California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10km NE of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Dec 27, 1990, 4:29 AM PST (12:29 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-12-27 12:29:32 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.981° N, 116.711° 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
83°
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: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 185 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511km NNE of Banning, CA · 13066 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 13065 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.411km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 13065 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.716km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13065 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.34km S of Pinon Hills, CA · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.76km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 13065 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.217km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 13064 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 13064 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.88km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13064 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.917km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 13063 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.218km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13063 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.516km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13063 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.217km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13062 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.86km S of Redlands, CA · 13062 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.012km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13062 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.58km NE of Cabazon, CA · 13062 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.817km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13061 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.121km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 13061 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.718km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13061 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.89km NNE of Indio, CA · 13061 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.921km SW of Amboy, CA · 13060 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.024km SSE of Ludlow, CA · 13060 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.510km NNE of Indio, CA · 13060 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.86km N of Claremont, CA · 13059 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.74km NE of Claremont, CA · 13059 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.912km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 13059 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.416km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13059 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.17km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 13059 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.617km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13059 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.58km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 13059 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.71km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 13058 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13058 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.87km ENE of Anza, CA · 13058 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.53km ENE of Colton, CA · 13056 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.517km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13056 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.814km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13056 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.59km S of Idyllwild, CA · 13056 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.76km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13056 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.77km S of Idyllwild, CA · 13055 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.74km N of Fontana, CA · 13055 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.213km NE of Julian, CA · 13055 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.96km W of Mira Loma, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.56km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.911km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 13054 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.712km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13054 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.514km E of Big Bear City, CA · 13054 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.64km SE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13054 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.614km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13054 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.911km ENE of Thermal, CA · 13054 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.96km W of Mira Loma, CA · 13054 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.46km W of Mira Loma, CA · 13054 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.77km W of Mira Loma, CA · 13054 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.519km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13054 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.88km S of Idyllwild, CA · 13054 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.514km SE of Anza, CA · 13054 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 13054 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 13054 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.85km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 13053 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.62km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 13053 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.16km W of Mira Loma, CA · 13052 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 2.010km NE of Cabazon, CA · 13066 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.77km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 13066 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.714km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13066 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.017km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13066 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.110km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 13066 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.018km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13066 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.717km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13067 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.55km ENE of Indio, CA · 13067 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.118km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13067 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.76km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA · 13067 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.85km SE of Ontario, CA · 13068 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.016km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13068 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.716km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13068 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.516km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13068 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.923km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 13068 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.816km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13068 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.06km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.716km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13069 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.99km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 13069 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.916km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 13069 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2009526. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.