California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13km N of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Oct 29, 1986, 8:56 AM PST (16:56 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 13km ESE of Anza, 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
1986-10-29 16:56:01 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.031° N, 116.781° 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
83°
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: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 178 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916km SE of Anza, CA · 14583 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.011km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14583 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.111km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14583 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.912km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14583 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.814km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14583 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.827km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14582 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.210km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14582 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.16km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14582 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.37km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14582 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.612km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14582 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.010km SW of Corona, CA · 14581 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.37km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14580 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.26km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14580 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.88km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14580 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.86km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14579 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.98km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14579 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.79km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14579 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.811km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14579 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.522km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14579 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.022km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14579 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14579 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.99km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14578 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 3.26km SSE of Banning, CA · 14578 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.010km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 14578 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.513km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14578 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.612km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14578 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.811km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14578 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.411km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14578 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14577 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.415km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14577 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.77km SSE of Banning, CA · 14577 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.65km SSE of Chino Hills, CA · 14577 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.75km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14577 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.99km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14577 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.71km E of Nuevo, CA · 14577 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.69km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14576 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.87km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14576 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.18km NW of Garnet, CA · 14575 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.05km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14575 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.927km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14575 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.427km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14575 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.75km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 14575 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.26km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14575 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.56km N of Banning, CA · 14575 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.812km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14575 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.510km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14574 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.64km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14574 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.910km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14574 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.014km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14574 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.89km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14573 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.110km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14573 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.510km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14573 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 14573 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.717km SW of Oasis, CA · 14573 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.821km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14572 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.721km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14572 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.517km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14572 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.99km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14572 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.811km N of Cabazon, CA · 14572 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.211km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 14572 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.99km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 14583 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.912km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14584 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.77km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14585 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.86km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14585 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.111km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14585 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.820km SW of La Quinta, CA · 14585 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.62km N of Colton, CA · 14585 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.42km N of Colton, CA · 14585 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.07km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14585 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.75km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14585 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.25km W of Mira Loma, CA · 14585 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.64km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14586 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.55km SW of Wrightwood, CA · 14586 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 14586 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.017km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14587 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.64km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14587 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.216km ESE of Anza, CA · 14587 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.517km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14587 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.52km NNW of Colton, CA · 14587 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.94km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14587 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci711981. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC.