California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 19km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 19km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA on Thu, May 25, 1950, 9:00 AM GMT-7 (16:00 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3km S of Loma Linda, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1950-05-25 16:00:41 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.403° N, 116.482° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
268°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.13km S of Loma Linda, CA · 27876 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.910km ESE of Salton City, CA · 27871 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.111km NNE of Bombay Beach, CA · 27871 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.04km E of Westmorland, CA · 27871 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.05km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 27866 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.914km SE of Warner Springs, CA · 27864 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.46km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 27859 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.46km E of Valle Vista, CA · 27850 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.82km W of Aguanga, CA · 27849 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.16km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 27836 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 2.611km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 27880 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.98km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 27883 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.729km NW of Desert Center, CA · 27886 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.119km SSW of Desert Center, CA · 27890 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.85km SW of Redlands, CA · 27894 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.77km NE of Banning, CA · 27895 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.33km NNW of Garnet, CA · 27901 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3366708. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.