M3.2 earthquake 8km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 8km N of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 5:39 PM PST (01:39 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 23km ESE of Anza, 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
3.17	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.167 · 209 stations
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.039 · 88 stations

119 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak 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: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 154.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39864743 (also filed as us7000fvmi). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.