California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18km NE of Coachella, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18km NE of Coachella, CA on Tue, Dec 9, 1986, 12:49 AM PST (08:49 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 22km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-12-09 08:49:56 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.775° N, 116.014° 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
87°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14541 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.016km SE of Anza, CA · 14541 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.67km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14541 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.011km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14541 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.83km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14540 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.79km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14540 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.612km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14540 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.78km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.98km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14540 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.728km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.46km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14539 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.624km ESE of Julian, CA · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.02km W of Brawley, CA · 14539 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.710km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14538 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.16km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.15km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14538 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.26km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14538 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.99km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14538 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.89km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.84km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14537 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.912km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14537 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14537 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.96km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14537 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.810km NE of Indio, CA · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.511km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14537 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.66km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.017km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14536 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14536 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.16km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14536 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.212km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14536 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.95km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.712km ESE of Anza, CA · 14536 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.613km ESE of Anza, CA · 14536 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.010km N of Cabazon, CA · 14536 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.015km ESE of Anza, CA · 14536 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.328km NE of Thermal, CA · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.36km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14535 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.84km W of Brawley, CA · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.56km W of Brawley, CA · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.012km ESE of Anza, CA · 14534 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.19km N of Cabazon, CA · 14534 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.911km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14534 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.913km ESE of Anza, CA · 14534 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.013km ESE of Anza, CA · 14534 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.09km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14534 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.76km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14534 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.28km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14534 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.15km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14533 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.912km ESE of Anza, CA · 14533 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.04km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14533 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.14km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14532 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.113km ESE of Anza, CA · 14532 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.128km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.85km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.13km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14532 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.410km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 3.09km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14531 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.810km N of Aguanga, CA · 14531 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.17km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14531 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.813km ESE of Anza, CA · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.116km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.99km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.94km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14542 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.019km NE of Coachella, CA · 14542 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.72km E of Brawley, CA · 14542 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.05km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14543 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.823km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14543 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.18km NW of Garnet, CA · 14543 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.67km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14543 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.99km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14543 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.812km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14543 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.717km NE of Coachella, CA · 14543 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.712km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14543 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.27km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14543 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.211km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14543 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.122km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14543 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.318km NE of Coachella, CA · 14543 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.910km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14544 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.22km WSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14544 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci129321. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:54 AM UTC.