M2.1 earthquake 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, May 15, 1987, 12:09 PM PDT

UTC

1987-05-15 19:09:15 UTC

Depth

9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.014° N, 116.736° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

85°

Stations used

0

• Cabazon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,535. Forecast12 kmNNE
• Banning, CaliforniaPopulation 30,945. Forecast16 kmNE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast46 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast139 kmE

After

1. 2.61km SSE of Hemet, CAFri, May 15, 2:15 PM PDT · 14384 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
2. 2.313km NE of Julian, CAFri, May 15, 2:52 PM PDT · 14384 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.14km SSW of Idyllwild, CASat, May 16, 1:02 AM PDT · 14383 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
4. 2.18km SW of Calimesa, CASat, May 16, 12:44 PM PDT · 14383 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
5. 3.01km NNW of Anza, CASat, May 16, 7:20 PM PDT · 14382 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.99km WNW of Garnet, CASat, May 16, 9:59 PM PDT · 14382 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
7. 2.12km NW of San Bernardino, CASat, May 16, 10:04 PM PDT · 14382 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
8. 2.23km NNW of Colton, CASun, May 17, 12:17 AM PDT · 14382 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
9. 2.25km SSE of Loma Linda, CASun, May 17, 8:18 AM PDT · 14382 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
10. 2.25km SSW of Lytle Creek, CASun, May 17, 5:23 PM PDT · 14381 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
11. 2.413km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CASun, May 17, 5:23 PM PDT · 14381 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
12. 2.12km NNW of San Bernardino, CAMon, May 18, 5:23 AM PDT · 14381 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
13. 2.24km NNE of Cabazon, CAMon, May 18, 6:06 AM PDT · 14381 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.013km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, May 18, 7:56 AM PDT · 14381 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.26km S of Redlands, CAMon, May 18, 7:59 AM PDT · 14381 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
16. 2.48km SSE of Joshua Tree, CAMon, May 18, 7:22 PM PDT · 14380 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
17. 1.98km NW of Anza, CAMon, May 18, 8:04 PM PDT · 14380 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
18. 2.111km W of Morongo Valley, CAMon, May 18, 9:28 PM PDT · 14380 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.614km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, May 19, 1:25 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.014km W of Salton City, CATue, May 19, 3:34 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
21. 2.34km WSW of Borrego Springs, CATue, May 19, 3:50 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
22. 2.93km ESE of Muscoy, CATue, May 19, 6:09 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
23. 2.48km W of Morongo Valley, CATue, May 19, 7:54 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
24. 2.28km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, May 19, 8:48 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
25. 2.014km SE of Anza, CATue, May 19, 10:28 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
26. 2.16km WNW of Fontana, CATue, May 19, 12:00 PM PDT · 14380 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
27. 2.21km WSW of Cabazon, CATue, May 19, 12:56 PM PDT · 14380 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
28. 2.06km WNW of Fontana, CATue, May 19, 7:18 PM PDT · 14379 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
29. 1.912km SW of Morongo Valley, CATue, May 19, 7:38 PM PDT · 14379 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
30. 2.117km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, May 20, 4:57 AM PDT · 14379 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
31. 1.613km WNW of Anza, CAWed, May 20, 5:42 AM PDT · 14379 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
32. 2.210km SSW of Idyllwild, CAWed, May 20, 6:39 PM PDT · 14378 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
33. 2.14km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, May 21, 1:51 AM PDT · 14378 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
34. 2.010km N of Anza, CAFri, May 22, 12:33 AM PDT · 14377 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
35. 2.18km SW of Devore, CAFri, May 22, 5:50 PM PDT · 14376 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
36. 2.224km SSW of La Quinta, CAFri, May 22, 6:02 PM PDT · 14376 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
37. 2.04km NW of Aguanga, CASat, May 23, 1:35 AM PDT · 14376 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
38. 2.111km N of Banning, CASat, May 23, 7:13 PM PDT · 14375 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
39. 2.24km NNE of Running Springs, CASat, May 23, 9:33 PM PDT · 14375 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
40. 2.06km S of Idyllwild, CASat, May 23, 10:01 PM PDT · 14375 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
41. 1.77km N of Big Bear Lake, CASun, May 24, 4:33 AM PDT · 14375 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
42. 2.223km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, May 24, 1:54 PM PDT · 14375 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
43. 2.022km ESE of Anza, CASun, May 24, 10:50 PM PDT · 14374 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
44. 1.64km NNE of Fontana, CAMon, May 25, 5:06 AM PDT · 14374 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
45. 2.36km E of Yucaipa, CAMon, May 25, 3:14 PM PDT · 14374 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
46. 2.49km NE of Nuevo, CAMon, May 25, 4:01 PM PDT · 14373 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
47. 2.36km WNW of Fontana, CAMon, May 25, 5:33 PM PDT · 14373 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
48. 2.02km WNW of Muscoy, CAMon, May 25, 7:21 PM PDT · 14373 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
49. 1.86km WNW of Fontana, CATue, May 26, 7:18 AM PDT · 14373 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
50. 1.95km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, May 26, 3:55 PM PDT · 14373 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
51. 2.317km NNE of Indio, CATue, May 26, 5:17 PM PDT · 14372 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
52. 2.317km NNE of Indio, CATue, May 26, 6:51 PM PDT · 14372 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
53. 1.916km NNE of Indio, CATue, May 26, 7:07 PM PDT · 14372 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
54. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CATue, May 26, 8:49 PM PDT · 14372 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
55. 1.716km NNE of Indio, CATue, May 26, 9:16 PM PDT · 14372 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
56. 1.617km NNE of Indio, CATue, May 26, 10:09 PM PDT · 14372 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
57. 2.012km SW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, May 27, 12:00 AM PDT · 14372 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
58. 2.211km SW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, May 27, 12:00 AM PDT · 14372 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
59. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CAWed, May 27, 12:54 AM PDT · 14372 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
60. 2.110km SW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, May 27, 1:10 AM PDT · 14372 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

