M1.6 earthquake 8km SW of Morongo Valley, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Nov 11, 1986, 11:21 PM PST

UTC

1986-11-12 07:21:50 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.990° N, 116.627° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

191°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Morongo Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 3,552. Forecast8 kmSW
• Desert Hot Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 28,335. Forecast12 kmWNW
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast56 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast149 kmE

After

1. 1.78km SSE of Redlands, CAWed, Nov 12, 1:53 AM PST · 14571 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
2. 1.811km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Nov 12, 2:57 AM PST · 14571 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.01km N of Loma Linda, CAWed, Nov 12, 3:53 AM PST · 14571 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
4. 2.25km SW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Nov 12, 8:15 AM PST · 14570 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.36km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Nov 12, 4:20 PM PST · 14570 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
6. 3.07km NE of Cabazon, CAWed, Nov 12, 9:12 PM PST · 14570 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.112km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Nov 12, 10:09 PM PST · 14570 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.911km NE of Yucaipa, CAWed, Nov 12, 10:55 PM PST · 14570 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
9. 1.75km ENE of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Nov 13, 1:47 AM PST · 14570 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
10. 1.98km NE of Moreno Valley, CAThu, Nov 13, 3:16 AM PST · 14570 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
11. 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CAThu, Nov 13, 7:27 AM PST · 14570 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
12. 2.36km S of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Nov 13, 2:23 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.94km SW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Nov 13, 2:31 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.67km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Nov 13, 10:00 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.412km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Nov 14, 4:11 AM PST · 14569 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.014km N of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Nov 14, 10:51 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
17. 2.614km N of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Nov 14, 1:11 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
18. 2.013km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Nov 14, 2:49 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
19. 2.713km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Nov 14, 2:50 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.97km NE of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Nov 14, 5:37 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
21. 1.911km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAFri, Nov 14, 6:43 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
22. 2.512km W of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Nov 14, 7:47 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
23. 1.78km ENE of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Nov 14, 10:51 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
24. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Nov 14, 11:06 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
25. 1.84km SE of Loma Linda, CASat, Nov 15, 4:01 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
26. 2.013km W of Morongo Valley, CASat, Nov 15, 11:02 AM PST · 14567 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
27. 1.711km NNE of Joshua Tree, CASat, Nov 15, 4:21 PM PST · 14567 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
28. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Nov 16, 12:15 AM PST · 14567 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
29. 1.86km NE of Morongo Valley, CASun, Nov 16, 2:45 AM PST · 14567 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
30. 1.82km SSW of Muscoy, CASun, Nov 16, 4:57 AM PST · 14567 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
31. 2.79km NNE of Yucaipa, CASun, Nov 16, 7:54 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
32. 2.24km WNW of Murrieta, CASun, Nov 16, 9:34 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
33. 2.311km E of Cabazon, CASun, Nov 16, 9:45 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
34. 2.027km NNW of Joshua Tree, CASun, Nov 16, 6:57 PM PST · 14566 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
35. 2.428km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Nov 17, 2:14 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
36. 2.210km NE of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Nov 17, 4:34 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
37. 2.210km NE of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Nov 17, 4:41 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
38. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Nov 17, 4:47 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
39. 1.99km NE of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Nov 17, 5:19 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
40. 1.69km NE of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Nov 17, 5:36 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
41. 2.010km NE of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Nov 17, 6:31 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
42. 2.022km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Nov 17, 8:30 AM PST · 14565 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
43. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Nov 17, 9:42 AM PST · 14565 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
44. 2.210km NE of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Nov 17, 11:33 AM PST · 14565 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
45. 2.510km S of Idyllwild, CAMon, Nov 17, 12:01 PM PST · 14565 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
46. 1.65km N of Garnet, CAMon, Nov 17, 5:53 PM PST · 14565 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
47. 2.51km ENE of Colton, CAMon, Nov 17, 7:59 PM PST · 14565 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
48. 2.08km NE of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Nov 17, 9:17 PM PST · 14565 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
49. 2.210km SW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Nov 18, 4:21 AM PST · 14565 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
50. 1.610km ENE of Joshua Tree, CATue, Nov 18, 6:35 AM PST · 14565 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
51. 2.39km NNE of Yucaipa, CATue, Nov 18, 7:04 AM PST · 14565 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
52. 1.95km W of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Nov 18, 9:58 AM PST · 14564 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
53. 1.81km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Nov 18, 1:42 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
54. 2.26km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Nov 18, 3:06 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
55. 1.810km NE of Joshua Tree, CATue, Nov 18, 5:21 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
56. 1.79km SW of Idyllwild, CATue, Nov 18, 6:07 PM PST · 14564 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
57. 1.86km S of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Nov 19, 1:20 AM PST · 14564 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
58. 2.19km NNE of Yucaipa, CAWed, Nov 19, 1:43 AM PST · 14564 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
59. 1.72km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Nov 19, 2:01 AM PST · 14564 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
60. 2.19km E of Yucaipa, CAWed, Nov 19, 3:22 AM PST · 14564 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

1. 1.65km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Nov 11, 8:37 PM PST · 14571 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.17km SSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Nov 11, 4:35 PM PST · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.75km SW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Nov 11, 2:46 PM PST · 14571 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.89km NE of Joshua Tree, CATue, Nov 11, 12:42 AM PST · 14572 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.53km SSW of Banning, CAMon, Nov 10, 9:12 PM PST · 14572 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
6. 2.310km NNE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Nov 10, 7:28 PM PST · 14572 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
7. 2.214km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Nov 10, 3:12 PM PST · 14572 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
8. 1.710km NE of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Nov 10, 2:18 PM PST · 14572 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
9. 2.03km SSE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Nov 10, 10:13 AM PST · 14572 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
10. 1.85km SSW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Nov 9, 11:23 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.029km WSW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 9, 8:58 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
12. 2.211km ESE of Running Springs, CASun, Nov 9, 1:36 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
13. 1.811km N of Cabazon, CASun, Nov 9, 1:18 PM PST · 14573 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
14. 1.99km S of Morongo Valley, CASun, Nov 9, 10:54 AM PST · 14573 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.517km ENE of Thousand Palms, CASun, Nov 9, 10:17 AM PST · 14573 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
16. 2.721km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, Nov 9, 8:08 AM PST · 14573 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
17. 1.821km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, Nov 9, 8:06 AM PST · 14573 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
18. 1.717km SW of Oasis, CASun, Nov 9, 4:54 AM PST · 14574 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
19. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CASun, Nov 9, 4:39 AM PST · 14574 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.510km NNE of Yucaipa, CASun, Nov 9, 1:11 AM PST · 14574 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci712849. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.