California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 10km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10km N of Cabazon, CA on Tue, Jul 8, 1986, 2:10 PM PDT (21:10 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-07-08 21:10:39 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.009° N, 116.777° 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
80°
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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.86km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.88km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.56km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.06km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.96km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.214km S of Valle Vista, CA · 14698 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.24km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.04km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.16km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.94km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.96km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.06km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.49km NW of Garnet, CA · 14698 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.75km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.27km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.16km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.15km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.56km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.17km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.45km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.38km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.911km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.88km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.38km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.210km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.35km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.36km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.07km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.04km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.56km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.410km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.48km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.79km NW of Garnet, CA · 14698 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.910km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.49km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.712km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.76km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.35km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.77km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.19km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.97km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.97km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.17km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.86km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.97km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.09km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.910km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 4.16km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.35km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.210km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.79km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.56km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.49km NW of Garnet, CA · 14698 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.97km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 3.06km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.25km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.75km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.88km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.97km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.810km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.34km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.75km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.39km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14698 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.05km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.910km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.610km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.06km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.34km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14698 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.06km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.06km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.97km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.57km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.37km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.87km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14699 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.37km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.25km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14699 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.08km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.45km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.09km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci701134. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.