California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3km ESE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3km ESE of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Aug 10, 1987, 6:39 AM PDT (13:39 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 5km E of Wrightwood, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-08-10 13:39:59 UTC
Depth
18.4 km (11.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.909° N, 116.760° 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
135°
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: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 160 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14297 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 14297 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 14297 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.13km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14297 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.517km NE of Thermal, CA · 14297 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.816km NNE of Indio, CA · 14296 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.210km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14296 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.912km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14296 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.016km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14295 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 14295 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.53km N of Fontana, CA · 14295 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.016km NNE of Indio, CA · 14295 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.518km NNE of Indio, CA · 14295 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.410km SW of Anza, CA · 14294 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.38km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 14294 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.010km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14294 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.212km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14294 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.613km ENE of Indio, CA · 14294 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.910km NNW of Anza, CA · 14294 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.916km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14294 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.17km NE of Anza, CA · 14294 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14294 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.710km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14293 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.717km NNE of Indio, CA · 14293 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.010km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14293 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.212km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14292 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.012km W of Anza, CA · 14292 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.78km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14292 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.06km SE of Beaumont, CA · 14292 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.14km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14292 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.24km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14291 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.15km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14291 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.318km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14291 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.13km N of San Jacinto, CA · 14291 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.11km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 14291 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.93km WSW of Fontana, CA · 14291 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.013km SE of Anza, CA · 14291 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.26km N of Idyllwild, CA · 14290 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.811km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14290 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.36km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14290 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.14km ENE of Banning, CA · 14290 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 14290 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 3.36km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14290 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.415km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14290 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 14290 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.06km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14289 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.013km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14289 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.012km NE of Julian, CA · 14289 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.17km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14289 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.86km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14289 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.111km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14289 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.717km N of Indio, CA · 14289 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 3.04km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14289 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.72km SSE of Aguanga, CA · 14288 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.112km W of Anza, CA · 14288 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.98km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14288 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.910km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14288 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.33km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14288 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.017km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14287 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.31km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14287 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 2.912km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14297 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.215km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 14297 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.617km NNE of Indio, CA · 14297 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.17km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14298 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.916km NE of Indio, CA · 14298 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.317km NNE of Indio, CA · 14298 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.617km NNE of Indio, CA · 14298 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.217km NNE of Indio, CA · 14298 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.118km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14298 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.018km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14298 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.812km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14298 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.813km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14298 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.16km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14298 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.016km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14299 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.216km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14299 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 14299 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.99km SSE of Banning, CA · 14299 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.813km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14299 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.34km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14300 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.05km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14300 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci620547. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.