California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Feb 24, 1988, 5:36 AM PST (13:36 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 8km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-02-24 13:36:26 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.046° N, 116.746° 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
153°
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: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14067 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.210km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14067 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.917km NNE of Indio, CA · 14066 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.18km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14066 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.924km ESE of Anza, CA · 14066 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.920km S of La Quinta, CA · 14066 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.920km S of La Quinta, CA · 14066 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.04km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 14066 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.76km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14065 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.06km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14065 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.66km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14065 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.222km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14065 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.25km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14064 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.54km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14064 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.97km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14063 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.58km ESE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14062 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.28km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14062 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.111km NE of Coachella, CA · 14061 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.12km NE of Woodcrest, CA · 14061 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.71km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 14060 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.01km E of Nuevo, CA · 14060 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.211km NE of Coachella, CA · 14060 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.29km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 14060 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.48km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14060 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.27km ENE of Anza, CA · 14059 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.011km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14059 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.012km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14058 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.35km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14058 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.713km S of Home Gardens, CA · 14058 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.36km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14057 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.96km N of Cabazon, CA · 14057 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.65km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14057 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.012km N of Cabazon, CA · 14057 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.24km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14057 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.16km W of Warner Springs, CA · 14056 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 14056 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.412km ESE of Anza, CA · 14056 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.317km ESE of Anza, CA · 14056 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.611km ENE of Indio, CA · 14056 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.711km NE of Coachella, CA · 14056 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.19km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14056 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.519km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 14055 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.012km W of Anza, CA · 14055 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.021km SW of La Quinta, CA · 14054 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.95km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14054 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.817km ESE of Anza, CA · 14053 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.817km ESE of Anza, CA · 14053 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.110km ENE of Pala, CA · 14052 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.40km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 14052 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.514km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14052 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.98km NNE of Indio, CA · 14051 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.015km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14051 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.321km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14051 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.37km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14051 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.19km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14050 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.020km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14050 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.829km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14050 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14050 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.314km WNW of Anza, CA · 14050 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.23km NNE of Norco, CA · 14050 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci744103. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.