California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 2km SE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 2km SE of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Mar 1, 1987, 10:53 AM PST (18:53 UTC), 17 km (11 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-03-01 18:53:41 UTC
Depth
17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.905° N, 116.769° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
31°
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 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.52km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 14458 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.32km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14458 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.014km SSE of Anza, CA · 14458 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.68km S of Redlands, CA · 14458 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.85km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14458 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.03km WSW of Mira Loma, CA · 14457 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.08km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14457 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.84km ENE of Norco, CA · 14457 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.310km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14457 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.212km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.917km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14457 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.67km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14457 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.62km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14456 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.812km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14456 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.112km SSW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14456 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.211km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14456 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.010km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 14456 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.913km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14456 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.74km ENE of Norco, CA · 14455 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.114km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14455 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.514km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14455 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.213km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14455 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.012km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14455 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.313km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14455 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.914km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14455 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.15km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14455 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.94km WSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14455 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.55km E of Cabazon, CA · 14454 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.75km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14454 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.95km E of Cabazon, CA · 14454 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.18km NW of Garnet, CA · 14454 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.510km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14454 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.912km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14454 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.45km W of Mira Loma, CA · 14453 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.93km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.98km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14453 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.07km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.06km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.99km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14453 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.75km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 14453 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 14453 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.111km W of Anza, CA · 14452 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.110km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14452 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.76km NNW of Thousand Palms, CA · 14452 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.69km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14452 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.113km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.811km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.81km E of Yucaipa, CA · 14451 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.63km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14451 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.23km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14451 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.06km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14450 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.013km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 14450 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14450 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.13km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14450 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.18km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14450 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.812km W of Anza, CA · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.17km NNE of Banning, CA · 14449 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.25km WNW of Anza, CA · 14449 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.911km N of Running Springs, CA · 14449 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.84km NW of Yorba Linda, CA · 14458 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.64km N of Fontana, CA · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.56km N of Beaumont, CA · 14459 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.512km ENE of Coachella, CA · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14459 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.911km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14459 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.012km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14459 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.95km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14459 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.08km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14459 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.115km E of Julian, CA · 14459 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.911km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14460 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.213km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14460 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.82km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 14460 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.09km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14461 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.212km W of Anza, CA · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.413km NE of Coachella, CA · 14461 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.017km ESE of Anza, CA · 14461 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.18km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14461 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.77km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14462 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.712km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14462 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci718087 (also filed as usp00032wu). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.