California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10km NE of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Feb 15, 1987, 9:39 AM PST (17:39 UTC), 18 km (11 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
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-02-15 17:39:53 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.975° N, 116.699° 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
107°
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 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62km SW of Loma Linda, CA · 14474 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.35km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14474 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.14km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14474 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.311km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14474 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.212km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14474 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.011km ESE of North Shore, CA · 14474 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.85km NE of Muscoy, CA · 14473 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.97km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14473 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.98km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14473 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.56km S of Redlands, CA · 14473 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.117km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14473 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14473 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.84km N of Fontana, CA · 14472 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.96km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14472 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14472 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.63km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14472 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.718km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14472 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.211km N of Cabazon, CA · 14472 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.87km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14472 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14472 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 14472 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.022km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.79km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.118km NNE of Indio, CA · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.213km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14471 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.212km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14471 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.95km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14471 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.314km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14470 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.87km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14470 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.513km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.42km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 14470 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.05km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.57km NE of Nuevo, CA · 14469 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.84km SSE of Mentone, CA · 14469 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.85km SE of Redlands, CA · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.86km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.76km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14469 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.09km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14469 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 4.04km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.05km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.34km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14468 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.118km SW of Amboy, CA · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.611km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.111km N of Cabazon, CA · 14468 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.15km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14468 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.96km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14467 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.87km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.04km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14467 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.56km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14467 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.55km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.810km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14467 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.67km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.914km N of Cabazon, CA · 14467 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.63km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 14466 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.34km SE of Idyllwild, CA · 14466 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.97km SE of Chino, CA · 14466 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.98km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14475 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.95km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14475 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.723km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14475 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.012km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14475 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.55km S of Fontana, CA · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.31km S of Muscoy, CA · 14475 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.77km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14476 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.64km N of Fontana, CA · 14476 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.94km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14476 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.56km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14476 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.712km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14476 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.28km WSW of Calimesa, CA · 14476 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.25km NE of Beaumont, CA · 14476 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.47km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14476 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14476 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14476 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.913km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14477 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.77km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14477 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.85km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14477 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.08km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14477 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci717311. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:56 AM UTC.