California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Tue, Oct 7, 1986, 4:28 AM PDT (11:28 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6km NNW of Garnet, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-10-07 11:28:20 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.955° N, 116.669° 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
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 179 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14605 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.16km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14605 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.512km WNW of Anza, CA · 14605 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.46km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14605 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.95km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14605 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.136km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.99km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14604 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.76km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14604 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.85km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14604 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.211km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.68km NW of Garnet, CA · 14604 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.77km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14604 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.021km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14604 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.94km SW of Aguanga, CA · 14604 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.411km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14603 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.06km NW of Anza, CA · 14603 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.018km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14603 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.19km E of Yorba Linda, CA · 14603 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.76km E of Cabazon, CA · 14603 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.45km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14603 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.411km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14603 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.95km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14603 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.12km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14603 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.011km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14603 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.04km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14602 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.910km NW of Garnet, CA · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.618km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.43km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.98km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14602 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.46km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14602 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.023km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14602 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.122km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14602 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.219km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14602 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.74km WSW of San Bernardino, CA · 14601 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.84km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14601 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.111km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14601 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.817km ESE of Anza, CA · 14601 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.85km WSW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14601 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.95km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14601 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.17km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14601 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.06km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14601 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.06km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14601 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.64km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14600 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 3.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 14600 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.711km E of Cabazon, CA · 14600 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.14km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14600 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.83km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14600 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.95km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14600 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.37km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14600 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.89km WNW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14599 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.612km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14599 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14599 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.612km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14599 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 14598 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.48km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14598 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.22km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14598 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.99km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14598 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.25km WSW of Anza, CA · 14598 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.18km N of Running Springs, CA · 14598 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 2.45km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 14605 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.910km NW of Garnet, CA · 14605 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.111km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14605 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14605 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.78km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.98km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14606 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.011km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14606 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.63km WSW of Garnet, CA · 14606 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.54km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14606 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.533km NNE of North Shore, CA · 14606 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.33km NE of Rubidoux, CA · 14606 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.17km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14606 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.411km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14606 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.98km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14606 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.02km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14606 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14607 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.07km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14607 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.533km NNE of North Shore, CA · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14607 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.521km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14607 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci710434. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.