California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 4km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Tue, Jul 8, 1986, 3:22 AM PDT (10:22 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 9km SW of Morongo Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-07-08 10:22:15 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.929° N, 116.742° 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
47°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 174 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.35km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.86km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.29km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.69km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.05km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.17km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.16km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.55km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.75km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.36km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.97km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.58km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.67km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.58km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.56km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.36km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.67km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.29km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.76km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.28km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.35km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14696 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.79km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14696 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.69km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.78km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.76km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.26km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.76km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.69km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.28km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.38km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.58km NW of Garnet, CA · 14696 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.79km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.79km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.47km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 3.55km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.36km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.37km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.56km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.06km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.47km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.46km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.56km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.55km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.03km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.59km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.66km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14696 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.37km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.89km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.28km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.38km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 3.06km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 3.16km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.16km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.110km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.47km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.36km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 3.46km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.76km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.25km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.37km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.79km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.76km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.86km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.66km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.96km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.36km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.66km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.15km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.01km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.09km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.37km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.65km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.18km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.02km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.77km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14696 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.88km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.84km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.38km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.55km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.88km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14696 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci127359. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.