California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5km SW of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5km SW of Morongo Valley, CA on Tue, Jul 8, 1986, 8:16 AM PDT (15:16 UTC), 12 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
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-07-08 15:16:40 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.009° N, 116.617° 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
69°
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. 2.35km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.18km NW of Garnet, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.18km NW of Garnet, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.26km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.57km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.67km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.28km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.910km NW of Garnet, CA · 14697 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.45km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.87km NNW of Indio, CA · 14697 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.84km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.14km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.86km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.75km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.110km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.910km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.87km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.08km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.25km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.310km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.35km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.98km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.34km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.56km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.56km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.39km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.65km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.17km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.46km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.84km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.57km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 3.76km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.010km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.34km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.97km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.17km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.06km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.09km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.16km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.05km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.35km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.710km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.36km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.16km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.56km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.99km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.18km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.67km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.810km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.96km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.98km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.96km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.36km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.97km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.210km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 3.06km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.910km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.411km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14697 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.46km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14697 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.010km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.56km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.510km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.78km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.77km E of Cabazon, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.58km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.88km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.37km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.07km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.08km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.07km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.56km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.99km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.210km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.16km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.19km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.34km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.54km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.111km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.37km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.79km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

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