California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8km NW of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8km NW of Garnet, CA on Tue, Jul 8, 1986, 6:24 AM PDT (13:24 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 9km SW of Morongo Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-07-08 13:24:36 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.958° N, 116.598° 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
33°
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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 191 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.84km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.64km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.58km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.79km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.65km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.08km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.07km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.07km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.69km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.75km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.56km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.26km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.06km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.56km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.54km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.14km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.14km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.112km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.110km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.39km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.710km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.69km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.96km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.94km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.99km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.38km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.68km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.56km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 3.26km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.28km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.07km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.35km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.37km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.56km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.36km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.18km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.86km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.49km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.79km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.37km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.111km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 3.54km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.34km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.19km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.16km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.210km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.99km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.56km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.07km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.612km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.08km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.07km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.37km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.88km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.58km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.77km E of Cabazon, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.78km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.510km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.39km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.510km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.12km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.210km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.87km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.24km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.98km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.57km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.48km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.54km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.18km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.25km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.48km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.84km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.77km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.96km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.29km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.37km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.66km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci701002. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.