California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12km NE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Jan 24, 1987, 4:54 AM PST (12:54 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.3 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-01-24 12:54:27 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.983° N, 116.687° 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
114°
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: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 178 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.313km NE of Julian, CA · 14495 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.24km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14495 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.110km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14495 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.28km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14495 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.17km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14495 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.98km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14495 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.85km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14494 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.66km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.15km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.11km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 14494 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.86km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14494 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.119km ESE of Anza, CA · 14494 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 14494 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.914km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14494 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.112km N of Cabazon, CA · 14494 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.05km E of Yucaipa, CA · 14494 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.68km NE of Indio, CA · 14493 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.410km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14493 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.710km NNE of Indio, CA · 14492 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.96km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14492 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.85km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14492 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.15km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14491 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.911km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14491 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.38km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14491 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 14491 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.313km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14491 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 14491 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.82km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 14491 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.89km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.13km SSW of Mentone, CA · 14490 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.23km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14490 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.012km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14490 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.73km SSW of Mentone, CA · 14490 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.911km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14490 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.26km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14490 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.14km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14490 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.04km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14489 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.46km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14489 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.94km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14489 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.05km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14489 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.73km SSW of Mentone, CA · 14488 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.97km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14488 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.45km NW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 14488 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.14km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14488 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.04km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14488 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.99km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14488 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.93km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14487 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.83km NE of Colton, CA · 14487 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.17km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14487 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.08km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14487 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.96km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 14486 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.112km N of Cabazon, CA · 14486 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.53km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14486 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.39km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 14486 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.86km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14486 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.012km W of Anza, CA · 14485 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.910km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14485 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.15km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14485 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.18km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14484 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.76km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14484 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.98km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14496 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.717km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14496 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.93km NE of Running Springs, CA · 14496 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.65km WNW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14496 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.09km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14496 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.611km ESE of Anza, CA · 14496 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.221km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14497 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.78km NE of Anza, CA · 14497 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.414km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14497 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.220km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14497 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.66km S of Redlands, CA · 14498 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.59km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14498 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.17km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14498 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.210km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.29km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14498 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.211km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14498 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.912km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14498 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.36km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14498 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.68km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14499 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.916km ESE of Anza, CA · 14499 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716258. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.