California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4km WSW of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4km WSW of Garnet, CA on Thu, Oct 14, 1976, 9:11 PM PDT (04:11 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 12km SE of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1976-10-15 04:11:00 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.889° N, 116.588° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
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: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34km SSW of Garnet, CA · 18249 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.95km WSW of Bloomington, CA · 18249 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.35km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 18249 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.45km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 18248 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.25km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 18248 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.920km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 18246 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.813km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 18246 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.57km SSW of Salton City, CA · 18246 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.410km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 18245 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.65km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 18245 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.416km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18241 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.812km SE of Anza, CA · 18241 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.17km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 18241 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.17km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 18240 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.37km WSW of Garnet, CA · 18239 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.01km SE of Muscoy, CA · 18239 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 18238 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.812km ESE of Aguanga, CA · 18238 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.011km ESE of Anza, CA · 18237 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.412km SE of Anza, CA · 18237 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 18237 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.54km WSW of Garnet, CA · 18236 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.722km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18235 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.410km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 18233 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.33km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 18232 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.519km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18232 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 3.33km S of San Bernardino, CA · 18231 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.83km NE of Colton, CA · 18231 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.43km S of San Bernardino, CA · 18230 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.422km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18230 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.522km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18230 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.222km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18230 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.723km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18230 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.922km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18230 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.022km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18230 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.323km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18230 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.27km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 18229 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 18229 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 3.27km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 18229 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.47km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 18228 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.88km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 18228 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.311km N of Cabazon, CA · 18227 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.46km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 18227 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 3.04km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 18226 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.820km E of Big Bear City, CA · 18226 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.113km SE of Anza, CA · 18226 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 2.111km SSE of Anza, CA · 18225 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.58km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 18223 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.115km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 18223 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.99km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18223 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.17km NNW of Banning, CA · 18222 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.117km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 18222 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.322km ESE of Julian, CA · 18221 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.95km N of Fontana, CA · 18219 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.46km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 18218 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.05km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 18216 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.62km W of Aguanga, CA · 18215 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.313km SE of Anza, CA · 18215 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.35km N of Fontana, CA · 18215 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.110km SW of Salton City, CA · 18215 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.84km WSW of Garnet, CA · 18249 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.813km WNW of Anza, CA · 18250 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.27km SW of Garnet, CA · 18250 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.912km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18251 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.012km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 18253 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.025km SW of Ludlow, CA · 18253 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.910km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 18253 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.211km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 18255 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.530km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18255 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.216km SW of Oasis, CA · 18255 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.818km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18258 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 18259 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.24km SSW of Salton City, CA · 18259 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.419km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18260 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.14km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 18261 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.120km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 18262 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.913km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 18263 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.118km ESE of Anza, CA · 18264 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.924km NE of Thermal, CA · 18264 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.33km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 18264 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci150721. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.