M2.1 earthquake 12km N of Cabazon, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Mar 18, 1987, 3:27 PM PST

UTC

1987-03-18 23:27:59 UTC

Depth

16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.025° N, 116.792° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

137°

Stations used

0

• Cabazon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,535. Forecast12 kmN
• Banning, CaliforniaPopulation 30,945. Forecast13 kmNE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast42 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast134 kmE

After

1. 2.15km WNW of Lytle Creek, CAThu, Mar 19, 4:10 AM PST · 14439 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.11km SE of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Mar 19, 7:36 AM PST · 14439 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.99km NE of Coachella, CAThu, Mar 19, 12:53 PM PST · 14439 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
4. 2.417km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Mar 19, 5:56 PM PST · 14439 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
5. 2.15km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Mar 19, 6:40 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.75km WSW of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Mar 19, 6:53 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
7. 2.210km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Mar 19, 7:42 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.45km NW of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Mar 19, 9:00 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.96km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Mar 19, 11:02 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
10. 1.932km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Mar 19, 11:13 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
11. 2.015km ENE of Thousand Palms, CAFri, Mar 20, 5:32 AM PST · 14438 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.212km NE of Coachella, CAFri, Mar 20, 9:04 AM PST · 14438 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
13. 2.120km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Mar 20, 9:24 AM PST · 14438 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.414km N of Cabazon, CAFri, Mar 20, 12:10 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.53km NW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Mar 20, 12:11 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.811km NE of Coachella, CAFri, Mar 20, 5:37 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
17. 2.06km SSE of Banning, CAFri, Mar 20, 5:41 PM PST · 14438 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
18. 1.54km N of Fontana, CAFri, Mar 20, 6:05 PM PST · 14437 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
19. 2.212km NE of Coachella, CAFri, Mar 20, 6:31 PM PST · 14437 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
20. 2.36km S of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Mar 20, 11:18 PM PST · 14437 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
21. 2.75km SW of Idyllwild, CASat, Mar 21, 2:09 AM PST · 14437 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
22. 1.96km ESE of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Mar 21, 3:32 AM PST · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
23. 2.26km W of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Mar 21, 10:19 AM PST · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
24. 2.54km S of San Dimas, CASat, Mar 21, 6:31 PM PST · 14436 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
25. 2.04km S of San Dimas, CASat, Mar 21, 6:49 PM PST · 14436 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
26. 2.319km ESE of Anza, CASat, Mar 21, 6:55 PM PST · 14436 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
27. 1.96km W of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Mar 21, 8:41 PM PST · 14436 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
28. 2.011km W of Anza, CASun, Mar 22, 3:59 AM PST · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
29. 2.111km W of Anza, CASun, Mar 22, 6:27 PM PST · 14435 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
30. 1.95km S of Banning, CASun, Mar 22, 7:31 PM PST · 14435 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
31. 2.015km NNE of Thousand Palms, CASun, Mar 22, 8:02 PM PST · 14435 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
32. 2.315km NNE of Thousand Palms, CASun, Mar 22, 8:32 PM PST · 14435 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
33. 1.612km NE of Coachella, CASun, Mar 22, 10:06 PM PST · 14435 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
34. 2.29km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAMon, Mar 23, 1:24 PM PST · 14435 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
35. 2.24km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Mar 23, 5:37 PM PST · 14435 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
36. 2.118km NNW of Borrego Springs, CATue, Mar 24, 1:29 AM PST · 14434 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
37. 2.017km NNW of Borrego Springs, CATue, Mar 24, 2:15 AM PST · 14434 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
38. 2.524km E of Barstow, CATue, Mar 24, 6:53 AM PST · 14434 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
39. 2.724km E of Barstow, CATue, Mar 24, 6:57 AM PST · 14434 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
40. 2.37km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Mar 24, 7:39 AM PST · 14434 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
41. 2.27km NNE of Yucaipa, CATue, Mar 24, 12:38 PM PST · 14434 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
42. 2.26km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Mar 24, 10:21 PM PST · 14433 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
43. 1.79km ENE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Mar 24, 11:22 PM PST · 14433 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
44. 2.69km NE of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Mar 25, 12:52 AM PST · 14433 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
45. 1.99km NE of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Mar 25, 1:10 AM PST · 14433 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
46. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CAWed, Mar 25, 5:37 AM PST · 14433 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
47. 1.99km NNW of Julian, CAWed, Mar 25, 7:14 AM PST · 14433 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
48. 2.84km NNE of Fontana, CAWed, Mar 25, 10:12 AM PST · 14433 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
49. 1.98km S of Idyllwild, CAWed, Mar 25, 11:10 PM PST · 14432 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
50. 2.04km ENE of Calimesa, CAThu, Mar 26, 12:18 AM PST · 14432 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
51. 1.914km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Mar 26, 2:18 AM PST · 14432 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
52. 2.22km NE of Ladera Ranch, CAThu, Mar 26, 12:15 PM PST · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
53. 2.34km NNW of Villa Park, CAThu, Mar 26, 5:03 PM PST · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
54. 1.914km WNW of Anza, CAFri, Mar 27, 12:31 AM PST · 14431 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
55. 1.614km S of Anza, CAFri, Mar 27, 12:44 AM PST · 14431 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
56. 2.09km NE of Cabazon, CAFri, Mar 27, 10:06 PM PST · 14430 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
57. 1.93km SSE of Yorba Linda, CASat, Mar 28, 4:07 AM PST · 14430 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
58. 2.96km S of Idyllwild, CASat, Mar 28, 10:27 AM PST · 14430 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
59. 1.62km S of Loma Linda, CASat, Mar 28, 11:15 AM PST · 14430 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
60. 2.33km E of Banning, CASat, Mar 28, 3:39 PM PST · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

1. 2.411km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Mar 18, 12:28 PM PST · 14440 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
2. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Mar 18, 12:40 AM PST · 14440 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
3. 2.211km ESE of Anza, CATue, Mar 17, 4:26 AM PST · 14441 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
4. 1.932km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Mar 16, 9:35 PM PST · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
5. 3.032km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Mar 16, 9:21 PM PST · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.03km SSW of Loma Linda, CAMon, Mar 16, 4:46 AM PST · 14442 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
7. 2.25km S of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Mar 16, 2:56 AM PST · 14442 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
8. 1.93km SE of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Mar 16, 12:15 AM PST · 14442 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
9. 2.25km S of Loma Linda, CASun, Mar 15, 7:12 PM PST · 14442 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
10. 2.27km WNW of Garnet, CASun, Mar 15, 6:07 PM PST · 14442 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
11. 1.74km SSE of Yucca Valley, CASun, Mar 15, 5:25 PM PST · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.53km SE of Yucca Valley, CASun, Mar 15, 2:29 PM PST · 14443 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
13. 2.15km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Mar 15, 1:33 AM PST · 14443 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
14. 2.218km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Mar 14, 11:03 PM PST · 14443 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
15. 2.53km SE of Yucca Valley, CASat, Mar 14, 3:49 PM PST · 14444 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
16. 2.32km ESE of Yucca Valley, CASat, Mar 14, 3:30 PM PST · 14444 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
17. 2.43km SSE of Yucca Valley, CASat, Mar 14, 3:27 PM PST · 14444 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
18. 2.73km SSE of Yucca Valley, CASat, Mar 14, 1:12 PM PST · 14444 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
19. 1.812km ENE of Cabazon, CASat, Mar 14, 7:04 AM PST · 14444 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
20. 2.14km SSW of Barstow, CAFri, Mar 13, 9:03 PM PST · 14444 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci718982. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC.