M2.4 earthquake 6km NNW of Garnet, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Oct 15, 1986, 10:26 AM PDT

UTC

1986-10-15 17:26:42 UTC

Depth

4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.955° N, 116.574° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

66°

Stations used

0

• Desert Hot Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 28,335. Forecast7 kmW
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast61 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast148 kmNNE

After

1. 1.82km S of Loma Linda, CAWed, Oct 15, 6:41 PM PDT · 14597 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.95km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Oct 15, 8:17 PM PDT · 14597 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
3. 2.17km ESE of Cabazon, CAWed, Oct 15, 11:36 PM PDT · 14597 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
4. 3.16km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Oct 16, 3:16 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.912km NNW of Big Bear City, CAThu, Oct 16, 3:26 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.76km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Oct 16, 3:33 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.46km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Oct 16, 3:46 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.86km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Oct 16, 5:22 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.69km NNE of Yucaipa, CAThu, Oct 16, 6:42 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
10. 1.96km NE of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Oct 16, 5:40 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
11. 1.918km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Oct 16, 6:08 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
12. 1.66km NNW of Garnet, CAThu, Oct 16, 11:33 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.86km NE of Cabazon, CAFri, Oct 17, 12:10 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
14. 2.05km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Oct 17, 1:11 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.913km W of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Oct 17, 6:52 AM PDT · 14595 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
16. 1.86km NE of San Bernardino, CAFri, Oct 17, 9:42 AM PDT · 14595 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
17. 3.527km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Oct 17, 11:56 AM PDT · 14595 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.06km SSE of Idyllwild, CAFri, Oct 17, 4:00 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
19. 1.95km SSE of Idyllwild, CAFri, Oct 17, 4:24 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
20. 1.714km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Oct 17, 6:21 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
21. 2.211km N of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Oct 17, 7:10 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
22. 1.78km NE of Coachella, CAFri, Oct 17, 8:59 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
23. 2.14km SE of Lake Henshaw, CAFri, Oct 17, 11:30 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
24. 2.47km SW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Oct 17, 11:46 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
25. 1.915km NE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 18, 1:37 AM PDT · 14595 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
26. 2.96km WSW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Oct 18, 2:35 PM PDT · 14594 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
27. 1.814km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 19, 12:14 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
28. 2.012km WSW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Oct 19, 5:32 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
29. 2.510km WSW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Oct 19, 7:50 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
30. 2.59km NNE of Yucaipa, CASun, Oct 19, 12:53 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
31. 1.85km W of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Oct 19, 4:54 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
32. 2.211km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CASun, Oct 19, 10:55 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
33. 2.11km W of Yucaipa, CAMon, Oct 20, 1:37 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
34. 1.87km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Oct 20, 8:22 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
35. 2.26km WNW of Garnet, CAMon, Oct 20, 10:09 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
36. 2.19km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Oct 20, 3:34 PM PDT · 14592 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
37. 1.65km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Oct 20, 9:30 PM PDT · 14592 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
38. 2.010km NE of Yucaipa, CATue, Oct 21, 1:25 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
39. 1.96km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CATue, Oct 21, 1:26 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
40. 1.96km W of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Oct 21, 2:29 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
41. 1.94km SSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Oct 21, 2:50 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
42. 2.07km SW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Oct 21, 8:19 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
43. 2.47km W of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Oct 21, 12:15 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
44. 2.212km NNE of Cabazon, CATue, Oct 21, 12:35 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
45. 2.28km NW of Garnet, CATue, Oct 21, 10:16 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
46. 1.727km NE of Thermal, CAWed, Oct 22, 12:22 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
47. 1.66km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Oct 22, 12:44 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
48. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Oct 22, 4:47 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
49. 1.72km NW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 22, 9:34 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
50. 2.227km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Oct 22, 12:08 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
51. 1.66km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Oct 22, 12:22 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
52. 1.97km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Oct 22, 12:26 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
53. 1.68km N of Anza, CAWed, Oct 22, 9:18 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
54. 2.03km SE of Loma Linda, CAWed, Oct 22, 9:49 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
55. 2.128km E of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Oct 23, 4:45 AM PDT · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
56. 2.17km NNE of Cabazon, CAThu, Oct 23, 10:35 PM PDT · 14589 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
57. 1.811km W of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Oct 23, 11:25 PM PDT · 14589 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
58. 2.015km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Oct 24, 10:22 AM PDT · 14588 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
59. 2.024km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Oct 24, 2:58 PM PDT · 14588 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
60. 2.19km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Oct 24, 4:46 PM PDT · 14588 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

1. 1.84km N of Garnet, CAWed, Oct 15, 6:40 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
2. 1.67km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Oct 15, 4:45 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.95km N of Garnet, CAWed, Oct 15, 3:36 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.06km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Oct 15, 3:28 AM PDT · 14598 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.96km SW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Oct 15, 12:51 AM PDT · 14598 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.17km NW of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Oct 14, 11:07 PM PDT · 14598 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.64km WSW of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Oct 14, 10:56 PM PDT · 14598 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.06km NNW of Garnet, CATue, Oct 14, 8:07 PM PDT · 14598 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.86km NNW of Garnet, CATue, Oct 14, 7:52 PM PDT · 14598 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
10. 2.15km NNW of Garnet, CATue, Oct 14, 7:46 PM PDT · 14598 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.65km WSW of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Oct 14, 7:41 PM PDT · 14598 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
12. 4.06km NNW of Garnet, CATue, Oct 14, 7:28 PM PDT · 14598 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.02km E of Redlands, CATue, Oct 14, 5:38 PM PDT · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
14. 2.18km N of Running Springs, CATue, Oct 14, 1:58 PM PDT · 14598 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
15. 2.25km WSW of Anza, CATue, Oct 14, 10:52 AM PDT · 14598 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
16. 1.99km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Oct 14, 10:27 AM PDT · 14598 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
17. 2.22km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Oct 14, 8:56 AM PDT · 14598 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.48km S of Morongo Valley, CATue, Oct 14, 5:35 AM PDT · 14598 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
19. 2.617km ESE of Anza, CATue, Oct 14, 3:06 AM PDT · 14599 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
20. 1.612km SSW of Oasis, CAMon, Oct 13, 10:52 PM PDT · 14599 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci710992. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC.