California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2km WNW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2km WNW of Cabazon, CA on Mon, May 19, 2003, 11:25 AM PDT (18:25 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 34km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-05-19 18:25:28 UTC
Depth
16.5 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.923° N, 116.813° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 162 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514km SW of Ludlow, California · 8540 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.92km SSW of San Bernardino, CA · 8540 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.528km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8539 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.54km S of Loma Linda, California · 8539 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.69km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8539 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.517km NNE of Apple Valley, California · 8539 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.83km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8539 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.54km SSW of Banning, CA · 8539 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.520km N of Borrego Springs, California · 8538 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.715km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8538 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.613km W of Ludlow, California · 8538 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.66km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8538 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.915km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8538 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.64km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8538 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.637km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8538 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.530km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8538 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.010km W of Garnet, CA · 8537 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.52km S of Loma Linda, California · 8537 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.312km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8537 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.08km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 8536 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.725km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8536 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.716km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8536 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.628km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8536 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.94km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 8536 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8536 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.925km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8536 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.711km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8536 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.66km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 8536 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.510km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8536 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.617km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8535 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.225km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8535 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.714km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8535 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.710km SSW of Corona, CA · 8535 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.64km SSE of Redlands, CA · 8534 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.64km SSE of Redlands, California · 8534 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.926km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8534 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8534 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.64km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8534 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.614km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8534 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.54km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8534 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.66km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8534 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.716km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8533 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.65km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.712km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.814km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 8532 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.61km NE of Muscoy, CA · 8532 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.311km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8532 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.15km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 8532 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.63km N of Moreno Valley, California · 8531 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.52km ENE of Grand Terrace, California · 8531 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.116km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8531 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.516km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8531 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8531 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.67km NE of Anza, CA · 8531 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8530 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.011km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.67km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 8529 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.517km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8529 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.15km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 8529 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 2.013km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 8540 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.936km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8540 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8540 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.64km S of Charter Oak, CA · 8541 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.311km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8541 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.62km WSW of Julian, CA · 8542 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.716km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8542 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.55km N of Big Bear City, California · 8542 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.616km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8542 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.16km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8542 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.726km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8542 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.66km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 8542 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.59km ESE of Temecula, CA · 8543 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.614km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8543 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.717km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8543 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.218km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8543 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.524km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8543 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.516km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8544 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.616km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8544 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.611km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8544 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9916725. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.