California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Tue, Aug 7, 1990, 6:02 PM PDT (01:02 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 13km SE of Running Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-08-08 01:02:06 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.013° N, 116.731° 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
48°
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: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13206 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.718km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13205 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.68km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 13205 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.610km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13205 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.69km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 13205 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.02km SSE of Devore, CA · 13205 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.98km N of Claremont, CA · 13203 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.53km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 13202 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.59km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13202 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.67km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 13202 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.99km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13202 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.79km NNE of Banning, CA · 13202 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.24km E of Yorba Linda, CA · 13202 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.04km N of Claremont, CA · 13201 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.714km NE of Coachella, CA · 13201 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.58km S of Cabazon, CA · 13200 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.91km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 13200 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.523km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 13199 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.57km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 13199 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.712km SSE of Anza, CA · 13199 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.64km S of Idyllwild, CA · 13198 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.72km N of Loma Linda, CA · 13198 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 13198 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.619km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 13198 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.616km NE of Coachella, CA · 13198 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.69km ENE of Pala, CA · 13197 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.910km ENE of Pala, CA · 13197 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.110km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 13197 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.69km NW of Aguanga, CA · 13197 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.616km NE of Coachella, CA · 13197 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.310km ENE of Pala, CA · 13197 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.09km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13197 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.53km SW of Corona, CA · 13197 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.08km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13197 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.915km SSE of Anza, CA · 13196 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.98km NW of Garnet, CA · 13196 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.09km NNW of Upland, CA · 13196 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.922km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 13195 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.616km NE of Coachella, CA · 13195 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.53km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13194 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.72km SSE of Aguanga, CA · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.92km ENE of Banning, CA · 13193 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.19km S of Idyllwild, CA · 13193 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.918km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 13192 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.72km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13192 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.929km ESE of Barstow, CA · 13191 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.911km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13191 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.55km NNW of Claremont, CA · 13190 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.65km N of Claremont, CA · 13190 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.510km SW of Anza, CA · 13190 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13190 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.322km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 13190 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.95km SSE of Thousand Palms, CA · 13190 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 13189 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.75km ESE of Ontario, CA · 13189 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.94km NNE of Claremont, CA · 13188 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.017km E of Big Bear City, CA · 13188 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.017km E of Big Bear City, CA · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.017km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.710km ENE of Pala, CA · 13188 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.23km ENE of Colton, CA · 13206 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.68km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 13206 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.04km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 13206 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.27km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 13206 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.67km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 13207 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.67km NW of Aguanga, CA · 13207 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.417km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 13207 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.917km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 13208 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.29km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13208 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.14km WNW of Devore, CA · 13208 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.09km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13208 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.18km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13208 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.717km N of Indio, CA · 13208 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.510km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13209 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.54km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 13209 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.79km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 13209 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.34km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 13209 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.411km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13209 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.65km SE of Ontario, CA · 13209 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.411km ENE of North Tustin, CA · 13209 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1061386. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.