California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Jan 28, 1987, 9:16 PM PST (05:16 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1987-01-29 05:16:01 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.028° N, 116.759° 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
69°
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 178 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 14491 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.82km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 14491 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.89km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14491 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.13km SSW of Mentone, CA · 14491 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.23km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14491 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.012km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14491 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.73km SSW of Mentone, CA · 14491 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.911km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14491 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.26km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14491 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.14km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14491 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.04km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14490 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.46km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14490 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.94km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14490 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.05km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14489 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.73km SSW of Mentone, CA · 14489 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.97km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14489 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.45km NW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 14489 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.14km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14489 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.04km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14488 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.99km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14488 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.93km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14488 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.83km NE of Colton, CA · 14488 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.17km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14488 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.08km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14487 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.96km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 14487 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.112km N of Cabazon, CA · 14487 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.53km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14487 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.39km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 14487 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.86km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14487 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.012km W of Anza, CA · 14486 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.910km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14486 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.15km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14486 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.18km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14485 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.76km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14485 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.08km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.53km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14484 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 14484 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.110km E of Cabazon, CA · 14484 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.08km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14484 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.45km NE of Glendora, CA · 14483 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.06km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14483 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.19km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 2.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14483 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.29km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14483 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.810km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.49km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.04km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14483 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.321km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14483 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.17km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14483 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.132km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14482 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.52km N of Fontana, CA · 14482 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.99km NW of Garnet, CA · 14482 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.710km N of Anza, CA · 14481 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.03km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14481 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.95km WSW of Anza, CA · 14481 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.64km WSW of Anza, CA · 14481 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.25km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14481 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.78km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14481 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.62km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14481 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 14492 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.38km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14492 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.911km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14492 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.15km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14492 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.85km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14493 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.96km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14493 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.710km NNE of Indio, CA · 14493 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.410km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14494 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.68km NE of Indio, CA · 14494 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.05km E of Yucaipa, CA · 14494 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.112km N of Cabazon, CA · 14495 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.914km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14495 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 14495 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.119km ESE of Anza, CA · 14495 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.86km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14495 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.11km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 14495 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.15km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14495 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.66km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14495 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.85km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14495 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.98km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14495 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716426. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.