California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16km SW of Amboy, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16km SW of Amboy, CA on Sun, Mar 29, 1987, 6:55 AM PST (14:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8km N of Big Bear Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-03-29 14:55:23 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.461° N, 115.874° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
111°
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: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14431 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.914km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14431 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14430 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.87km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14430 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.86km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.810km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.012km N of Cabazon, CA · 14429 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.94km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14429 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.219km N of Cabazon, CA · 14427 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.08km N of Cabazon, CA · 14427 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.014km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14424 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.45km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14424 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.211km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14423 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.12km WSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14421 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.211km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14421 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.89km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14421 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.17km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14419 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.111km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14419 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.211km N of Cabazon, CA · 14419 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.56km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.88km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14419 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.010km N of Cabazon, CA · 14418 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.723km E of Barstow, CA · 14418 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.93km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14417 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.86km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14417 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.111km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14417 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.98km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14416 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.96km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14415 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.419km E of Big Bear City, CA · 14415 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.027km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14415 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.15km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14415 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.08km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14414 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.623km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14414 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.024km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14414 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.517km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 14413 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.09km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14412 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.66km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14412 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.98km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14412 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.013km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14412 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.810km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14411 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.46km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14411 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.110km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14410 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.07km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14409 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.58km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14409 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.02km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14408 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.012km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14408 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.213km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14407 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 3.010km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14407 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.112km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14407 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.19km N of Cabazon, CA · 14406 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.13km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 14405 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.06km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14404 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.421km ENE of Coachella, CA · 14404 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.912km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.215km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14403 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.915km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14403 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.315km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14402 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.915km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14402 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.216km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14402 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.95km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14432 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.09km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14433 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.99km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14436 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.69km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.79km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14436 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.26km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14436 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.125km E of Barstow, CA · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.37km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14436 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.724km E of Barstow, CA · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.625km E of Barstow, CA · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.524km E of Barstow, CA · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.24km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14437 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.612km NE of Coachella, CA · 14438 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.315km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14438 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.015km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14438 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.96km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14439 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.26km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.36km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14440 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.212km NE of Coachella, CA · 14440 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.811km NE of Coachella, CA · 14440 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci719521. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:07 AM UTC.