California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10km NE of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Aug 12, 1987, 11:41 PM PDT (06:41 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-08-13 06:41:59 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.972° N, 116.701° 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
78°
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 156 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14298 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.613km ENE of Indio, CA · 14298 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.910km NNW of Anza, CA · 14298 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.916km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14298 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.17km NE of Anza, CA · 14298 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14298 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.710km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14297 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.717km NNE of Indio, CA · 14297 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.010km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14297 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.212km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14296 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.012km W of Anza, CA · 14296 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.78km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14296 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.06km SE of Beaumont, CA · 14296 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.14km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14296 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.24km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14296 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.15km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14295 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.318km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14295 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.13km N of San Jacinto, CA · 14295 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.11km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 14295 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.93km WSW of Fontana, CA · 14295 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.013km SE of Anza, CA · 14295 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.26km N of Idyllwild, CA · 14295 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.811km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14294 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.36km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14294 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.14km ENE of Banning, CA · 14294 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 14294 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 3.36km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14294 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.415km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14294 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.06km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14294 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.013km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14294 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.012km NE of Julian, CA · 14293 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.17km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14293 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.86km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14293 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.111km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14293 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.717km N of Indio, CA · 14293 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 3.04km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14293 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.72km SSE of Aguanga, CA · 14292 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.112km W of Anza, CA · 14292 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.98km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14292 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.910km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14292 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.33km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14292 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.017km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14292 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.31km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14291 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.012km WNW of Anza, CA · 14291 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.18km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 14291 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.49km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14291 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.117km ESE of Anza, CA · 14291 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.017km ESE of Anza, CA · 14291 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.27km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14291 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.04km NE of Fontana, CA · 14291 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.06km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14290 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.06km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14290 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.910km ENE of Indio, CA · 14290 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.210km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14289 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.916km NNE of Indio, CA · 14289 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.22km NNW of Colton, CA · 14289 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.18km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14289 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.116km N of Indio, CA · 14289 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.314km WNW of Anza, CA · 14288 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.18km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14288 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 2.38km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 14298 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.410km SW of Anza, CA · 14299 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.518km NNE of Indio, CA · 14299 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.016km NNE of Indio, CA · 14299 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.53km N of Fontana, CA · 14299 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 14299 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.016km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14299 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.912km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14300 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.210km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14300 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.816km NNE of Indio, CA · 14300 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.517km NE of Thermal, CA · 14301 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.13km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14301 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 14301 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 14301 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.412km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14301 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.13km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 14301 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.912km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14301 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.215km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 14301 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.617km NNE of Indio, CA · 14301 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.17km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14302 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci620789. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.