California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5km NNW of Thousand Palms, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5km NNW of Thousand Palms, CA on Thu, Jul 24, 1947, 3:00 PM GMT-8 (23:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 6km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1947-07-24 23:00:20 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.863° N, 116.419° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
291°, 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: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.98km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.99km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.75km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.86km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.910km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.08km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.98km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.37km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.48km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.14km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.68km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.67km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.411km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.85km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.84km N of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.96km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 5.210km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.010km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.07km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.15km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 3.97km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 3.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 3.09km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 28914 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 4.38km SSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 28914 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 3.58km SSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 28914 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 4.05km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28914 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 5.03km N of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28914 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 3.612km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28914 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 3.410km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28914 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.88km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 28914 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.88km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28913 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 3.05km N of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28913 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 4.37km E of Morongo Valley, CA · 28913 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 3.46km E of Morongo Valley, CA · 28913 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 3.98km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 28913 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 3.34km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 28913 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 3.17km ENE of Morongo Valley, CA · 28913 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 3.49km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 28912 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 3.28km SSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 28912 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.86km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28912 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.87km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 28912 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 28911 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.97km SSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 28911 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 3.37km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 28911 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 3.09km SSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 28911 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 3.27km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28910 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 3.84km NNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28910 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 3.19km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28910 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 3.35km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28910 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.44km SW of Highland, CA · 28910 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 4.06km N of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28910 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.22km ESE of Fontana, CA · 28910 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 3.29km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28909 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 3.26km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28908 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 2.87km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 28908 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 3.19km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 28907 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 3.77km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 28907 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.24km NNW of Rubidoux, CA · 28907 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 3.18km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 28907 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 3.06km ESE of Morongo Valley, CA · 28907 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 4.73km ENE of Garnet, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.08km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.05km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 5.34km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.98km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.417km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 28915 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.411km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28918 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.75km S of Loma Linda, CA · 28937 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.711km S of Valle Vista, CA · 28939 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.02km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 28944 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3358821. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.