M2.5 earthquake 13km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Nov 22, 1973, 7:56 AM PST

UTC

1973-11-22 15:56:59 UTC

Depth

1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.921° N, 116.321° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

12

• Sky Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 2,406. Forecast4 kmNE
• Desert Hot Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 28,335. Forecast17 kmESE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast84 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast155 kmNNE

After

1. 2.210km WSW of Anza, CAThu, Nov 22, 6:53 PM PST · 19300 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
2. 2.54km SSE of Idyllwild, CAFri, Nov 23, 12:36 PM PST · 19299 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.85km SE of Redlands, CASun, Nov 25, 12:47 PM PST · 19297 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.812km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Nov 25, 2:35 PM PST · 19297 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.916km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Nov 27, 2:32 AM PST · 19296 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
6. 2.416km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Nov 27, 4:04 AM PST · 19296 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.417km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Nov 27, 4:31 AM PST · 19296 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.45km NE of Running Springs, CAWed, Nov 28, 6:22 AM PST · 19294 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
9. 2.34km ENE of Banning, CAWed, Nov 28, 4:27 PM PST · 19294 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
10. 1.96km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CAFri, Nov 30, 7:46 PM PST · 19292 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.21km SE of Running Springs, CASat, Dec 1, 4:59 PM PST · 19291 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.76km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 5, 8:07 AM PST · 19287 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
13. 3.16km SSW of Salton City, CAThu, Dec 6, 6:09 AM PST · 19286 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.73km SE of Rubidoux, CAFri, Dec 7, 7:19 AM PST · 19285 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.62km SE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Dec 10, 8:55 PM PST · 19282 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.423km S of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Dec 12, 9:39 PM PST · 19280 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
17. 2.28km NE of Moreno Valley, CAFri, Dec 14, 4:11 AM PST · 19279 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
18. 2.610km SW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Dec 14, 11:47 PM PST · 19278 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Dec 17, 6:41 AM PST · 19275 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
20. 2.35km SE of Loma Linda, CATue, Dec 18, 6:34 AM PST · 19274 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
21. 3.56km E of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 20, 4:30 PM PST · 19272 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
22. 2.810km SW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Dec 20, 5:19 PM PST · 19272 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
23. 2.43km N of San Jacinto, CAFri, Dec 21, 6:14 AM PST · 19271 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
24. 2.515km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Dec 21, 6:46 PM PST · 19271 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
25. 2.510km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Dec 24, 1:02 PM PST · 19268 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
26. 2.59km SSW of Salton City, CATue, Dec 25, 1:52 AM PST · 19268 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
27. 2.41km WSW of Big Bear City, CAWed, Dec 26, 2:41 AM PST · 19267 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
28. 2.922km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 27, 5:49 AM PST · 19265 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
29. 2.27km S of Redlands, CASun, Jan 6, 3:14 PM PDT · 19255 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
30. 2.38km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Jan 6, 4:01 PM PDT · 19255 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
31. 2.912km NW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jan 6, 10:18 PM PDT · 19255 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
32. 2.910km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Jan 7, 4:00 AM PDT · 19255 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
33. 2.515km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Jan 8, 9:59 AM PDT · 19253 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
34. 2.617km NNE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Jan 8, 10:22 AM PDT · 19253 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
35. 2.516km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Jan 8, 11:37 PM PDT · 19253 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
36. 2.918km NE of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Jan 9, 12:17 AM PDT · 19253 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
37. 2.616km NE of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Jan 9, 7:47 AM PDT · 19252 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
38. 2.417km NNE of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Jan 9, 7:52 AM PDT · 19252 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
39. 2.511km SSE of Anza, CAFri, Jan 11, 10:09 PM PDT · 19250 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
40. 2.110km E of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jan 12, 5:42 AM PDT · 19250 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
41. 2.49km NW of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Jan 13, 10:13 PM PDT · 19248 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
42. 2.35km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAMon, Jan 14, 12:16 AM PDT · 19248 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
43. 2.61km ENE of Yucaipa, CAThu, Jan 17, 5:26 PM PDT · 19244 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
44. 3.712km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Jan 19, 6:13 AM PDT · 19242 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
45. 2.822km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CASat, Jan 19, 10:56 PM PDT · 19242 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
46. 2.530km N of Twentynine Palms, CASat, Jan 19, 11:48 PM PDT · 19242 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
47. 1.96km SSE of Grand Terrace, CASun, Jan 20, 1:47 AM PDT · 19242 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
48. 2.422km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Jan 20, 1:51 AM PDT · 19242 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
49. 2.330km N of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Jan 20, 3:41 AM PDT · 19242 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
50. 2.712km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Jan 21, 4:26 AM PDT · 19241 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

Before

1. 2.616km NE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Nov 22, 7:46 AM PST · 19300 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.511km SW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Nov 22, 6:40 AM PST · 19300 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.616km NNE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Nov 22, 6:09 AM PST · 19300 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.916km NE of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Nov 21, 7:43 PM PST · 19301 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.318km S of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Nov 21, 6:24 AM PST · 19301 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.220km NE of Thousand Palms, CAMon, Nov 19, 6:54 PM PST · 19303 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
7. 2.26km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Nov 19, 5:14 PM PST · 19303 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
8. 2.415km S of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Nov 19, 4:41 PM PST · 19303 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.217km S of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Nov 19, 4:25 PM PST · 19303 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.816km NE of Thousand Palms, CAMon, Nov 19, 4:15 PM PST · 19303 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.618km NNE of Thousand Palms, CAMon, Nov 19, 2:34 PM PST · 19303 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
12. 1.512km SW of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Nov 19, 4:41 AM PST · 19304 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.517km NNE of Thousand Palms, CASat, Nov 17, 3:38 PM PST · 19305 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
14. 2.530km N of Desert Center, CAFri, Nov 16, 1:58 PM PST · 19306 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
15. 3.119km ESE of Anza, CATue, Nov 13, 5:29 PM PST · 19309 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
16. 2.522km SSW of La Quinta, CASat, Nov 10, 10:23 PM PST · 19312 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
17. 2.611km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Nov 9, 3:40 AM PST · 19314 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.410km ENE of Pala, CAThu, Nov 8, 4:40 AM PST · 19315 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.04km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CAThu, Nov 8, 4:29 AM PST · 19315 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.410km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CAThu, Nov 8, 12:00 AM PST · 19315 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3318708. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.