California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9km NE of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Mar 27, 1987, 10:06 PM PST (06:06 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8km N of Big Bear Lake, 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
1987-03-28 06:06:12 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.974° N, 116.713° 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
110°
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: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 168 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.96km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14432 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.62km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14432 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.33km E of Banning, CA · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.15km NW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.112km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14431 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.313km SE of Anza, CA · 14431 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.95km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14431 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 14431 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 14431 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.020km ESE of Anza, CA · 14431 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.916km SW of Amboy, CA · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.92km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14431 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.02km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14431 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.616km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14431 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.914km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14430 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.312km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14430 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.02km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14430 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.01km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14430 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.11km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14430 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.31km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14430 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.72km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14430 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.65km SSW of Devore, CA · 14430 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.12km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14430 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.87km W of Mira Loma, CA · 14430 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.12km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14430 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.12km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14430 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14430 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.55km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14429 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.87km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14429 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.86km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.55km N of Fontana, CA · 14429 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.810km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.012km N of Cabazon, CA · 14428 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.89km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14428 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.13km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.41km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14428 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.94km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14428 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.24km E of Cabazon, CA · 14428 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.93km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14428 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.57km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14427 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.89km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 14427 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14427 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.37km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14427 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.219km N of Cabazon, CA · 14427 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.62km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.22km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 3.22km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.32km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.12km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.11km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.31km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.22km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.12km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.92km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.12km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.42km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.72km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.92km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.92km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14426 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 1.614km S of Anza, CA · 14433 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.914km WNW of Anza, CA · 14433 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.22km NE of Ladera Ranch, CA · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.914km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14434 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.04km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 14434 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.98km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14434 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.84km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14435 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.99km NNW of Julian, CA · 14435 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14435 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.99km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14435 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.69km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14435 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.79km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14435 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.26km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14435 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.27km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14435 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.37km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14436 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.017km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14436 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.118km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14436 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.24km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14436 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.29km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14436 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.612km NE of Coachella, CA · 14437 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci719447. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.