California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 3km NE of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3km NE of Garnet, CA on Sat, Jul 15, 1939, 8:26 AM GMT-8 (16:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2km SSE of Mentone, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1939-07-15 16:26:40 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.920° N, 116.523° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
353°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.02km SSE of Mentone, CA · 31843 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.52km ENE of Norco, CA · 31834 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.122km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 31824 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.03km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 31812 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.313km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 31810 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.64km E of Norco, CA · 31807 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.13km N of Home Gardens, CA · 31807 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.76km N of Anza, CA · 31807 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.79km N of Anza, CA · 31807 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.725km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 31797 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.030km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 31797 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.310km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 31789 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 3.610km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 31857 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.36km WNW of Garnet, CA · 31857 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.310km SSW of Anza, CA · 31873 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365059. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.