California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 10km WNW of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10km WNW of Garnet, CA on Wed, Dec 24, 1986, 9:50 AM PST (17:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 3km SSW of Mentone, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-24 17:50:35 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.941° N, 116.645° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
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: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13km SSW of Mentone, CA · 14481 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.23km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14481 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.012km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14481 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.73km SSW of Mentone, CA · 14481 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.911km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14481 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.26km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14481 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.14km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14481 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.04km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14480 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.46km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14480 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.94km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14480 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.05km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14480 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.73km SSW of Mentone, CA · 14480 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.97km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14479 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.45km NW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 14479 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.14km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14479 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.04km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14479 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.99km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14479 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.93km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14479 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.83km NE of Colton, CA · 14478 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.17km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14478 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.08km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14478 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.96km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 14477 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.112km N of Cabazon, CA · 14477 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.53km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14477 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.39km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 14477 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.86km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14477 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.012km W of Anza, CA · 14476 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.910km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14476 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.15km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14476 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.18km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14475 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.76km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.08km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14475 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.614km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14475 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.53km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14474 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 14474 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.110km E of Cabazon, CA · 14474 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.08km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14474 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.06km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14474 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.19km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14473 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14473 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.29km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14473 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.810km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14473 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.49km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14473 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.04km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14473 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.321km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14473 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.17km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14473 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.132km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14473 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14472 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.52km N of Fontana, CA · 14472 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.99km NW of Garnet, CA · 14472 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.710km N of Anza, CA · 14472 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.03km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14471 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.95km WSW of Anza, CA · 14471 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.64km WSW of Anza, CA · 14471 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.112km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14471 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.25km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14471 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.78km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14471 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.62km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.04km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14471 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.85km WSW of Anza, CA · 14471 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci714962. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.