M1.8 earthquake 9km WSW of Beaumont, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9km WSW of Beaumont, CA on Thu, Apr 2, 1987, 5:25 AM PST (13:25 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 4km SSE of Mentone, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-02 13:25:59 UTC
- Depth
- 15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.900° N, 117.069° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 154°
- 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: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.54km SSE of Mentone, CA · 14382 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 14382 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.68km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14382 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.013km NE of Julian, CA · 14382 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.24km SE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14382 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.16km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14382 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.113km NE of Julian, CA · 14381 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 14381 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.98km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14381 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.710km SW of Anza, CA · 14381 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.812km W of Anza, CA · 14381 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.318km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14381 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.08km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14381 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.97km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14380 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.86km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 14380 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.86km W of Mira Loma, CA · 14380 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.08km N of Anza, CA · 14380 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.18km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14379 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.77km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14379 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.67km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14379 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.815km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14379 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.18km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14379 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.16km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14379 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.911km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14379 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.09km NW of Garnet, CA · 14379 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.54km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14379 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.92km WNW of San Bernardino, CA · 14379 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.911km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14378 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.111km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14378 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.18km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14378 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.011km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14378 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.97km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14378 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.07km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14378 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.99km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14378 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.17km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 14378 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.917km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14377 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.35km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14377 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.712km E of Anza, CA · 14377 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.113km E of Anza, CA · 14377 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.94km SSW of Garnet, CA · 14377 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.96km WNW of Fontana, CA · 14376 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14376 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.46km WNW of Fontana, CA · 14376 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.32km WSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14376 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.47km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14376 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.13km WSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14376 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.512km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14375 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.112km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14375 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.61km SSE of Hemet, CA · 14375 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.313km NE of Julian, CA · 14375 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.14km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14375 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.18km SW of Calimesa, CA · 14374 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.01km NNW of Anza, CA · 14374 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.99km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14374 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.12km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 14374 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.23km NNW of Colton, CA · 14374 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.25km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14373 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.25km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14373 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.413km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14373 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.12km NNW of San Bernardino, CA · 14373 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
The first 60 of 184.
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