M3.3 earthquake 37km WNW of Desert Center, CA

Magnitude

3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, May 17, 1949, 1:38 AM GMT-8

UTC

1949-05-17 09:38:43 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.870° N, 115.750° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

320°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaPopulation 26,025. Forecast41 kmSE
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast136 kmENE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast141 kmN

After

1. 3.232km SE of Twentynine Palms, CATue, May 17, 3:42 AM GMT-8 · 28263 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
2. 3.232km SE of Twentynine Palms, CATue, May 17, 6:13 PM GMT-8 · 28262 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
3. 3.233km SE of Twentynine Palms, CATue, May 17, 11:45 PM GMT-8 · 28262 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
4. 3.228km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, May 19, 3:40 AM GMT-8 · 28261 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
5. 3.335km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, May 19, 6:35 AM GMT-8 · 28261 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
6. 3.435km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, May 20, 3:07 AM GMT-8 · 28260 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
7. 3.332km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, May 20, 5:24 AM GMT-8 · 28260 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
8. 3.938km NW of Desert Center, CASun, May 22, 3:20 PM GMT-8 · 28257 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
9. 3.536km SE of Twentynine Palms, CASun, May 22, 4:45 PM GMT-8 · 28257 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
10. 3.628km SE of Twentynine Palms, CASun, May 22, 5:47 PM GMT-8 · 28257 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
11. 3.236km WNW of Desert Center, CAMon, May 23, 12:14 AM GMT-8 · 28257 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
12. 3.534km ENE of Coachella, CAMon, May 23, 9:51 PM GMT-8 · 28256 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
13. 3.339km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, May 23, 10:02 PM GMT-8 · 28256 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
14. 3.235km WNW of Desert Center, CATue, May 24, 7:51 AM GMT-8 · 28256 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
15. 3.636km ENE of Coachella, CATue, May 24, 11:25 AM GMT-8 · 28255 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
16. 3.338km SE of Twentynine Palms, CATue, May 24, 5:57 PM GMT-8 · 28255 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
17. 3.237km WNW of Desert Center, CATue, May 24, 8:21 PM GMT-8 · 28255 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
18. 3.232km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, May 25, 6:27 AM GMT-8 · 28255 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
19. 3.139km WNW of Desert Center, CAWed, May 25, 6:49 AM GMT-8 · 28255 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
20. 3.833km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, May 25, 9:31 AM GMT-8 · 28254 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
21. 2.939km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, May 25, 5:42 PM GMT-8 · 28254 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
22. 3.440km NNW of Desert Center, CAThu, May 26, 7:43 AM GMT-8 · 28254 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
23. 3.438km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, May 26, 7:46 AM GMT-8 · 28254 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
24. 3.517km S of Salton City, CAFri, May 27, 3:47 PM GMT-8 · 28252 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
25. 3.133km SE of Twentynine Palms, CASat, May 28, 3:10 AM GMT-8 · 28252 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
26. 3.227km NW of Desert Center, CATue, May 31, 5:54 AM GMT-8 · 28249 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
27. 2.936km SE of Twentynine Palms, CATue, May 31, 10:46 AM GMT-8 · 28248 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
28. 3.431km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Jun 2, 8:08 AM GMT-8 · 28247 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
29. 3.026km SE of Twentynine Palms, CASat, Jun 4, 9:02 AM GMT-8 · 28244 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
30. 3.53km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Jun 6, 4:22 AM GMT-8 · 28243 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
31. 3.239km WNW of Desert Center, CASat, Jun 11, 2:24 AM GMT-8 · 28238 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
32. 3.315km WSW of Desert Center, CAMon, Jun 13, 11:54 AM GMT-8 · 28235 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
33. 3.535km SE of Twentynine Palms, CATue, Jun 14, 11:10 PM GMT-8 · 28234 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
34. 3.039km NW of Desert Center, CAWed, Jun 15, 11:03 AM GMT-8 · 28233 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
35. 2.98km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Jun 16, 10:07 PM GMT-8 · 28232 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
36. 2.73km NNE of Yucca Valley, CATue, Jun 21, 7:39 PM GMT-8 · 28227 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
37. 3.235km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Jun 23, 6:13 AM GMT-8 · 28226 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
38. 3.233km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CASat, Jun 25, 12:00 PM GMT-8 · 28223 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
39. 2.937km WNW of Desert Center, CASun, Jun 26, 2:21 PM GMT-8 · 28222 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
40. 3.139km NW of Desert Center, CATue, Jun 28, 7:44 PM GMT-8 · 28220 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
41. 3.132km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Jun 29, 11:50 PM GMT-8 · 28219 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
42. 3.130km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Jun 30, 2:30 AM GMT-8 · 28219 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
43. 3.336km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Jul 11, 1:52 AM GMT-8 · 28208 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
44. 3.234km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Jul 11, 1:06 PM GMT-8 · 28207 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
45. 3.212km N of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jul 12, 1:56 PM GMT-8 · 28206 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

Before

1. 3.237km E of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, May 16, 2:03 AM GMT-8 · 28264 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
2. 3.315km WSW of Desert Center, CASun, May 15, 8:05 PM GMT-8 · 28264 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
3. 3.38km W of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, May 15, 4:16 AM GMT-8 · 28265 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
4. 3.323km NE of Thermal, CASat, May 14, 10:48 PM GMT-8 · 28265 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
5. 3.332km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, May 13, 4:01 AM GMT-8 · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
6. 3.135km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, May 13, 2:06 AM GMT-8 · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
7. 3.331km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, May 12, 11:11 PM GMT-8 · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
8. 3.333km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, May 12, 6:30 AM GMT-8 · 28268 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
9. 3.336km ENE of Coachella, CAMon, May 9, 8:15 PM GMT-8 · 28270 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
10. 4.317km NNE of Desert Center, CAMon, May 9, 8:06 PM GMT-8 · 28270 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
11. 3.234km SE of Twentynine Palms, CASun, May 8, 12:25 PM GMT-8 · 28271 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
12. 3.133km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CASun, May 8, 1:11 AM GMT-8 · 28272 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
13. 3.336km SE of Twentynine Palms, CASat, May 7, 11:48 AM GMT-8 · 28272 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.922km ENE of Coachella, CASat, May 7, 11:33 AM GMT-8 · 28272 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
15. 3.131km SE of Twentynine Palms, CASat, May 7, 12:50 AM GMT-8 · 28273 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
16. 3.422km NNE of North Shore, CAFri, May 6, 11:55 PM GMT-8 · 28273 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
17. 3.528km S of Cadiz, CAFri, May 6, 9:44 PM GMT-8 · 28273 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
18. 3.325km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, May 6, 2:58 AM GMT-8 · 28274 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
19. 3.335km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, May 5, 8:50 PM GMT-8 · 28274 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
20. 3.237km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, May 5, 7:29 PM GMT-8 · 28274 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3356021. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:42 AM UTC.