M1.7 earthquake 8km NW of Garnet, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Oct 11, 1987, 8:29 PM PDT

UTC

1987-10-12 03:29:17 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.958° N, 116.594° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

0

• Desert Hot Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 28,335. Forecast8 kmW
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast59 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast148 kmNNE

After

1. 1.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Oct 12, 12:06 AM PDT · 14237 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
2. 2.04km SSE of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Oct 12, 7:38 PM PDT · 14236 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
3. 2.84km SSE of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Oct 12, 11:45 PM PDT · 14236 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
4. 2.35km SSE of Yucca Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 12:14 AM PDT · 14236 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
5. 2.75km SSE of Yucca Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 12:17 AM PDT · 14236 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.28km N of Cabazon, CATue, Oct 13, 12:38 AM PDT · 14236 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
7. 1.94km NE of Moreno Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 1:58 AM PDT · 14236 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
8. 2.110km NE of Coachella, CATue, Oct 13, 2:51 AM PDT · 14236 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
9. 1.88km W of Morongo Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 4:27 AM PDT · 14235 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
10. 3.54km NNE of Moreno Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 8:59 AM PDT · 14235 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
11. 1.95km SSE of Yucca Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 9:55 AM PDT · 14235 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
12. 1.75km SSE of Yucca Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 1:27 PM PDT · 14235 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
13. 1.83km NNE of Moreno Valley, CATue, Oct 13, 7:43 PM PDT · 14235 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
14. 1.64km NE of Moreno Valley, CAWed, Oct 14, 12:47 AM PDT · 14235 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
15. 2.312km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 14, 11:25 AM PDT · 14234 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.010km SE of Big Bear City, CAWed, Oct 14, 11:37 AM PDT · 14234 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
17. 1.55km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Oct 14, 2:04 PM PDT · 14234 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
18. 1.84km SW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Oct 15, 3:34 AM PDT · 14233 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
19. 1.84km WNW of Cabazon, CAThu, Oct 15, 6:07 AM PDT · 14233 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
20. 2.34km NNE of Moreno Valley, CAThu, Oct 15, 1:06 PM PDT · 14233 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
21. 2.013km NE of Joshua Tree, CAThu, Oct 15, 1:20 PM PDT · 14233 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
22. 2.36km SSE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Oct 15, 3:07 PM PDT · 14233 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
23. 2.08km N of Cabazon, CAThu, Oct 15, 6:46 PM PDT · 14233 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
24. 2.03km SW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Oct 16, 1:05 AM PDT · 14233 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
25. 2.120km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Oct 16, 5:28 AM PDT · 14232 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
26. 2.315km SE of Big Bear City, CAFri, Oct 16, 10:15 PM PDT · 14232 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
27. 1.718km WNW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Oct 17, 12:49 AM PDT · 14232 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
28. 2.37km SW of Palomar Observatory, CASat, Oct 17, 1:40 AM PDT · 14232 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
29. 1.59km NE of Indio, CASat, Oct 17, 7:10 AM PDT · 14231 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
30. 1.93km NNE of Moreno Valley, CASat, Oct 17, 8:52 AM PDT · 14231 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
31. 2.216km N of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Oct 17, 11:56 AM PDT · 14231 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
32. 2.13km ESE of Yucca Valley, CASat, Oct 17, 1:12 PM PDT · 14231 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
33. 2.215km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 17, 1:55 PM PDT · 14231 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
34. 1.913km ENE of Thousand Palms, CASat, Oct 17, 6:45 PM PDT · 14231 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
35. 1.921km SSW of La Quinta, CASat, Oct 17, 11:45 PM PDT · 14231 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
36. 2.010km E of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 18, 1:15 AM PDT · 14231 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
37. 1.721km SW of La Quinta, CASun, Oct 18, 2:27 AM PDT · 14231 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
38. 2.04km NNE of Moreno Valley, CASun, Oct 18, 5:21 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
39. 1.910km WSW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Oct 18, 9:08 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
40. 2.09km ENE of Cabazon, CASun, Oct 18, 9:35 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
41. 1.88km W of Garnet, CASun, Oct 18, 11:51 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
42. 1.912km SW of Salton City, CASun, Oct 18, 6:52 PM PDT · 14230 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
43. 1.814km W of Morongo Valley, CASun, Oct 18, 10:35 PM PDT · 14230 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
44. 2.33km ENE of Loma Linda, CASun, Oct 18, 11:07 PM PDT · 14230 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
45. 1.96km NNW of Banning, CASun, Oct 18, 11:47 PM PDT · 14230 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
46. 1.938km NNE of North Shore, CAMon, Oct 19, 1:12 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
47. 2.119km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Oct 19, 2:11 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
48. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Oct 19, 2:11 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
49. 2.424km NE of Thermal, CAMon, Oct 19, 3:39 AM PDT · 14229 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
50. 2.013km W of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Oct 19, 12:09 PM PDT · 14229 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
51. 2.14km SSE of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Oct 19, 12:21 PM PDT · 14229 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
52. 1.717km N of Indio, CAMon, Oct 19, 1:14 PM PDT · 14229 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
53. 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CAMon, Oct 19, 3:08 PM PDT · 14229 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
54. 2.111km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Oct 19, 4:20 PM PDT · 14229 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
55. 2.07km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Oct 19, 7:16 PM PDT · 14229 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
56. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Oct 19, 8:02 PM PDT · 14229 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
57. 1.52km NW of Loma Linda, CAMon, Oct 19, 8:04 PM PDT · 14229 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
58. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CATue, Oct 20, 3:47 AM PDT · 14228 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
59. 2.122km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Oct 20, 9:00 AM PDT · 14228 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
60. 2.113km WNW of Anza, CAWed, Oct 21, 1:00 AM PDT · 14228 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

1. 2.140km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Oct 11, 6:29 PM PDT · 14237 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.910km NNW of Idyllwild, CASun, Oct 11, 4:10 AM PDT · 14237 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
3. 2.110km NNW of Idyllwild, CASun, Oct 11, 4:09 AM PDT · 14237 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
4. 1.69km SW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Oct 10, 8:55 PM PDT · 14238 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.09km WNW of Aguanga, CASat, Oct 10, 6:24 PM PDT · 14238 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
6. 2.04km ENE of Banning, CASat, Oct 10, 5:17 PM PDT · 14238 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
7. 2.017km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 10, 12:33 PM PDT · 14238 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.426km NNW of Joshua Tree, CASat, Oct 10, 2:37 AM PDT · 14239 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
9. 2.07km SSE of Idyllwild, CASat, Oct 10, 1:04 AM PDT · 14239 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.35km SW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Oct 9, 6:37 PM PDT · 14239 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.15km NNW of Big Bear City, CAFri, Oct 9, 5:33 AM PDT · 14239 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
12. 2.24km WNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Oct 9, 2:19 AM PDT · 14240 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
13. 1.94km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Oct 9, 12:53 AM PDT · 14240 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.04km E of Yucaipa, CAThu, Oct 8, 9:25 PM PDT · 14240 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.114km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Oct 8, 7:58 PM PDT · 14240 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
16. 2.312km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Oct 7, 11:02 PM PDT · 14241 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.720km ENE of Thermal, CAWed, Oct 7, 10:06 PM PDT · 14241 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
18. 3.310km SW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Oct 7, 9:23 PM PDT · 14241 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
19. 2.213km NNE of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Oct 7, 6:32 PM PDT · 14241 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
20. 2.210km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CAWed, Oct 7, 11:37 AM PDT · 14241 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci732663. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.