California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 16km N of Joshua Tree, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16km N of Joshua Tree, CA on Mon, Dec 15, 1975, 3:35 AM PST (11:35 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9km ESE of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-12-15 11:35:37 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.281° N, 116.325° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.117km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18551 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.820km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 18551 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.011km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18551 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.911km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18551 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 18551 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.639km SW of Ludlow, CA · 18551 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.016km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18550 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.85km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 18550 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.111km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18550 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.228km WSW of Amboy, CA · 18550 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.916km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18550 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.816km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18550 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.517km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18550 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.516km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18549 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.615km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18549 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.518km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18548 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.534km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 18548 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.517km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18547 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.717km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18547 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.34km NW of Muscoy, CA · 18546 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.710km E of Anza, CA · 18546 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.514km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18545 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.517km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18545 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.02km ESE of Rialto, CA · 18545 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.711km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 18545 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.535km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 18544 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.416km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 18544 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.28km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 18544 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.32km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 18544 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.322km ESE of Anza, CA · 18543 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.13km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 18542 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.71km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 18542 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.923km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18541 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.618km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 18541 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.711km S of Valle Vista, CA · 18541 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.56km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 18540 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.029km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 18540 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.512km NE of Indio, CA · 18539 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.628km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 18539 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.02km SW of Cabazon, CA · 18539 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.71km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 18539 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.51km WSW of Cabazon, CA · 18538 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.12km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 18538 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.35km S of Banning, CA · 18537 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.122km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18537 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.522km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18537 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.78km N of Banning, CA · 18537 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.516km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18536 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18536 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.722km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18536 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.716km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18536 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 18535 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 3.29km ESE of Anza, CA · 18535 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.55km N of Anza, CA · 18535 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.53km NNE of Anza, CA · 18535 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.59km ESE of Anza, CA · 18535 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.99km ESE of Anza, CA · 18535 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.18km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 18535 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.011km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 18535 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.16km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 18535 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 1.910km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 18552 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.112km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 18552 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.817km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.316km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.216km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.017km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.317km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.117km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.510km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 18552 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.816km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.117km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.816km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.916km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.316km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.316km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.716km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.417km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.817km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.016km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.417km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18552 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3006607. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.