California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 10km NW of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10km NW of Garnet, CA on Sun, Feb 8, 1987, 11:53 PM PST (07:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 3km SSW of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-09 07:53:39 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.962° N, 116.631° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
97°
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: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14439 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.63km SSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14439 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.26km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14438 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.42km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14438 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.812km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14437 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.73km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14437 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.43km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14437 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.32km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14437 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.53km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14437 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.111km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14437 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.218km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14437 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.15km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14436 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.53km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.74km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.27km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14436 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.25km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14436 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.313km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14436 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.93km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.25km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14435 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.03km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14435 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.513km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14435 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 3.032km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14435 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.932km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14435 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.211km ESE of Anza, CA · 14434 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14434 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.411km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14433 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.112km N of Cabazon, CA · 14433 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.15km WNW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14432 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.11km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14432 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.99km NE of Coachella, CA · 14432 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.417km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14432 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.15km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14432 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.75km WSW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14432 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.210km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14432 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.45km NW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14432 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.96km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14432 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.932km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.015km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14431 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.212km NE of Coachella, CA · 14431 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.120km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14431 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.414km N of Cabazon, CA · 14431 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.53km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.811km NE of Coachella, CA · 14431 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.06km SSE of Banning, CA · 14431 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.54km N of Fontana, CA · 14431 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.212km NE of Coachella, CA · 14431 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.36km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14431 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14430 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.96km ESE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.26km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.319km ESE of Anza, CA · 14430 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.96km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14430 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.011km W of Anza, CA · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.111km W of Anza, CA · 14429 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.95km S of Banning, CA · 14429 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.015km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14429 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.315km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14429 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.612km NE of Coachella, CA · 14429 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.29km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14428 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.24km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14428 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716952. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.