M3.1 earthquake 2km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 2km N of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Apr 8, 2021, 5:33 PM PDT (00:33 UTC), 15 km (9 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
3.11	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.14 · 271 stations
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.036 · 102 stations

68 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: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 160.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39844112 (also filed as us6000e06d). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.