California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12km NE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Feb 28, 1987, 12:56 AM PST (08:56 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-02-28 08:56:28 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.991° N, 116.694° 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
106°
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 169 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14461 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14461 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.512km ENE of Coachella, CA · 14461 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.56km N of Beaumont, CA · 14461 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.64km N of Fontana, CA · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.12km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14460 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.52km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 14460 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.32km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14460 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.014km SSE of Anza, CA · 14460 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.68km S of Redlands, CA · 14459 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.85km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14459 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.03km WSW of Mira Loma, CA · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.08km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14459 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.84km ENE of Norco, CA · 14459 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.310km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14459 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.212km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.917km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14458 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.67km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14458 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.62km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14458 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.812km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14457 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.112km SSW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14457 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.211km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14457 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.010km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 14457 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.913km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14457 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.74km ENE of Norco, CA · 14457 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.114km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14457 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.514km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14457 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.213km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14457 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.012km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14457 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.313km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14457 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.914km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14457 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.15km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14457 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.94km WSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14457 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.55km E of Cabazon, CA · 14456 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.75km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14456 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.95km E of Cabazon, CA · 14456 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.18km NW of Garnet, CA · 14456 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.510km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14456 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.912km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14456 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14455 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.45km W of Mira Loma, CA · 14455 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.93km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14455 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.98km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14455 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.07km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14455 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.06km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14455 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.99km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14455 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.75km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 14454 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 14454 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.111km W of Anza, CA · 14454 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.110km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14454 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.76km NNW of Thousand Palms, CA · 14453 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.69km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14453 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.113km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.811km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.81km E of Yucaipa, CA · 14453 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.63km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14453 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.23km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14452 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.06km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14452 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.013km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14452 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.95km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14461 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.08km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.911km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14462 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.213km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14462 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.82km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 14462 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.09km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.212km W of Anza, CA · 14463 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.413km NE of Coachella, CA · 14463 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.017km ESE of Anza, CA · 14463 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.18km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14463 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.77km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14463 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.08km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.43km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14464 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.83km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14464 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.421km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14464 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.120km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14464 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.59km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14464 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.517km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14465 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 3.04km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.422km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14465 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci718022. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC.