California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11km N of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Feb 21, 1987, 11:45 PM PST (07:45 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2km SSW of Loma Linda, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-02-22 07:45:53 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.016° N, 116.783° 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
113°
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: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 168 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14468 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.96km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14468 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.87km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.04km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14468 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.56km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14467 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.55km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.810km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14467 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.67km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.914km N of Cabazon, CA · 14467 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.63km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 14467 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.34km SE of Idyllwild, CA · 14467 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.97km SE of Chino, CA · 14466 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.59km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14466 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.54km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.86km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14466 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.92km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.422km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14465 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.04km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.517km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14465 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.59km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14465 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.120km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14465 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.421km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.83km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14465 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.43km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14465 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.08km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14465 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.77km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14464 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.18km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14464 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.017km ESE of Anza, CA · 14464 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.413km NE of Coachella, CA · 14464 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.212km W of Anza, CA · 14463 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.09km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.82km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 14463 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.213km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14463 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.911km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14463 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.08km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14462 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.95km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14462 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.012km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.911km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14462 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14462 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.512km ENE of Coachella, CA · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.56km N of Beaumont, CA · 14461 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.64km N of Fontana, CA · 14461 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.84km NW of Yorba Linda, CA · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 3.12km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14461 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.52km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 14461 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.32km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14461 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.014km SSE of Anza, CA · 14460 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.68km S of Redlands, CA · 14460 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.85km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14460 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.03km WSW of Mira Loma, CA · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.08km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14460 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.84km ENE of Norco, CA · 14460 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.310km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14460 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.212km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.917km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14459 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.67km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14459 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.62km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14459 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.812km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.112km SSW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14458 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.611km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.118km SW of Amboy, CA · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.34km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14468 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.05km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.04km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.09km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14469 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.76km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14469 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.86km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.85km SE of Redlands, CA · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.84km SSE of Mentone, CA · 14470 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.57km NE of Nuevo, CA · 14470 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.05km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.42km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 14470 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.513km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.87km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14470 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.314km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14471 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.95km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14471 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci717622. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC.