M3.0 earthquake 4km S of Mentone, CA

Magnitude

3.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 18, 1979, 4:00 AM PST

UTC

1979-12-18 12:00:16 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.036° N, 117.129° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

29°

Stations used

48

• Mentone, CaliforniaPopulation 8,720. Forecast4 kmS
• Redlands, CaliforniaPopulation 71,035. Forecast5 kmESE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast14 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast103 kmE

After

1. 1.84km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 19, 10:10 AM PST · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.84km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 19, 10:11 AM PST · 17079 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.54km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 19, 10:54 AM PST · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.523km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 19, 2:29 PM PST · 17079 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
5. 1.824km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 19, 2:30 PM PST · 17079 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
6. 2.44km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 19, 3:03 PM PST · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.54km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 19, 4:10 PM PST · 17079 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
8. 1.54km S of Mentone, CAThu, Dec 20, 6:47 AM PST · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
9. 3.13km NE of Lytle Creek, CAThu, Dec 20, 12:31 PM PST · 17078 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
10. 1.54km S of Banning, CASat, Dec 22, 4:00 AM PST · 17076 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
11. 2.212km SE of Anza, CASat, Dec 22, 12:37 PM PST · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
12. 1.513km SE of Anza, CASat, Dec 22, 6:02 PM PST · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
13. 1.721km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Dec 22, 9:33 PM PST · 17076 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
14. 2.116km NE of Thousand Palms, CASun, Dec 23, 3:11 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
15. 1.622km ESE of Barstow, CASun, Dec 23, 4:56 PM PST · 17075 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.36km NW of Mira Loma, CAMon, Dec 24, 4:27 AM PST · 17074 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
17. 2.26km NNW of Mira Loma, CAMon, Dec 24, 9:00 AM PST · 17074 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
18. 2.36km NW of Mira Loma, CATue, Dec 25, 1:57 AM PST · 17073 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
19. 1.62km NNE of Morongo Valley, CATue, Dec 25, 9:10 AM PST · 17073 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
20. 1.722km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Dec 27, 5:15 AM PST · 17071 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
21. 2.15km ESE of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Dec 27, 5:10 PM PST · 17071 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
22. 1.94km SSE of Lytle Creek, CAFri, Dec 28, 6:00 AM PST · 17070 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
23. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CASat, Dec 29, 6:01 PM PST · 17069 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
24. 2.024km N of Yucca Valley, CASun, Dec 30, 5:28 AM PST · 17068 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
25. 2.125km SE of Boron, CASun, Dec 30, 5:43 PM PST · 17068 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
26. 1.59km NE of Aguanga, CAMon, Dec 31, 10:17 PM PST · 17067 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
27. 1.87km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Jan 1, 1:39 AM PST · 17066 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
28. 1.74km S of Mentone, CATue, Jan 1, 2:00 AM PST · 17066 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
29. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Jan 1, 2:37 AM PST · 17066 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
30. 2.320km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 1, 3:58 AM PST · 17066 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
31. 1.613km NNE of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 1, 1:14 PM PST · 17066 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
32. 1.53km NW of Big Bear City, CAWed, Jan 2, 12:33 AM PST · 17066 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
33. 1.723km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jan 2, 2:17 AM PST · 17065 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
34. 1.53km WNW of Beaumont, CAWed, Jan 2, 3:06 AM PST · 17065 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
35. 2.110km WNW of Garnet, CAThu, Jan 3, 4:01 AM PST · 17064 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
36. 2.516km NNE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Jan 3, 2:37 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
37. 1.816km NNE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Jan 3, 2:51 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
38. 1.617km NNE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Jan 3, 3:17 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
39. 1.66km ESE of Valle Vista, CAFri, Jan 4, 3:33 AM PST · 17063 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
40. 1.713km N of Cabazon, CAFri, Jan 4, 3:43 AM PST · 17063 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
41. 1.822km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Jan 4, 7:27 PM PST · 17063 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
42. 1.61km NE of Yorba Linda, CASat, Jan 5, 5:40 AM PST · 17062 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
43. 1.69km NE of Indio, CASun, Jan 6, 5:43 PM PST · 17061 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
44. 1.910km WSW of Idyllwild, CASun, Jan 6, 9:30 PM PST · 17061 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
45. 2.114km NE of Thousand Palms, CAMon, Jan 7, 11:47 AM PST · 17060 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
46. 2.115km SSW of Dana Point, CAMon, Jan 7, 8:32 PM PST · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
47. 1.68km SW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jan 7, 9:52 PM PST · 17060 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
48. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Jan 8, 12:41 AM PST · 17060 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
49. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Jan 8, 12:55 AM PST · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
50. 1.79km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Jan 8, 3:51 AM PST · 17059 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
51. 3.26km WNW of Mira Loma, CATue, Jan 8, 11:10 AM PST · 17059 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
52. 1.624km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Jan 8, 1:02 PM PST · 17059 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
53. 2.06km NW of Mira Loma, CATue, Jan 8, 3:25 PM PST · 17059 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
54. 2.59km SW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Jan 8, 8:05 PM PST · 17059 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
55. 1.610km N of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 8, 8:11 PM PST · 17059 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
56. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Jan 8, 8:28 PM PST · 17059 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
57. 2.525km NE of Big Bear City, CAFri, Jan 11, 3:10 AM PST · 17056 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
58. 1.55km W of Lake Henshaw, CAFri, Jan 11, 10:53 AM PST · 17056 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
59. 2.112km SSW of Idyllwild, CASat, Jan 12, 1:23 AM PST · 17055 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
60. 2.13km NE of Lytle Creek, CASat, Jan 12, 2:46 PM PST · 17055 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3354639 (also filed as usp00014k6). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.