California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6km E of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6km E of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Oct 9, 1986, 12:32 PM PDT (19:32 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-10-09 19:32:05 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.916° N, 116.727° 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
152°
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: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 178 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14603 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.411km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14603 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.95km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14603 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.12km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14603 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.011km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14603 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.910km NW of Garnet, CA · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.618km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.43km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.98km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14602 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.46km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14602 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.023km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14602 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.122km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14602 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.219km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14602 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.74km WSW of San Bernardino, CA · 14601 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.84km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14601 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.111km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14601 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.817km ESE of Anza, CA · 14601 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.85km WSW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14601 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.95km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14601 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.17km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14601 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.06km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14601 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.06km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14601 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.64km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14601 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 3.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 14601 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.711km E of Cabazon, CA · 14600 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.14km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14600 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.83km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14600 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.95km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14600 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.37km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14600 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.89km WNW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14599 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.612km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14599 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14599 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.612km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14599 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 14599 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.48km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14598 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.22km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14598 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.99km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14598 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.25km WSW of Anza, CA · 14598 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.18km N of Running Springs, CA · 14598 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.02km E of Redlands, CA · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 4.06km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14598 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.65km WSW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14598 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.15km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14598 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.86km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14598 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.06km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14598 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.64km WSW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14598 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.17km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14598 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.96km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14598 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.06km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.95km N of Garnet, CA · 14597 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.67km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14597 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.612km ESE of Julian, CA · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.84km N of Garnet, CA · 14597 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.46km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.82km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14597 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.95km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14597 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.17km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 14597 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 3.16km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14596 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.912km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 14596 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 2.19km E of Yorba Linda, CA · 14603 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.018km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14603 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.06km NW of Anza, CA · 14603 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.411km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14604 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.94km SW of Aguanga, CA · 14604 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.021km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14604 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.77km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14604 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.68km NW of Garnet, CA · 14604 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.211km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.85km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14604 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.76km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14604 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.99km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14605 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.136km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.95km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14605 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.46km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14605 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.512km WNW of Anza, CA · 14605 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.16km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14605 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.05km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14605 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.612km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14605 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.45km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 14605 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci710597. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.