M1.6 earthquake 24km NE of Pine Valley, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Dec 6, 1986, 8:51 PM PST

UTC

1986-12-07 04:51:34 UTC

Depth

5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.952° N, 116.319° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

105°

Stations used

0

• Pine Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,510. Forecast24 kmNE
• Alpine, CaliforniaPopulation 14,236. Forecast44 kmENE
• El Cajon, CaliforniaPopulation 103,679. Forecast63 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast81 kmNE

After

1. 1.73km S of Idyllwild, CASat, Dec 6, 11:10 PM PST · 14547 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.29km SW of Idyllwild, CASat, Dec 6, 11:19 PM PST · 14547 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.318km NE of Coachella, CASun, Dec 7, 10:13 AM PST · 14546 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.211km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Dec 7, 2:25 PM PST · 14546 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
5. 1.712km SE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Dec 7, 3:30 PM PST · 14546 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
6. 2.717km NE of Coachella, CASun, Dec 7, 5:08 PM PST · 14546 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Dec 7, 6:41 PM PST · 14546 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.421km NW of Ocotillo, CASun, Dec 7, 10:45 PM PST · 14546 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
9. 1.823km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 8, 3:09 AM PST · 14546 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
10. 1.72km E of Brawley, CAMon, Dec 8, 2:25 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
11. 2.019km NE of Coachella, CAMon, Dec 8, 4:47 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.116km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 8, 9:40 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
13. 2.624km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Dec 8, 10:24 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.618km NE of Coachella, CATue, Dec 9, 12:49 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.86km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Dec 9, 7:15 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
16. 2.016km SE of Anza, CATue, Dec 9, 2:30 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.011km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 10, 1:52 AM PST · 14544 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.54km S of Brawley, CAWed, Dec 10, 4:58 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
19. 1.67km SSE of Brawley, CAThu, Dec 11, 1:56 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
20. 1.624km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Dec 11, 5:42 PM PST · 14542 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
21. 3.018km SE of Campo, CAThu, Dec 11, 7:03 PM PST · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
22. 2.02km W of Brawley, CAThu, Dec 11, 8:06 PM PST · 14542 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
23. 1.710km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Dec 12, 6:59 AM PST · 14542 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
24. 2.118km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Dec 12, 7:59 AM PST · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
25. 2.15km ESE of Valle Vista, CAFri, Dec 12, 9:32 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
26. 2.26km SSE of Idyllwild, CASat, Dec 13, 12:42 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.810km NE of Indio, CASat, Dec 13, 8:44 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
28. 1.712km ESE of Anza, CASun, Dec 14, 7:50 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
29. 1.613km ESE of Anza, CASun, Dec 14, 7:54 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
30. 2.015km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Dec 15, 1:20 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
31. 2.36km WSW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 15, 8:56 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
32. 1.84km W of Brawley, CATue, Dec 16, 12:07 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
33. 2.56km W of Brawley, CATue, Dec 16, 3:28 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
34. 2.012km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 16, 12:13 PM PST · 14537 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
35. 1.911km S of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 16, 1:43 PM PST · 14537 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
36. 1.913km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 16, 3:35 PM PST · 14537 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
37. 2.013km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 16, 4:03 PM PST · 14537 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
38. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Dec 17, 9:27 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
39. 1.912km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 18, 1:02 AM PST · 14536 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
40. 2.936km SSE of Campo, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:32 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
41. 2.14km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Dec 18, 8:14 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
42. 2.113km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 18, 9:41 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
43. 2.13km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 19, 3:29 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
44. 3.09km WSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Dec 19, 5:51 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
45. 1.810km N of Aguanga, CAFri, Dec 19, 6:04 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
46. 1.813km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Dec 19, 9:47 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
47. 2.214km SE of Anza, CASat, Dec 20, 5:13 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
48. 2.010km NNW of Anza, CASat, Dec 20, 7:02 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
49. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CASat, Dec 20, 8:41 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
50. 2.313km ESE of Anza, CASat, Dec 20, 10:07 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
51. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CASat, Dec 20, 4:17 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
52. 1.823km ESE of Anza, CASat, Dec 20, 6:31 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
53. 1.914km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 20, 7:26 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
54. 2.113km ESE of Anza, CASun, Dec 21, 3:28 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
55. 1.810km N of Aguanga, CASun, Dec 21, 4:45 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
56. 2.013km ESE of Anza, CASun, Dec 21, 2:16 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
57. 1.623km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 21, 5:42 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
58. 1.613km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Dec 22, 3:42 PM PST · 14531 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
59. 2.21km E of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 22, 9:56 PM PST · 14531 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
60. 1.62km NNW of Brawley, CATue, Dec 23, 7:43 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

1. 2.712km NW of Ocotillo, CASat, Dec 6, 4:06 PM PST · 14547 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
2. 2.26km WSW of Idyllwild, CASat, Dec 6, 1:18 PM PST · 14547 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.517km ENE of Coachella, CASat, Dec 6, 9:54 AM PST · 14547 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.023km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Dec 5, 10:09 PM PST · 14548 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
5. 1.91km SW of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Dec 4, 9:18 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.77km NE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 4, 5:58 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
7. 2.015km N of Warner Springs, CAThu, Dec 4, 4:54 AM PST · 14550 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
8. 1.97km SE of Valle Vista, CAThu, Dec 4, 2:59 AM PST · 14550 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.66km ESE of Valle Vista, CAThu, Dec 4, 2:59 AM PST · 14550 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.67km ESE of Valle Vista, CAThu, Dec 4, 2:55 AM PST · 14550 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.74km S of Idyllwild, CAThu, Dec 4, 2:22 AM PST · 14550 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Dec 3, 5:28 AM PST · 14551 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
13. 2.49km NE of Aguanga, CAWed, Dec 3, 3:45 AM PST · 14551 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
14. 2.412km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 3, 1:48 AM PST · 14551 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.919km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Dec 2, 1:27 PM PST · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
16. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Dec 1, 11:14 PM PST · 14552 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.76km SW of Holtville, CAMon, Dec 1, 10:18 PM PST · 14552 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
18. 2.07km SE of Lake Henshaw, CAMon, Dec 1, 4:51 AM PST · 14553 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
19. 1.811km W of Niland, CASun, Nov 30, 11:30 PM PST · 14553 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
20. 1.63km WSW of Brawley, CASun, Nov 30, 1:19 AM PST · 14554 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci714253. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC.