California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9km N of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Apr 23, 1987, 7:46 PM PDT (02:46 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 7km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-24 02:46:49 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.996° N, 116.803° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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
202°, 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: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917km NNE of Indio, CA · 14357 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.04km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14357 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.716km NNE of Indio, CA · 14357 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 14357 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.517km NNE of Indio, CA · 14356 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.87km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14356 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.67km ENE of Palm Springs, CA · 14356 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.316km NNE of Indio, CA · 14356 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 14356 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.317km NNE of Indio, CA · 14356 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.919km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14356 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.213km NE of Julian, CA · 14356 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.417km NNE of Indio, CA · 14356 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.216km N of Indio, CA · 14356 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.64km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14356 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.17km E of Cabazon, CA · 14356 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.817km N of Indio, CA · 14355 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.519km NNE of Indio, CA · 14355 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.21km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 14355 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 14355 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.317km NNE of Indio, CA · 14355 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.09km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14354 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.64km N of Palm Springs, CA · 14354 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.06km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14354 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.917km NNE of Indio, CA · 14353 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.313km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14353 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.88km WSW of Mountain View Acres, CA · 14353 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.917km NNE of Indio, CA · 14353 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.112km E of Yucaipa, CA · 14353 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.78km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14353 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CA · 14353 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.217km ESE of Anza, CA · 14352 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.910km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14352 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.79km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14352 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.512km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14352 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.08km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14352 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.98km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14351 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.99km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14351 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.08km WNW of Anza, CA · 14351 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.911km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.112km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14350 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.213km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14350 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.016km N of Indio, CA · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.616km N of Indio, CA · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.016km NNE of Indio, CA · 14350 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.616km N of Indio, CA · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.23km SSW of Banning, CA · 14350 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.916km NNE of Indio, CA · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 3.016km NNE of Indio, CA · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.216km N of Indio, CA · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.716km NNE of Indio, CA · 14350 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.37km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 14350 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.913km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.717km NNE of Indio, CA · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.617km NNE of Indio, CA · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.616km N of Indio, CA · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.916km N of Indio, CA · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.211km N of Cabazon, CA · 14349 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.717km NNE of Indio, CA · 14349 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 182.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci721110. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.