California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 13km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 13km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Jan 2, 1987, 10:31 AM PST (18:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 21km SSW of La Quinta, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-02 18:31:14 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.029° N, 116.733° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
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: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14473 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.321km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14473 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.17km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14473 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.132km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14473 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14472 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.52km N of Fontana, CA · 14472 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.99km NW of Garnet, CA · 14472 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.710km N of Anza, CA · 14471 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.03km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14471 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.95km WSW of Anza, CA · 14471 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.64km WSW of Anza, CA · 14471 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.25km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14471 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.78km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14471 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.62km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.04km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14471 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.85km WSW of Anza, CA · 14470 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.16km N of Aguanga, CA · 14470 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.75km W of Anza, CA · 14470 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.110km NW of Garnet, CA · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.15km WSW of Anza, CA · 14470 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.312km W of Anza, CA · 14470 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.729km W of Desert Center, CA · 14470 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.94km N of Fontana, CA · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.111km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.77km WSW of Garnet, CA · 14469 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.13km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14469 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.911km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14469 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.82km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14469 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.313km WSW of Amboy, CA · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.910km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14469 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.29km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14469 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.77km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 14469 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.03km SSW of Mentone, CA · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.122km ESE of Anza, CA · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.09km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14468 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.17km NNE of Banning, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.110km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.84km WSW of Anza, CA · 14468 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.68km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14468 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.94km W of Anza, CA · 14468 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.611km N of North Shore, CA · 14468 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.95km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14467 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.013km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14467 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.35km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14467 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.86km N of Valle Vista, CA · 14467 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 14467 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.412km W of Anza, CA · 14467 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.49km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14467 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.08km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.85km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14466 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.77km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14466 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.913km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14466 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14466 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.47km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14466 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.25km NE of Beaumont, CA · 14466 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.28km WSW of Calimesa, CA · 14465 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.712km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14465 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.56km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14465 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.94km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci715352. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.