1. 2.512km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, May 15, 11:51 AM PDT · 14384 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.13km WSW of Lake Henshaw, CAFri, May 15, 7:32 AM PDT · 14384 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.47km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CAFri, May 15, 5:48 AM PDT · 14384 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.32km WSW of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, May 14, 3:35 PM PDT · 14385 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
5. 2.46km WNW of Fontana, CAThu, May 14, 3:28 PM PDT · 14385 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, May 14, 3:18 PM PDT · 14385 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.96km WNW of Fontana, CAThu, May 14, 11:19 AM PDT · 14385 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
8. 1.94km SSW of Garnet, CAThu, May 14, 8:04 AM PDT · 14385 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.113km E of Anza, CAThu, May 14, 6:09 AM PDT · 14385 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.712km E of Anza, CAThu, May 14, 6:09 AM PDT · 14385 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
11. 2.35km WSW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, May 13, 5:55 PM PDT · 14385 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.917km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, May 13, 12:28 PM PDT · 14386 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
13. 2.17km ENE of Running Springs, CAWed, May 13, 3:14 AM PDT · 14386 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
14. 1.99km SW of Idyllwild, CAWed, May 13, 3:01 AM PDT · 14386 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.07km N of Big Bear Lake, CATue, May 12, 6:38 PM PDT · 14386 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
16. 2.97km N of Big Bear Lake, CATue, May 12, 4:47 PM PDT · 14386 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
17. 2.011km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, May 12, 4:16 PM PDT · 14386 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
18. 2.18km N of Big Bear Lake, CATue, May 12, 3:43 PM PDT · 14387 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.111km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, May 12, 3:36 PM PDT · 14387 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.98km S of Borrego Springs, CATue, May 12, 2:47 PM PDT · 14387 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci722172. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.