California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7km SW of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7km SW of Morongo Valley, CA on Sun, Sep 13, 1987, 10:10 PM PDT (05:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 4km NNE of Moreno Valley, 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
1987-09-14 05:10:04 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.001° N, 116.626° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
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: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 173 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.924km ESE of Anza, CA · 14262 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.98km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14262 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.18km N of Cabazon, CA · 14262 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.111km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14262 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.24km E of Banning, CA · 14261 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.19km NW of Garnet, CA · 14261 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.85km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.05km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.95km S of Redlands, CA · 14261 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.95km S of Redlands, CA · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.42km SW of Banning, CA · 14261 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.010km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14261 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.44km N of Big Bear City, CA · 14260 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.215km SE of Anza, CA · 14260 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.113km SE of Anza, CA · 14260 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.15km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14260 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.211km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14260 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.29km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14259 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.712km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14259 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.017km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14259 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.013km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14259 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.59km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14258 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.04km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14258 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.97km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14258 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.34km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14258 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.18km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14258 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.06km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14258 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.86km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14258 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.36km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14258 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.33km E of Banning, CA · 14258 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.91km ENE of Grand Terrace, CA · 14257 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14257 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14256 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.55km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 14256 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.714km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14255 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.910km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14255 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.16km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 14255 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.914km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14255 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.06km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14255 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.35km NNW of Glen Avon, CA · 14255 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.14km ENE of Banning, CA · 14255 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.212km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14254 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.112km E of Thousand Palms, CA · 14254 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.212km E of Thousand Palms, CA · 14254 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.312km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14254 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.64km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14254 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.113km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14254 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.16km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14253 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.94km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14253 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.011km E of Yorba Linda, CA · 14252 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.912km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14252 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.03km ESE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14252 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.14km E of Banning, CA · 14252 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.58km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14252 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.66km NE of Fontana, CA · 14252 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.33km E of Banning, CA · 14252 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.96km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14252 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.09km E of Pala, CA · 14252 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14251 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.94km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14262 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.017km WSW of Oasis, CA · 14263 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.98km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14263 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.68km NW of Garnet, CA · 14263 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.117km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14263 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.95km WNW of Devore, CA · 14264 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.95km S of Redlands, CA · 14264 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.75km S of Redlands, CA · 14264 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.15km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14264 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.65km S of Redlands, CA · 14264 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.85km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14264 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.14km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14264 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.54km S of Redlands, CA · 14264 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.919km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14264 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.326km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 14264 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.04km SSE of Banning, CA · 14264 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.018km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14265 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.918km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14265 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.26km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14266 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.910km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14266 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci623331. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC.