California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Feb 20, 1987, 9:55 PM PST (05:55 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-02-21 05:55:44 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.933° N, 116.726° 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
170°
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 168 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14469 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.04km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.05km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14469 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14469 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.34km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14469 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.118km SW of Amboy, CA · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.611km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.111km N of Cabazon, CA · 14468 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.15km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14468 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.96km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14468 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.87km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.04km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14468 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.56km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14468 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.55km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.810km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14467 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.67km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.914km N of Cabazon, CA · 14467 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.63km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 14467 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.34km SE of Idyllwild, CA · 14467 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.97km SE of Chino, CA · 14466 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.59km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14466 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.54km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.86km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14466 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.92km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.422km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14466 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 3.04km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14466 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.517km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14466 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.59km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14465 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.120km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14465 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.421km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.83km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14465 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.43km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14465 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.08km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14465 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 3.712km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14465 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.77km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14464 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.18km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14464 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.017km ESE of Anza, CA · 14464 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.413km NE of Coachella, CA · 14464 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.212km W of Anza, CA · 14464 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.09km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.82km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 14463 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.213km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14463 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.911km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14463 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.115km E of Julian, CA · 14462 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.08km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14462 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.95km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14462 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.012km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.911km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14462 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14462 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.512km ENE of Coachella, CA · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.56km N of Beaumont, CA · 14462 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.64km N of Fontana, CA · 14461 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 3.12km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14461 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.52km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 14461 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.32km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14461 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.014km SSE of Anza, CA · 14461 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.68km S of Redlands, CA · 14460 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.85km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14460 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.86km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.85km SE of Redlands, CA · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.84km SSE of Mentone, CA · 14470 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.57km NE of Nuevo, CA · 14470 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.05km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.42km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 14470 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.513km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.87km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14470 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.314km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14471 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.95km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14471 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.212km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14471 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.213km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14471 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.118km NNE of Indio, CA · 14472 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.79km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.022km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 14472 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14472 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.87km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14472 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.211km N of Cabazon, CA · 14472 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci717562. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.