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M 2.9ml
Earthquake near Cabazon, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Cabazon in the 24 hours to 4:22 am PST (12:22 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 2.9 earthquake was recorded 13 km (8 mi) north of Cabazon, CA, at 10:36 am PDT on 27 May 2018 (17:36 UTC), 13 km deep. 9 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 13km N of Cabazon, CA
22 km (13 mi) E of Yucaipa, CA · 148 km (92 mi) E of Los Angeles, CA
- When
- 10:36 am PDT on 27 May 2018 ()
- Where
- 13 km (8 mi) north of Cabazon, CA · earthquakes near Cabazon
- Magnitude
- M 2.9 (ml)
- Depth
- 13 km below the surface
- Felt
- 9 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Riverside County, 82 km ESE
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Andreas fault, 2 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 3030 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 28 km (17 mi) from the epicentre. In Cabazon, 13 km away, the estimate is intensity II (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 13 km, intensity II · Beaumont 19 km, intensity II · Morongo Valley 21 km, intensity II · Yucaipa 22 km, intensity II · Big Bear Lake 26 km, intensity II · Big Bear City 26 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 610 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 25,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 18,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 1.6× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.9 about 610 lb of TNT
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 4.5 on 2018-05-08 — about 270 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 38 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 7.3 The 1992 Landers, California Earthquake · 39 km ENE of this epicentre
- 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 34 km SSW of this epicentre
- 6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 19 km N of this epicentre
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 42 km W of this epicentre
- 6.1 The 1992 Joshua Tree, California Earthquake · 46 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 34.0312, -116.8077. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside County, CA | 82 km (51 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Riverside County |
| Orange County, CA | 98 km (61 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Orange County |
| San Bernardino County, CA | 108 km (67 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near San Bernardino County |
| San Diego County, CA | 112 km (70 mi) | S | earthquakes near San Diego County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
56 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.7 6km NW of Highland, CA
- 1.7 6km NW of San Jacinto, CA
- 2.0 6km NW of Highland, CA
- 1.8 13km NNE of Banning, CA
- 3.0 4km WNW of Cabazon, CA
- 1.6 6km SSW of Redlands, CA
- 1.9 6km NW of San Jacinto, CA
- 1.5 9km NW of Garnet, CA
- 2.0 8km SE of Valle Vista, CA
- 1.7 3km SE of Loma Linda, CA
- 2.1 10km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA
- 1.6 10km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA
- 1.8 13km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA
- 1.5 16km N of Cabazon, CA
- 1.5 8km ENE of Cabazon, 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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