of Loma Linda, CA · 14731 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.212km ESE of Coto De Caza, CA · 14731 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.814km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 14731 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.22km S of Mentone, CA · 14730 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.82km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14730 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.03km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14740 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.718km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14740 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.019km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14740 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.43km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14740 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.712km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14740 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.79km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14741 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.618km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.011km SE of Anza, CA · 14741 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.718km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14741 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14741 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.912km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.918km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.818km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.619km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.019km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14741 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.218km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14741 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.718km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.78km WSW of Anza, CA · 14741 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.118km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14741 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.97km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14742 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci125343. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.