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M3.0 earthquake 9km N of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9km N of Morongo Valley, CA on Wed, Mar 23, 1949, 3:33 PM GMT-8 (23:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1949-03-23 23:33:22 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.130° N, 116.598° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
281°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.71km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28303 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.96km SW of Palm Desert, CA · 28301 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.04km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28298 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.34km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28295 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.917km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 28286 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.84km ESE of Anza, CA · 28284 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.011km N of Thousand Palms, CA · 28282 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.95km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28274 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.83km ESE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 28273 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.63km E of Big Bear Lake, CA · 28273 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.536km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 5.738km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.535km NW of Desert Center, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.427km NW of Desert Center, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.631km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.734km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.236km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.433km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.115km NE of North Shore, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.425km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 3.332km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.338km NW of Desert Center, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 3.330km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 3.533km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 3.922km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 3.331km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 3.28km N of North Shore, CA · 28267 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 3.233km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.238km NW of Desert Center, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 3.13km SSE of North Shore, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 3.212km S of North Shore, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 3.531km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 3.17km S of North Shore, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 3.132km NW of Desert Center, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 3.335km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 3.36km SSE of North Shore, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.711km ESE of Oasis, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 3.36km ESE of North Shore, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 3.337km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 3.436km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 3.435km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28266 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 3.239km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 28265 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 3.236km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28265 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 3.38km SSW of North Shore, CA · 28265 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 3.426km NW of Desert Center, CA · 28265 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 3.439km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28265 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 3.113km SSW of North Shore, CA · 28264 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 3.436km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28264 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 3.531km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28264 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 3.326km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28264 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 3.57km SE of Mecca, CA · 28264 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 3.127km NE of Coachella, CA · 28263 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 3.016km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28263 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 3.734km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28263 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 3.237km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28263 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 3.335km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28263 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 3.325km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28263 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.57km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 28262 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 3.528km S of Cadiz, CA · 28262 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 3.422km NNE of North Shore, CA · 28262 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 2.832km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 28309 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.84km S of Mentone, CA · 28310 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.58km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 28311 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.117km N of North Shore, CA · 28312 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.921km E of Barstow, CA · 28312 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.339km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28312 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.717km NE of Warner Springs, CA · 28313 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.716km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 28313 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.62km WSW of Cathedral City, CA · 28313 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.020km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28314 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.711km ESE of Anza, CA · 28315 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.34km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28315 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.05km W of Muscoy, CA · 28317 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.912km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28320 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.111km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 28322 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.82km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 28323 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.06km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28323 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.712km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 28324 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 3.17km ESE of Garnet, CA · 28325 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.828km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28327 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3356111. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.