M2.1 earthquake 8km NW of Garnet, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Dec 8, 1986, 1:19 AM PST

UTC

1986-12-08 09:19:16 UTC

Depth

3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.959° N, 116.604° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

91°

Stations used

0

• Desert Hot Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 28,335. Forecast9 kmW
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast58 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast148 kmNNE

After

1. 2.05km SE of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Dec 8, 4:00 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
2. 2.019km NE of Coachella, CAMon, Dec 8, 4:47 PM PST · 14542 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
3. 1.94km NE of Cabazon, CAMon, Dec 8, 4:49 PM PST · 14542 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
4. 1.99km NNE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Dec 8, 6:11 PM PST · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
5. 1.618km NE of Coachella, CATue, Dec 9, 12:49 AM PST · 14542 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
6. 2.016km SE of Anza, CATue, Dec 9, 2:30 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
7. 1.67km SSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Dec 9, 5:24 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.011km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 10, 1:52 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.83km S of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Dec 10, 4:41 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
10. 1.79km NE of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 10, 5:53 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
11. 2.09km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Dec 10, 7:19 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
12. 1.612km NE of Cabazon, CAWed, Dec 10, 8:11 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.78km NNW of Garnet, CAWed, Dec 10, 11:01 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.98km NE of Joshua Tree, CAThu, Dec 11, 4:36 AM PST · 14540 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
15. 2.728km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAThu, Dec 11, 11:16 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
16. 2.46km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Dec 11, 12:03 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
17. 2.77km N of Big Bear Lake, CAThu, Dec 11, 8:27 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
18. 2.02km SSW of Mentone, CAFri, Dec 12, 3:56 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
19. 2.212km NNE of Running Springs, CAFri, Dec 12, 6:54 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.710km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Dec 12, 6:59 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
21. 2.16km NNW of Garnet, CAFri, Dec 12, 2:08 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
22. 2.62km E of Fontana, CAFri, Dec 12, 8:12 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
23. 2.15km ESE of Valle Vista, CAFri, Dec 12, 9:32 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
24. 2.26km SSE of Idyllwild, CASat, Dec 13, 12:42 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
25. 1.99km NE of Joshua Tree, CASat, Dec 13, 5:21 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
26. 1.89km NE of Cabazon, CASat, Dec 13, 5:29 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
27. 1.84km NNW of Garnet, CASat, Dec 13, 9:00 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
28. 1.912km NE of Thousand Palms, CASat, Dec 13, 9:09 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
29. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CASat, Dec 13, 9:11 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
30. 1.96km SSW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Dec 13, 8:05 PM PST · 14537 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
31. 1.810km NE of Indio, CASat, Dec 13, 8:44 PM PST · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
32. 2.511km WSW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Dec 14, 12:54 AM PST · 14537 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
33. 1.66km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Dec 14, 2:59 AM PST · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
34. 2.017km N of Yucca Valley, CASun, Dec 14, 6:15 AM PST · 14537 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
35. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CASun, Dec 14, 9:28 AM PST · 14537 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
36. 2.16km SSE of Morongo Valley, CASun, Dec 14, 11:37 AM PST · 14536 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
37. 2.212km NE of Joshua Tree, CASun, Dec 14, 4:06 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
38. 1.95km W of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Dec 14, 4:18 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
39. 1.712km ESE of Anza, CASun, Dec 14, 7:50 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
40. 1.613km ESE of Anza, CASun, Dec 14, 7:54 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
41. 2.010km N of Cabazon, CASun, Dec 14, 8:01 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
42. 2.015km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Dec 15, 1:20 AM PST · 14536 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
43. 2.328km NE of Thermal, CAMon, Dec 15, 7:31 AM PST · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
44. 2.36km WSW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 15, 8:56 AM PST · 14536 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
45. 2.012km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 16, 12:13 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
46. 2.19km N of Cabazon, CATue, Dec 16, 1:17 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
47. 1.911km S of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 16, 1:43 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
48. 1.913km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 16, 3:35 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
49. 2.013km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 16, 4:03 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
50. 2.09km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Dec 16, 6:26 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
51. 1.76km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Dec 17, 1:42 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
52. 2.28km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Dec 17, 1:53 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
53. 2.15km NNE of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Dec 17, 2:21 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
54. 1.912km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 18, 1:02 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
55. 2.04km NNE of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Dec 18, 5:08 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
56. 2.14km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Dec 18, 8:14 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
57. 2.113km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 18, 9:41 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
58. 2.128km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Dec 19, 1:47 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
59. 1.85km ESE of Cabazon, CAFri, Dec 19, 2:21 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
60. 2.410km ENE of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Dec 19, 4:52 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

1. 1.67km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:03 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.99km WNW of Garnet, CASun, Dec 7, 6:54 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.812km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Dec 7, 6:04 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.717km NE of Coachella, CASun, Dec 7, 5:08 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.27km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Dec 7, 3:07 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.122km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Dec 7, 10:53 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.318km NE of Coachella, CASun, Dec 7, 10:13 AM PST · 14544 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
8. 1.910km NE of Cabazon, CASun, Dec 7, 4:11 AM PST · 14544 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
9. 2.22km WSW of Yucca Valley, CASun, Dec 7, 3:09 AM PST · 14544 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
10. 1.92km WSW of Yucca Valley, CASun, Dec 7, 2:28 AM PST · 14544 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
11. 2.29km SW of Idyllwild, CASat, Dec 6, 11:19 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
12. 1.68km W of Twentynine Palms, CASat, Dec 6, 11:18 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
13. 1.73km S of Idyllwild, CASat, Dec 6, 11:10 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
14. 2.26km WSW of Idyllwild, CASat, Dec 6, 1:18 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.810km SW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Dec 6, 12:45 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
16. 1.517km ENE of Coachella, CASat, Dec 6, 9:54 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
17. 1.811km E of Cabazon, CASat, Dec 6, 8:33 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.52km SSW of Mentone, CAFri, Dec 5, 6:34 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.95km SW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Dec 5, 2:45 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.23km SSW of Mentone, CAFri, Dec 5, 12:37 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci714320. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.