M2.5 earthquake 12km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 19, 1948, 2:54 PM GMT-7

UTC

1948-12-19 21:54:35 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.930° N, 116.363° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

294°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Sky Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 2,406. Forecast5 kmNNW
• Desert Hot Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 28,335. Forecast13 kmESE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast80 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast154 kmNNE

After

1. 2.417km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Dec 21, 2:04 AM GMT-7 · 28399 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.58km E of Garnet, CATue, Dec 21, 9:40 AM GMT-7 · 28399 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.910km N of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Dec 22, 7:30 AM GMT-7 · 28398 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Dec 23, 2:10 PM GMT-7 · 28397 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
5. 3.07km NNW of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Dec 23, 3:59 PM GMT-7 · 28397 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.58km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Dec 23, 4:37 PM GMT-7 · 28396 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
7. 2.94km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Dec 24, 4:27 PM GMT-7 · 28396 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.57km NNW of Thousand Palms, CASat, Dec 25, 3:12 AM GMT-7 · 28395 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
9. 2.512km E of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Dec 26, 2:20 AM GMT-7 · 28394 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
10. 3.14km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Dec 26, 2:25 AM GMT-7 · 28394 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.411km NNE of Thousand Palms, CASun, Dec 26, 2:34 AM GMT-7 · 28394 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
12. 3.914km SE of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Dec 27, 4:19 AM GMT-7 · 28393 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
13. 3.43km SE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Dec 27, 4:36 PM GMT-7 · 28392 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.76km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Dec 27, 6:11 PM GMT-7 · 28392 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
15. 4.014km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 28, 5:53 AM GMT-7 · 28392 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
16. 2.59km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Dec 30, 8:36 AM GMT-7 · 28390 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.911km N of Thousand Palms, CAFri, Dec 31, 10:24 PM GMT-7 · 28388 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
18. 3.16km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Jan 1, 1:05 AM GMT-8 · 28388 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
19. 3.42km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Jan 1, 7:11 AM GMT-8 · 28388 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
20. 2.64km NE of Cabazon, CASun, Jan 2, 2:48 AM GMT-8 · 28387 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
21. 2.67km NNE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Jan 3, 12:07 PM GMT-8 · 28386 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
22. 3.312km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Jan 5, 9:54 PM GMT-8 · 28383 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
23. 2.76km NNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Jan 6, 2:06 AM GMT-8 · 28383 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
24. 2.86km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jan 6, 11:29 PM GMT-8 · 28382 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
25. 2.94km N of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Jan 7, 12:23 AM GMT-8 · 28382 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
26. 2.58km N of Morongo Valley, CASat, Jan 8, 8:40 AM GMT-8 · 28381 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
27. 2.93km NNW of Mentone, CASat, Jan 8, 11:08 AM GMT-8 · 28381 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
28. 2.510km NNW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Jan 8, 11:12 AM GMT-8 · 28381 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
29. 2.610km NNW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Jan 8, 12:34 PM GMT-8 · 28381 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
30. 2.45km ESE of Valle Vista, CASat, Jan 8, 10:20 PM GMT-8 · 28380 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
31. 2.516km S of Hemet, CASat, Jan 15, 5:15 AM GMT-8 · 28374 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
32. 2.77km E of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Jan 18, 11:11 PM GMT-8 · 28370 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
33. 2.715km NE of Anza, CAFri, Jan 21, 4:23 AM GMT-8 · 28368 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
34. 3.010km W of Aguanga, CASat, Jan 22, 1:15 PM GMT-8 · 28367 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
35. 2.65km SW of Rancho Mirage, CAThu, Jan 27, 1:04 PM GMT-8 · 28362 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
36. 3.512km N of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jan 30, 6:39 AM GMT-8 · 28359 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
37. 2.87km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Feb 1, 1:49 AM GMT-8 · 28357 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
38. 3.011km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Feb 2, 10:20 PM GMT-8 · 28355 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
39. 2.910km SE of Anza, CASat, Feb 5, 10:24 PM GMT-8 · 28352 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
40. 2.69km N of Thousand Palms, CASun, Feb 6, 11:23 PM GMT-8 · 28351 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
41. 3.413km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Feb 7, 8:11 AM GMT-8 · 28351 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
42. 2.810km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Feb 9, 12:54 AM GMT-8 · 28349 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
43. 3.012km E of Julian, CAThu, Feb 10, 3:16 PM GMT-8 · 28348 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
44. 2.92km ENE of Rancho Mirage, CASat, Feb 12, 10:19 AM GMT-8 · 28346 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
45. 2.916km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Feb 15, 9:43 AM GMT-8 · 28343 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
46. 2.610km NNE of Beaumont, CAWed, Feb 16, 3:02 AM GMT-8 · 28342 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away

Before

1. 2.813km NNE of Thousand Palms, CASat, Dec 18, 3:30 PM GMT-7 · 28402 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.98km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Dec 18, 2:07 PM GMT-7 · 28402 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
3. 3.17km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Dec 16, 3:57 PM GMT-7 · 28404 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
4. 2.76km N of Cathedral City, CAThu, Dec 16, 1:22 AM GMT-7 · 28404 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
5. 3.610km SE of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Dec 15, 9:41 AM GMT-7 · 28405 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.210km N of Cabazon, CATue, Dec 14, 8:15 PM GMT-7 · 28405 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.52km SE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Dec 14, 3:03 PM GMT-7 · 28406 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.22km N of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Dec 14, 5:52 AM GMT-7 · 28406 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Dec 14, 1:13 AM GMT-7 · 28406 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.23km NNE of Garnet, CAMon, Dec 13, 9:48 PM GMT-7 · 28406 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.510km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Dec 13, 7:47 PM GMT-7 · 28406 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.710km N of Thousand Palms, CAMon, Dec 13, 5:46 PM GMT-7 · 28406 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
13. 2.710km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Dec 13, 4:38 PM GMT-7 · 28406 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.96km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Dec 13, 8:09 AM GMT-7 · 28407 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
15. 3.12km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Dec 13, 8:01 AM GMT-7 · 28407 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.58km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Dec 13, 7:55 AM GMT-7 · 28407 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
17. 3.16km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Dec 13, 3:14 AM GMT-7 · 28407 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
18. 3.012km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Dec 13, 1:19 AM GMT-7 · 28407 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
19. 2.312km N of Thousand Palms, CASun, Dec 12, 12:56 PM GMT-7 · 28408 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.712km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Dec 12, 10:45 AM GMT-7 · 28408 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3356421. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.