California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2km N of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Jul 7, 1986, 5:05 AM PDT (12:05 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
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-07-07 12:05:20 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.936° N, 116.783° 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
160°
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 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.110km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.84km NW of Fontana, CA · 14696 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.84km N of Fontana, CA · 14696 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.112km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 6.0The 1986 North Palm Springs, California Earthquake · 14695 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 68
  7. 4.27km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.16km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.110km N of Cabazon, CA · 14695 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.55km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14695 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.03km WSW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14695 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.110km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.36km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.211km NW of Garnet, CA · 14695 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.45km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.510km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.310km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.55km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.08km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.94km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.87km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 3.06km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.86km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14695 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.77km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 3.05km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.97km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14695 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 3.25km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.87km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.87km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 3.59km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 3.16km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14695 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 3.46km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.710km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 3.76km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 3.110km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 3.47km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14695 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 3.57km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14695 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.97km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.94km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.88km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.88km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.55km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.38km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14695 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.84km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.88km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 3.77km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14695 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.02km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 3.18km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.65km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 4.37km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14695 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 4.09km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 3.01km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14695 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 3.15km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14695 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.66km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 3.36km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.96km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.66km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.86km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.76km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14695 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.79km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14695 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.73km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14696 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.59km NE of Anza, CA · 14696 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.06km NNE of La Verne, CA · 14696 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.810km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14696 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.96km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.111km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.811km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.011km W of Corona, CA · 14697 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.510km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.510km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.311km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.94km WNW of Fontana, CA · 14697 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.034km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.84km WNW of Fontana, CA · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.04km WNW of Fontana, CA · 14697 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 14697 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.910km E of Cabazon, CA · 14697 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 14697 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.917km NNE of Indio, CA · 14698 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.95km W of Mira Loma, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci700874. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC.