California earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 6km W of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 6km W of Garnet, CA on Tue, Nov 16, 1937, 4:27 AM GMT-8 (12:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12 km SE of Anza, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1937-11-16 12:27:39 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.902° N, 116.611° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
282°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.19km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32450 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.022km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 32450 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.56km N of Pala, CA · 32446 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.81km W of Loma Linda, CA · 32446 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.67km SW of La Quinta, CA · 32444 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.14km ESE of Grand Terrace, CA · 32444 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.83km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 32442 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.320km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 32439 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.88km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32436 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.22km SSE of Menifee, CA · 32427 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.012km S of Home Gardens, CA · 32420 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.92km S of Idyllwild, CA · 32411 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.35km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 32408 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.512 km SE of Anza, California · 32404 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.414km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 32404 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.817km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 32402 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.56km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 32401 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.63km SSE of Highland, CA · 32400 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.08km W of Idyllwild, CA · 32398 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.215km SE of Anza, CA · 32397 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.64km ENE of Mecca, CA · 32393 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.912km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32452 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.44km WNW of Mead Valley, CA · 32475 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.711km NE of Pala, CA · 32475 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.06km N of Julian, CA · 32477 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.910km NE of Pala, CA · 32477 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.24km WSW of Palm Springs, CA · 32480 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.25km SSE of Good Hope, CA · 32482 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364451. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.