California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Jan 15, 1987, 12:14 AM PST (08:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4km NNE of Fontana, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-15 08:14:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.021° N, 116.755° 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
54°
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: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 183 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.69km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14502 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.911km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14502 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.13km SW of Aguanga, CA · 14502 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.111km N of Cabazon, CA · 14502 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.16km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14502 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.94km SE of Barstow, CA · 14502 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.321km ESE of Anza, CA · 14501 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.06km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14501 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14501 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.86km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14501 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.36km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14500 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.419km ESE of Anza, CA · 14500 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.59km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14500 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.015km SSW of Rancho Mirage, CA · 14500 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.02km ENE of Colton, CA · 14499 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.613km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14498 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.313km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14498 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.57km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14498 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.15km N of Garnet, CA · 14498 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.127km NE of Thermal, CA · 14498 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.56km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.18km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14498 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.328km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14497 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.632km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14497 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.115km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14497 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.03km NE of Murrieta, CA · 14497 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.513km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14497 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.83km NNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14497 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.118km SW of La Quinta, CA · 14497 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.916km ESE of Anza, CA · 14497 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.68km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14497 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.36km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14497 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.912km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14496 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.211km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14496 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.29km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14496 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.210km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14496 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.17km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14496 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.59km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14496 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.66km S of Redlands, CA · 14496 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.220km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14496 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.414km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14496 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.78km NE of Anza, CA · 14496 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.221km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14495 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.611km ESE of Anza, CA · 14495 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.09km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14495 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.65km WNW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14494 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.93km NE of Running Springs, CA · 14494 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.717km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14494 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.65km W of Wrightwood, CA · 14494 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.98km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14494 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.312km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14493 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.24km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14493 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.110km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14493 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.28km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14493 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.17km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14493 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.98km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14493 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.85km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14493 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.66km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14492 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.15km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14492 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 3.111km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14503 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.712km N of Cabazon, CA · 14503 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.923km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14503 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.017km SW of Oasis, CA · 14503 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.62km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14504 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.19km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14504 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.06km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.42km SSW of Ontario, CA · 14505 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.810km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14505 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.96km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14505 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.012km W of Anza, CA · 14506 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.14km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14506 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.26km NNE of Banning, CA · 14506 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.311km W of Anza, CA · 14506 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.36km ENE of Anza, CA · 14506 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.76km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14506 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.813km ESE of Anza, CA · 14506 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.312km ESE of Anza, CA · 14506 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.913km ESE of Anza, CA · 14506 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci715909. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.