California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 7km NNW of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7km NNW of Garnet, CA on Tue, Jul 8, 1986, 11:55 AM PDT (18:55 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-07-08 18:55:27 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.957° N, 116.586° 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
28°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.36km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14699 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.96km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14699 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.56km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.76km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.412km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.17km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.98km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.64km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.76km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.44km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.24km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.69km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.610km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.84km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.24km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.85km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.06km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 4.15km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.05km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.37km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.46km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.78km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.29km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.08km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.85km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.27km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.34km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.09km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.45km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.08km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.25km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.37km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.87km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.37km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.57km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.97km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.06km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.06km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.34km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14698 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.06km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.610km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.910km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.05km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.39km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14698 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.75km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.34km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.810km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.110km N of Cabazon, CA · 14698 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.28km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.86km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.88km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.56km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.06km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.96km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.214km S of Valle Vista, CA · 14698 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 3.24km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.04km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.16km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.94km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14698 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.96km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.46km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.36km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14699 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.38km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.95km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14699 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.710km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.96km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.06km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.311km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.49km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.810km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.06km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.93km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.65km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14699 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.17km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14699 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.46km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.610km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.26km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.55km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14699 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.710km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.16km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14699 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci701092. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.