California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11km N of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Mar 12, 1987, 4:42 AM PST (12:42 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 18km NNW of Joshua Tree, 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
1987-03-12 12:42:28 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.013° N, 116.799° 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
77°
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: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14450 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.03km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 14450 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.71km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14450 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.12km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14450 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.93km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14450 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.717km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.53km SSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14450 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.22km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.12km SSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14450 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.81km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14450 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.63km SSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14450 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.26km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14449 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.42km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14449 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.14km SSW of Barstow, CA · 14449 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.812km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14448 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.73km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14448 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.43km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14448 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.32km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14448 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.53km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14448 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.218km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14448 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.15km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14447 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.53km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14447 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.74km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14447 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.27km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14447 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.25km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14447 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.313km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14446 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.93km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14446 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.25km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14446 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.03km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14446 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.513km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14446 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 3.032km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14446 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.932km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14446 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.211km ESE of Anza, CA · 14445 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14444 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.411km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14444 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.112km N of Cabazon, CA · 14444 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.15km WNW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14443 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.11km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14443 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.99km NE of Coachella, CA · 14443 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.417km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14443 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.15km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14443 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.75km WSW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14443 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.210km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14443 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.45km NW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14443 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.96km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14443 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.932km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.015km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14442 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.212km NE of Coachella, CA · 14442 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.120km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14442 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.414km N of Cabazon, CA · 14442 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.53km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14442 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.811km NE of Coachella, CA · 14442 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.06km SSE of Banning, CA · 14442 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.54km N of Fontana, CA · 14442 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.212km NE of Coachella, CA · 14442 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.36km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14442 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14441 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.96km ESE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.26km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14441 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.54km S of San Dimas, CA · 14441 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 2.114km SE of Anza, CA · 14450 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.414km SE of Anza, CA · 14450 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.09km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.68km SW of Garnet, CA · 14451 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.816km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14451 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.120km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.911km N of Running Springs, CA · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.25km WNW of Anza, CA · 14452 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.17km NNE of Banning, CA · 14453 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.812km W of Anza, CA · 14453 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.18km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14453 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.13km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14453 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.013km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.06km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14453 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.23km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14454 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.63km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14454 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.81km E of Yucaipa, CA · 14454 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.811km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14455 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.113km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14455 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci718711. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC.