California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3km E of Muscoy, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3km E of Muscoy, CA on Tue, May 6, 1986, 11:55 AM PDT (18:55 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 6km SE of Thousand Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-06 18:55:58 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.151° N, 117.316° 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
77°
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: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 152 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02km E of Muscoy, CA · 14757 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.08km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14757 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.716km NNE of Banning, CA · 14757 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.218km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.15km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 14757 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.04km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 14756 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.818km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14756 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.412km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14756 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.13km NNE of Carson, CA · 14756 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.95km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14756 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.218km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14756 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.95km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 14756 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.35km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14756 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.618km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.68km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14755 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.76km NW of Anza, CA · 14755 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.112km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14755 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.912km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14755 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.412km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14755 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.718km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.32km S of Anza, CA · 14754 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.19km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 14754 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.70km SE of Anza, CA · 14753 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.06km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14753 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.26km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14753 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.86km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14753 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.610km E of Anza, CA · 14752 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.31km NNE of Fullerton, CA · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.612km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14752 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.78km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14752 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.84km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14752 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.25km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.87km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14752 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.37km NNE of Murrieta, CA · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.79km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14752 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.02km ESE of Lomita, CA · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.13km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.64km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14751 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.77km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14751 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.71km E of Lomita, CA · 14750 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.88km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14750 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.91km ESE of Lomita, CA · 14750 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.12km E of Muscoy, CA · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.66km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14750 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.711km SE of Anza, CA · 14749 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.98km NNW of Anza, CA · 14749 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.16km E of Calimesa, CA · 14749 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.912km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14749 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.88km N of Cabazon, CA · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.938km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.011km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14748 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.34km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14748 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.08km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14748 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.16km N of Nuevo, CA · 14747 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.45km SSE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.76km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14747 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.012km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 14747 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.05km SSE of Mentone, CA · 14747 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.22km WSW of Muscoy, CA · 14747 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.02km W of Muscoy, CA · 14747 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 1.912km NNW of Banning, CA · 14757 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.614km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.314km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.29km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14758 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.87km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14758 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.110km N of Cabazon, CA · 14759 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.74km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 14759 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.91km ESE of San Jacinto, CA · 14759 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.212km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14759 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.33km SSE of Charter Oak, CA · 14760 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.06km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 14760 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.12km E of Muscoy, CA · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14760 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.96km SSE of Beaumont, CA · 14760 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14761 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.03km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14761 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.89km WNW of San Jacinto, CA · 14761 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.93km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14761 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.13km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14761 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.22km E of Muscoy, CA · 14761 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci123786. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.