M2.0 earthquake 8km N of Cabazon, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Oct 15, 1987, 6:46 PM PDT

UTC

1987-10-16 01:46:20 UTC

Depth

19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.993° N, 116.784° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

44°

Stations used

0

• Cabazon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,535. Forecast8 kmN
• Banning, CaliforniaPopulation 30,945. Forecast11 kmNE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast42 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast135 kmE

After

1. 2.03km SW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Oct 16, 1:05 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.120km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Oct 16, 5:28 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
3. 2.315km SE of Big Bear City, CAFri, Oct 16, 10:15 PM PDT · 14229 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
4. 1.718km WNW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Oct 17, 12:49 AM PDT · 14229 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.37km SW of Palomar Observatory, CASat, Oct 17, 1:40 AM PDT · 14229 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.59km NE of Indio, CASat, Oct 17, 7:10 AM PDT · 14229 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.93km NNE of Moreno Valley, CASat, Oct 17, 8:52 AM PDT · 14229 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
8. 2.216km N of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Oct 17, 11:56 AM PDT · 14229 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.13km ESE of Yucca Valley, CASat, Oct 17, 1:12 PM PDT · 14229 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
10. 2.215km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 17, 1:55 PM PDT · 14228 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.913km ENE of Thousand Palms, CASat, Oct 17, 6:45 PM PDT · 14228 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.921km SSW of La Quinta, CASat, Oct 17, 11:45 PM PDT · 14228 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.010km E of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 18, 1:15 AM PDT · 14228 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.721km SW of La Quinta, CASun, Oct 18, 2:27 AM PDT · 14228 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
15. 2.04km NNE of Moreno Valley, CASun, Oct 18, 5:21 AM PDT · 14228 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
16. 1.910km WSW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Oct 18, 9:08 AM PDT · 14228 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.09km ENE of Cabazon, CASun, Oct 18, 9:35 AM PDT · 14228 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
18. 1.88km W of Garnet, CASun, Oct 18, 11:51 AM PDT · 14228 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
19. 1.814km W of Morongo Valley, CASun, Oct 18, 10:35 PM PDT · 14227 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.33km ENE of Loma Linda, CASun, Oct 18, 11:07 PM PDT · 14227 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
21. 1.96km NNW of Banning, CASun, Oct 18, 11:47 PM PDT · 14227 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
22. 1.938km NNE of North Shore, CAMon, Oct 19, 1:12 AM PDT · 14227 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
23. 2.119km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Oct 19, 2:11 AM PDT · 14227 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
24. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Oct 19, 2:11 AM PDT · 14227 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
25. 2.424km NE of Thermal, CAMon, Oct 19, 3:39 AM PDT · 14227 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
26. 2.013km W of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Oct 19, 12:09 PM PDT · 14227 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
27. 2.14km SSE of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Oct 19, 12:21 PM PDT · 14227 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
28. 1.717km N of Indio, CAMon, Oct 19, 1:14 PM PDT · 14227 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
29. 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CAMon, Oct 19, 3:08 PM PDT · 14226 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
30. 2.111km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Oct 19, 4:20 PM PDT · 14226 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
31. 2.07km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Oct 19, 7:16 PM PDT · 14226 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
32. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Oct 19, 8:02 PM PDT · 14226 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
33. 1.52km NW of Loma Linda, CAMon, Oct 19, 8:04 PM PDT · 14226 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
34. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CATue, Oct 20, 3:47 AM PDT · 14226 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
35. 2.122km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Oct 20, 9:00 AM PDT · 14226 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
36. 2.113km WNW of Anza, CAWed, Oct 21, 1:00 AM PDT · 14225 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
37. 2.911km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAWed, Oct 21, 7:54 AM PDT · 14225 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
38. 1.522km ENE of Thermal, CAWed, Oct 21, 10:07 AM PDT · 14225 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
39. 1.73km S of Cabazon, CAWed, Oct 21, 7:50 PM PDT · 14224 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
40. 1.64km SE of Loma Linda, CAWed, Oct 21, 8:01 PM PDT · 14224 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
41. 1.914km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Oct 22, 3:31 AM PDT · 14224 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
42. 1.86km E of Calimesa, CAThu, Oct 22, 5:56 AM PDT · 14224 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
43. 1.95km SW of Big Bear Lake, CAThu, Oct 22, 6:18 AM PDT · 14224 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
44. 2.220km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Oct 22, 5:45 PM PDT · 14223 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
45. 2.212km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Oct 22, 6:26 PM PDT · 14223 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
46. 1.88km NNE of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Oct 22, 9:52 PM PDT · 14223 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
47. 2.111km SSW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Oct 22, 11:31 PM PDT · 14223 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
48. 1.810km SW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Oct 23, 1:05 AM PDT · 14223 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
49. 1.910km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Oct 23, 11:21 AM PDT · 14223 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
50. 1.810km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Oct 23, 1:00 PM PDT · 14223 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
51. 1.94km NW of Aguanga, CAFri, Oct 23, 4:12 PM PDT · 14222 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
52. 1.94km N of Big Bear City, CAFri, Oct 23, 6:28 PM PDT · 14222 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
53. 2.47km NNE of Beaumont, CASat, Oct 24, 2:57 PM PDT · 14221 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
54. 1.89km NNE of Banning, CASat, Oct 24, 4:22 PM PDT · 14221 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
55. 1.816km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 25, 1:12 AM PDT · 14221 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
56. 1.84km SSE of Morongo Valley, CASun, Oct 25, 2:19 AM PST · 14221 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
57. 1.65km N of Yorba Linda, CASun, Oct 25, 9:11 PM PST · 14220 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
58. 2.329km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Oct 26, 4:28 AM PST · 14220 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
59. 2.611km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Oct 26, 6:50 AM PST · 14220 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
60. 2.07km SE of Warner Springs, CAMon, Oct 26, 8:52 AM PST · 14220 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

1. 2.36km SSE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Oct 15, 3:07 PM PDT · 14230 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
2. 2.013km NE of Joshua Tree, CAThu, Oct 15, 1:20 PM PDT · 14231 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
3. 2.34km NNE of Moreno Valley, CAThu, Oct 15, 1:06 PM PDT · 14231 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.84km WNW of Cabazon, CAThu, Oct 15, 6:07 AM PDT · 14231 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
5. 1.84km SW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Oct 15, 3:34 AM PDT · 14231 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
6. 1.55km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Oct 14, 2:04 PM PDT · 14231 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.010km SE of Big Bear City, CAWed, Oct 14, 11:37 AM PDT · 14232 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
8. 2.312km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 14, 11:25 AM PDT · 14232 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
9. 1.64km NE of Moreno Valley, CAWed, Oct 14, 12:47 AM PDT · 14232 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
10. 1.83km NNE of Moreno Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 7:43 PM PDT · 14232 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.75km SSE of Yucca Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 1:27 PM PDT · 14232 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
12. 1.95km SSE of Yucca Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 9:55 AM PDT · 14233 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
13. 3.54km NNE of Moreno Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 8:59 AM PDT · 14233 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.88km W of Morongo Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 4:27 AM PDT · 14233 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.110km NE of Coachella, CATue, Oct 13, 2:51 AM PDT · 14233 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.94km NE of Moreno Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 1:58 AM PDT · 14233 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
17. 2.28km N of Cabazon, CATue, Oct 13, 12:38 AM PDT · 14233 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.75km SSE of Yucca Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 12:17 AM PDT · 14233 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
19. 2.35km SSE of Yucca Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 12:14 AM PDT · 14233 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
20. 2.84km SSE of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Oct 12, 11:45 PM PDT · 14233 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci732927. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.