California earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 3km NNW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 3km NNW of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Oct 10, 1986, 8:23 AM PDT (15:23 UTC), 5 km (3 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: 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Southern California Seismic Network
Local time: Fri, Oct 10, 1986, 8:23 AM PDT
UTC: 1986-10-10 15:23:02 UTC
Depth: 5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 33.947° N, 116.795° W
Region: California
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.4	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · 10 stations
3.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) at Angelus Oaks, Desert Hot Springs, North Palm Springs, Palm Springs and Thousand Palms. Felt (III) at Anza, Forest Falls and Rancho Mirage.

From the USGS event page for ci710651. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 36°
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 177 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 177.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci710651 (also filed as usp0002yu4). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.