M2.5 earthquake 10km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Jan 8, 1949, 11:12 AM GMT-8

UTC

1949-01-08 19:12:24 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.135° N, 116.615° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

280°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Morongo Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 3,552. Forecast10 kmNNW
• Yucca Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 21,600. Forecast17 kmW
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast61 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast150 kmE

After

1. 2.610km NNW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Jan 8, 12:34 PM GMT-8 · 28381 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.45km ESE of Valle Vista, CASat, Jan 8, 10:20 PM GMT-8 · 28380 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
3. 2.516km S of Hemet, CASat, Jan 15, 5:15 AM GMT-8 · 28374 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
4. 2.77km E of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Jan 18, 11:11 PM GMT-8 · 28370 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
5. 2.715km NE of Anza, CAFri, Jan 21, 4:23 AM GMT-8 · 28368 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
6. 3.010km W of Aguanga, CASat, Jan 22, 1:15 PM GMT-8 · 28367 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
7. 2.413km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CAWed, Jan 26, 11:12 AM GMT-8 · 28363 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.825km E of Barstow, CAThu, Jan 27, 4:53 AM GMT-8 · 28362 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.65km SW of Rancho Mirage, CAThu, Jan 27, 1:04 PM GMT-8 · 28362 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
10. 2.87km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Feb 1, 1:49 AM GMT-8 · 28357 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
11. 3.011km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Feb 2, 10:20 PM GMT-8 · 28355 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.910km SE of Anza, CASat, Feb 5, 10:24 PM GMT-8 · 28352 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.69km N of Thousand Palms, CASun, Feb 6, 11:23 PM GMT-8 · 28351 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.12km WNW of Devore, CAFri, Feb 11, 4:43 AM GMT-8 · 28347 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
15. 2.92km ENE of Rancho Mirage, CASat, Feb 12, 10:19 AM GMT-8 · 28346 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
16. 2.610km NNE of Beaumont, CAWed, Feb 16, 3:02 AM GMT-8 · 28342 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
17. 3.08km W of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Feb 18, 1:59 PM GMT-8 · 28340 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
18. 2.68km ESE of Running Springs, CASat, Feb 19, 9:11 PM GMT-8 · 28338 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
19. 2.78km ESE of Thousand Palms, CAMon, Feb 21, 4:58 AM GMT-8 · 28337 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
20. 2.75km WNW of Fontana, CAMon, Feb 21, 5:42 AM GMT-8 · 28337 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
21. 2.711km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Feb 22, 3:48 AM GMT-8 · 28336 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
22. 2.75km N of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Feb 23, 1:40 PM GMT-8 · 28335 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
23. 2.52km W of Grand Terrace, CAMon, Feb 28, 7:47 AM GMT-8 · 28330 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
24. 3.032km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Mar 3, 12:26 PM GMT-8 · 28327 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
25. 2.828km SSE of Fort Irwin, CAThu, Mar 3, 1:50 PM GMT-8 · 28327 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
26. 3.17km ESE of Garnet, CASat, Mar 5, 1:36 AM GMT-8 · 28325 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
27. 2.712km NNE of Thousand Palms, CASat, Mar 5, 11:03 PM GMT-8 · 28324 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
28. 3.06km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Mar 7, 4:56 AM GMT-8 · 28323 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
29. 2.82km SSE of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Mar 7, 1:48 PM GMT-8 · 28323 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
30. 3.111km NNE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Mar 8, 10:22 AM GMT-8 · 28322 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

Before

1. 2.93km NNW of Mentone, CASat, Jan 8, 11:08 AM GMT-8 · 28381 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
2. 2.58km N of Morongo Valley, CASat, Jan 8, 8:40 AM GMT-8 · 28381 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.94km N of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Jan 7, 12:23 AM GMT-8 · 28382 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.76km NNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Jan 6, 2:06 AM GMT-8 · 28383 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
5. 3.312km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Jan 5, 9:54 PM GMT-8 · 28383 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
6. 2.67km NNE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Jan 3, 12:07 PM GMT-8 · 28386 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
7. 4.538km SSE of Fort Irwin, CAMon, Jan 3, 5:43 AM GMT-8 · 28386 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.64km NE of Cabazon, CASun, Jan 2, 2:48 AM GMT-8 · 28387 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
9. 3.42km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Jan 1, 7:11 AM GMT-8 · 28388 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
10. 3.16km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Jan 1, 1:05 AM GMT-8 · 28388 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.911km N of Thousand Palms, CAFri, Dec 31, 10:24 PM GMT-7 · 28388 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
12. 2.59km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Dec 30, 8:36 AM GMT-7 · 28390 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
13. 2.938km E of Barstow, CAWed, Dec 29, 3:09 PM GMT-7 · 28391 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
14. 4.014km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 28, 5:53 AM GMT-7 · 28392 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
15. 2.76km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Dec 27, 6:11 PM GMT-7 · 28392 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
16. 3.43km SE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Dec 27, 4:36 PM GMT-7 · 28393 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
17. 3.914km SE of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Dec 27, 4:19 AM GMT-7 · 28393 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
18. 2.411km NNE of Thousand Palms, CASun, Dec 26, 2:34 AM GMT-7 · 28394 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
19. 3.14km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Dec 26, 2:25 AM GMT-7 · 28394 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
20. 2.512km E of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Dec 26, 2:20 AM GMT-7 · 28394 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3356192. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.