California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Jan 31, 1987, 4:05 PM PST (00:05 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 10km NE of Joshua Tree, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-01 00:05:18 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.937° N, 116.746° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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
82°
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: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95km E of Cabazon, CA · 14447 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.18km NW of Garnet, CA · 14446 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.510km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14446 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.912km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14446 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14446 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.45km W of Mira Loma, CA · 14446 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.93km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14446 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.98km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14445 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.07km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14445 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.06km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14445 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.99km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14445 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.75km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 14445 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 14445 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.111km W of Anza, CA · 14444 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.110km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14444 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.76km NNW of Thousand Palms, CA · 14444 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.69km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14444 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.113km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14444 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.811km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14444 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.81km E of Yucaipa, CA · 14443 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.63km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14443 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.23km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14443 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.06km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14443 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.013km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 14442 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14442 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.13km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14442 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.18km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14442 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.812km W of Anza, CA · 14442 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.17km NNE of Banning, CA · 14442 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.25km WNW of Anza, CA · 14442 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.911km N of Running Springs, CA · 14441 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.76km E of North Shore, CA · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.120km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14441 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.816km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14440 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.68km SW of Garnet, CA · 14440 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.09km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.414km SE of Anza, CA · 14440 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.114km SE of Anza, CA · 14440 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.011km N of Cabazon, CA · 14439 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.73km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14439 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.03km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 14439 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.71km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14439 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.12km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.93km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14439 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.717km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 14439 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.53km SSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14439 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.22km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14439 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.12km SSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14439 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.81km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14439 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.63km SSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14439 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.26km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14439 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.42km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14438 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.812km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14437 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.73km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14437 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.43km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14437 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.32km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14437 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.53km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14437 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.111km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14437 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.218km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14437 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.15km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14437 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 170.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716539. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.