California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Apr 18, 1987, 5:37 AM PDT (12:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 17km NNE of Indio, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-18 12:37:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.029° N, 116.755° 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
234°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 183.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci720841. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.