M3.2 earthquake 9km NNW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 9km NNW of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 4:28 PM PST (00:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15km NE of Indio, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.19	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.167 · 202 stations
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.036 · 101 stations

95 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 145.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39797144 (also filed as us6000djz0). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.