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M 3.4ml
Earthquake near Cabazon, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Cabazon in the 24 hours to 8:20 pm PST (04:20 UTC). The last one was M 2.8, 20 km (13 mi) SW, at 8:30 pm PDT on 14 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 87 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Cabazon
This page: a magnitude 3.4 earthquake was recorded 4 km (3 mi) south-southwest of Cabazon, CA, at 12:12 am PDT on 7 June 2017 (07:12 UTC), 15 km deep. 145 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 4km SSW of Cabazon, CA
14 km (9 mi) E of Beaumont, CA · 149 km (93 mi) E of Los Angeles, CA
- When
- 12:12 am PDT on 7 June 2017 ()
- Where
- 4 km (3 mi) south-southwest of Cabazon, CA · earthquakes near Cabazon
- Magnitude
- M 3.4 (ml)
- Depth
- 15 km below the surface
- Felt
- 145 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- Riverside County, 76 km ESE
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Gorgonio Pass fault, 7 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3375 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 54 km (34 mi) from the epicentre. In Cabazon, 4 km away, the estimate is intensity III (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Banning 9 km, intensity III · Valle Vista 17 km, intensity III · Beaumont 17 km, intensity III · Idyllwild 17 km, intensity III · San Jacinto 18 km, intensity III · Hemet 22 km, intensity II · Palm Springs 24 km, intensity II · Morongo Valley 27 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 1.7 tons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.4 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 99,000× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 4,400× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 3,100× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 3.4 about 1.7 tons of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 3.6× more
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.4 on 2016-01-06 — about 34 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 33 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 7.3 The 1992 Landers, California Earthquake · 49 km NE of this epicentre
- 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 21 km SW of this epicentre
- 6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 36 km N of this epicentre
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 48 km WNW of this epicentre
- 6.1 The 1992 Joshua Tree, California Earthquake · 45 km E of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 33.8818, -116.7988. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside County, CA | 76 km (47 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Riverside County |
| Orange County, CA | 93 km (58 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Orange County |
| San Diego County, CA | 95 km (59 mi) | S | earthquakes near San Diego County |
| San Bernardino County, CA | 122 km (76 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near San Bernardino County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
50 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 4km SW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.6 8km NE of Aguanga, CA
- 2.9 4km SE of Grand Terrace, CA
- 1.6 8km NE of Aguanga, CA
- 2.1 4km NE of Temecula, CA
- 2.0 7km SSE of Redlands, CA
- 1.7 10km S of Valle Vista, CA
- 1.7 8km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA
- 1.7 22km NW of Yucca Valley, CA
- 2.3 9km E of Running Springs, CA
- 1.5 9km WSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.6 8km WSW of Calimesa, CA
- 3.5 9km NNW of Banning, CA
- 1.6 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA
- 1.5 4km SW of Morongo Valley, CA
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
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- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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