California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7km NE of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Oct 12, 1986, 9:16 PM PDT (04:16 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.3 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-10-13 04:16:59 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.964° N, 116.741° 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
69°
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 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89km WNW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14599 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14599 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.612km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14599 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 14598 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.48km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14598 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.22km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14598 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.99km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14598 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.25km WSW of Anza, CA · 14598 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.18km N of Running Springs, CA · 14598 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.02km E of Redlands, CA · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.06km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14598 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.65km WSW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14598 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.15km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14598 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.86km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14598 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.06km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14598 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.64km WSW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14598 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.17km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14598 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.96km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14598 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.06km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.95km N of Garnet, CA · 14597 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.67km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14597 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.84km N of Garnet, CA · 14597 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.46km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.82km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14597 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.95km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14597 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.17km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 14597 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 3.16km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14596 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.912km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 14596 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.76km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14596 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.46km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.86km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14596 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.69km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14596 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.96km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14596 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.918km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14596 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.66km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14596 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.86km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14596 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.05km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.913km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14595 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.86km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 14595 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 3.527km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14595 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.06km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14595 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.95km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14595 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.714km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14595 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.211km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14595 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.78km NE of Coachella, CA · 14595 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.14km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14595 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.47km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14595 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.915km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14594 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.96km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14594 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.814km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14594 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.012km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14593 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.510km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14593 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.59km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14593 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.85km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14593 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.211km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14593 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.11km W of Yucaipa, CA · 14592 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.87km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.26km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14592 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.19km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14592 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.65km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14592 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.95km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14600 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.83km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14600 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.14km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14600 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.711km E of Cabazon, CA · 14600 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 14600 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.64km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14600 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.06km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14601 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.06km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14601 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.17km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14601 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.95km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14601 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.85km WSW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14601 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.817km ESE of Anza, CA · 14601 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.111km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14601 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.84km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14601 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.74km WSW of San Bernardino, CA · 14601 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.219km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14602 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.122km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14602 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.023km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14602 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.46km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14602 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci710813. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.