California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Dec 12, 1987, 2:38 AM PST (10:38 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 7km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-12-12 10:38:42 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.935° N, 116.692° 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
79°
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: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 175 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14177 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.212km N of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 14177 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.911km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14176 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.17km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14176 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.322km ESE of Anza, CA · 14176 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.63km NE of Rialto, CA · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.212km E of Anza, CA · 14175 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.37km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.110km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14175 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.210km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14175 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.310km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14175 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.17km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14175 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.96km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 14174 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.96km S of Redlands, CA · 14174 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.515km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 14174 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.822km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14174 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.02km E of Loma Linda, CA · 14174 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.94km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14173 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.016km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14173 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.215km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14173 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.96km S of Beaumont, CA · 14173 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14173 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.38km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14173 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.38km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14173 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.99km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14173 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.58km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14173 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.97km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14172 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.713km SW of La Quinta, CA · 14172 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.08km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14172 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 3.112km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14172 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.31km ESE of Murrieta, CA · 14172 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.08km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14172 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.31km ESE of Murrieta, CA · 14172 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.84km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14172 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.36km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14171 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.44km N of Cabazon, CA · 14171 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.75km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14171 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.92km NNE of Grand Terrace, CA · 14171 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.417km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14171 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.29km NNE of Julian, CA · 14171 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.28km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 14171 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.018km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14171 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.010km NNW of Anza, CA · 14171 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.219km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14171 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.814km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14171 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.012km SW of La Quinta, CA · 14170 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 2.120km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14170 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.68km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14170 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.814km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14170 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.08km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14170 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.72km E of Anza, CA · 14170 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.24km WNW of Muscoy, CA · 14170 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.621km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14170 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.12km NE of Murrieta, CA · 14170 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.66km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 14169 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.220km ESE of Anza, CA · 14169 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.27km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14169 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 14169 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.912km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14169 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.211km ENE of North Tustin, CA · 14168 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 2.57km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14177 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.19km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14177 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.121km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14177 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.28km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14178 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.66km E of Running Springs, CA · 14178 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.914km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14178 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.18km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14178 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.67km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14178 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.28km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14178 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.97km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14178 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14178 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.124km NW of Desert Center, CA · 14179 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.010km NW of Garnet, CA · 14179 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.08km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14179 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.84km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14179 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.912km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14180 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.710km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14180 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.08km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 14180 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14180 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14180 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci630452. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.