M1.9 earthquake 6km S of Morongo Valley, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Sep 19, 1986, 6:27 AM PDT

UTC

1986-09-19 13:27:12 UTC

Depth

11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.998° N, 116.575° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

94°

Stations used

0

• Morongo Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 3,552. Forecast5 kmS
• Desert Hot Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 28,335. Forecast8 kmWNW
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast61 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast153 kmNNE

After

1. 1.64km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Sep 19, 6:56 AM PDT · 14623 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.45km W of Devore, CAFri, Sep 19, 1:42 PM PDT · 14623 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.91km ESE of Lake Arrowhead, CAFri, Sep 19, 7:41 PM PDT · 14623 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
4. 2.33km W of Devore, CAFri, Sep 19, 7:58 PM PDT · 14623 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.910km NE of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Sep 19, 8:18 PM PDT · 14623 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
6. 1.86km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Sep 19, 11:20 PM PDT · 14623 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
7. 1.76km SW of Salton City, CASat, Sep 20, 6:43 AM PDT · 14622 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.815km ESE of Anza, CASat, Sep 20, 9:39 AM PDT · 14622 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.823km N of North Shore, CASat, Sep 20, 12:19 PM PDT · 14622 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
10. 2.46km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Sep 20, 12:30 PM PDT · 14622 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Sep 20, 5:49 PM PDT · 14622 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.35km S of Lytle Creek, CASat, Sep 20, 7:26 PM PDT · 14622 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.57km SSE of Yucca Valley, CASat, Sep 20, 9:29 PM PDT · 14622 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
14. 1.75km W of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Sep 21, 1:17 AM PDT · 14622 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
15. 1.74km NNW of Garnet, CASun, Sep 21, 7:24 AM PDT · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
16. 1.98km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Sep 21, 10:35 AM PDT · 14621 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
17. 2.27km ESE of Valle Vista, CASun, Sep 21, 12:35 PM PDT · 14621 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.76km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Sep 21, 4:25 PM PDT · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
19. 1.78km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Sep 22, 3:05 AM PDT · 14621 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.93km ENE of Beaumont, CAMon, Sep 22, 5:15 AM PDT · 14620 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
21. 2.54km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Sep 22, 7:03 AM PDT · 14620 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
22. 1.912km W of Anza, CAMon, Sep 22, 9:06 AM PDT · 14620 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
23. 2.08km SW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Sep 22, 4:16 PM PDT · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
24. 1.912km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Sep 22, 9:47 PM PDT · 14620 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
25. 2.05km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Sep 22, 9:56 PM PDT · 14620 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.523km N of North Shore, CAMon, Sep 22, 11:34 PM PDT · 14620 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
27. 2.46km W of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Sep 23, 2:11 AM PDT · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
28. 2.05km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Sep 23, 4:00 AM PDT · 14620 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
29. 2.38km NNW of Garnet, CAWed, Sep 24, 3:49 AM PDT · 14619 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
30. 1.820km E of Anza, CAWed, Sep 24, 5:28 AM PDT · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
31. 2.36km S of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Sep 24, 2:56 PM PDT · 14618 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
32. 3.012km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Sep 24, 9:59 PM PDT · 14618 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
33. 1.88km NW of Garnet, CAThu, Sep 25, 12:44 AM PDT · 14618 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
34. 1.87km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Sep 25, 4:50 AM PDT · 14617 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
35. 1.85km SW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Sep 25, 5:34 AM PDT · 14617 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
36. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Sep 25, 5:36 AM PDT · 14617 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
37. 2.19km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Sep 25, 2:34 PM PDT · 14617 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
38. 1.96km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CAThu, Sep 25, 4:01 PM PDT · 14617 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
39. 2.36km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Sep 25, 5:37 PM PDT · 14617 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
40. 1.74km WSW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Sep 26, 1:00 AM PDT · 14617 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
41. 2.010km W of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Sep 26, 2:03 AM PDT · 14617 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.011km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Sep 26, 6:45 AM PDT · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
43. 2.110km SW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Sep 26, 8:19 AM PDT · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
44. 1.98km SW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Sep 26, 9:12 PM PDT · 14616 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
45. 2.45km SW of Redlands, CASat, Sep 27, 2:43 AM PDT · 14616 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
46. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Sep 27, 5:57 AM PDT · 14615 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
47. 1.916km S of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Sep 27, 6:27 AM PDT · 14615 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
48. 2.116km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Sep 27, 6:52 AM PDT · 14615 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
49. 2.016km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Sep 27, 6:55 AM PDT · 14615 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
50. 2.131km E of Barstow, CASat, Sep 27, 7:40 AM PDT · 14615 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
51. 2.110km WSW of Anza, CASat, Sep 27, 11:29 AM PDT · 14615 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
52. 1.813km ENE of Indio, CASat, Sep 27, 5:02 PM PDT · 14615 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
53. 1.76km NNW of Garnet, CASat, Sep 27, 10:00 PM PDT · 14615 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
54. 1.912km ENE of Cabazon, CASat, Sep 27, 11:34 PM PDT · 14615 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
55. 3.45km S of Morongo Valley, CASun, Sep 28, 12:06 AM PDT · 14615 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
56. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CASun, Sep 28, 2:30 AM PDT · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
57. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, Sep 28, 3:32 AM PDT · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
58. 1.84km S of Morongo Valley, CASun, Sep 28, 8:38 AM PDT · 14614 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
59. 2.18km SSW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Sep 28, 12:43 PM PDT · 14614 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
60. 1.76km NNW of Garnet, CASun, Sep 28, 3:13 PM PDT · 14614 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

1. 1.84km SW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Sep 19, 1:13 AM PDT · 14624 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.17km NW of Glen Avon, CAFri, Sep 19, 12:19 AM PDT · 14624 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.78km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Sep 18, 8:22 PM PDT · 14624 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.65km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Sep 18, 8:27 AM PDT · 14624 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
5. 3.14km SSW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Sep 18, 2:05 AM PDT · 14625 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.51km NNW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Sep 18, 1:55 AM PDT · 14625 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
7. 1.910km SW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Sep 18, 12:21 AM PDT · 14625 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
8. 2.117km SSW of Oasis, CAWed, Sep 17, 9:15 PM PDT · 14625 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.68km S of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Sep 17, 7:40 PM PDT · 14625 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
10. 1.97km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Sep 17, 7:00 PM PDT · 14625 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
11. 1.714km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Sep 17, 4:54 PM PDT · 14625 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
12. 1.714km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Sep 17, 4:50 PM PDT · 14625 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.87km W of Anza, CAWed, Sep 17, 9:39 AM PDT · 14625 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
14. 2.511km SW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Sep 17, 9:20 AM PDT · 14625 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
15. 2.110km W of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Sep 17, 7:32 AM PDT · 14625 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
16. 1.728km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Sep 17, 7:18 AM PDT · 14625 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.020km SSW of La Quinta, CAWed, Sep 17, 2:07 AM PDT · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
18. 1.815km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Sep 17, 2:05 AM PDT · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
19. 1.816km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Sep 16, 8:54 PM PDT · 14626 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
20. 1.97km S of Morongo Valley, CATue, Sep 16, 8:03 PM PDT · 14626 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci709613. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.