California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 13km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13km N of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Sep 28, 1987, 11:01 AM PDT (18:01 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 4km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-09-28 18:01:20 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.030° N, 116.772° 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
50°
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: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 169 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18km WSW of Corona, CA · 14248 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.313km SE of Anza, CA · 14248 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.02km WSW of Anza, CA · 14247 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14247 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.78km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14247 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.06km NW of Rialto, CA · 14247 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.86km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14247 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.910km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14247 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.17km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14247 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.16km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14247 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.98km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14246 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.63km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 14246 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.13km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14246 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.23km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 14246 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.710km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14246 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.015km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14246 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.912km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14245 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 14245 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.018km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14245 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.028km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 14245 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.46km SSW of Banning, CA · 14245 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.92km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14244 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.17km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14244 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.611km NNE of Indio, CA · 14243 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.518km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14243 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.018km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14243 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.76km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14243 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.915km ESE of Anza, CA · 14243 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.99km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14243 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.412km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14243 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.615km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14243 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.836km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14243 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.915km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14242 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.317km ESE of Anza, CA · 14242 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.114km WNW of Anza, CA · 14242 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.012km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14242 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.74km NE of Fontana, CA · 14242 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.55km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14242 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.121km ESE of Anza, CA · 14241 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.17km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14241 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.217km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14241 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.416km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14241 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.212km SE of Anza, CA · 14241 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.510km N of Indio, CA · 14241 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.18km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14241 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.135km ESE of Barstow, CA · 14241 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.76km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14240 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.99km NNE of Indio, CA · 14240 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.58km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14240 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.817km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14240 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.04km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14240 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.221km ESE of Anza, CA · 14240 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.83km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14239 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.02km NE of Garnet, CA · 14239 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.91km NNE of Garnet, CA · 14239 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.27km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14239 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.49km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14239 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.210km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14239 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.213km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14239 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 3.310km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14238 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 2.218km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14248 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.49km ENE of Valley Center, CA · 14248 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.022km ESE of Anza, CA · 14249 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.06km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14249 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14249 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.322km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14249 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.63km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14250 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.51km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14250 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.96km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14250 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.910km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14250 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.613km WNW of Anza, CA · 14250 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.313km WNW of Anza, CA · 14251 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.84km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14251 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.917km S of La Quinta, CA · 14251 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.920km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14251 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14251 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.09km E of Pala, CA · 14252 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.96km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14252 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.33km E of Banning, CA · 14252 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.66km NE of Fontana, CA · 14252 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci624316. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC.