California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA on Wed, Apr 15, 1987, 6:36 AM PDT (13:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 16km NNE of Indio, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-15 13:36:34 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.008° N, 116.562° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
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

  1. 2.316km NNE of Indio, CA · 14361 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.316km NNE of Indio, CA · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.617km NNE of Indio, CA · 14361 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.516km NNE of Indio, CA · 14361 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.217km NNE of Indio, CA · 14361 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.124km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14361 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CA · 14361 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.516km NNE of Indio, CA · 14361 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 14361 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.317km NNE of Indio, CA · 14361 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 14361 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 14361 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CA · 14361 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.918km NNE of Indio, CA · 14361 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.62km W of Loma Linda, CA · 14360 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 14360 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.917km NNE of Indio, CA · 14360 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.07km N of Cabazon, CA · 14360 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.215km NE of Indio, CA · 14360 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.15km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14360 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.98km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14360 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.64km WSW of Devore, CA · 14360 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.014km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14360 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 3.316km NNE of Indio, CA · 14360 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 14360 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 14360 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.115km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14360 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CA · 14360 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.516km NNE of Indio, CA · 14360 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 14360 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.817km N of Indio, CA · 14360 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.110km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 14360 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.017km N of Indio, CA · 14360 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.816km NNE of Indio, CA · 14360 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.04km S of Devore, CA · 14360 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.03km SW of Calimesa, CA · 14359 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.59km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14359 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.52km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14359 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.94km S of Redlands, CA · 14359 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.04km S of Redlands, CA · 14359 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.016km WNW of Anza, CA · 14359 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.13km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14359 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.96km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 14359 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.317km NNE of Indio, CA · 14359 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 14359 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.85km S of Redlands, CA · 14359 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.04km S of Redlands, CA · 14359 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.04km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14359 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 14359 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.03km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14359 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.912km N of Indio, CA · 14359 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.05km NE of San Jacinto, CA · 14359 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.14km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14359 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.13km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14359 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.23km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14359 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.13km S of Redlands, CA · 14359 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.03km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14359 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.03km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14359 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.913km N of Indio, CA · 14359 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.124km ESE of Anza, CA · 14359 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 184.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci720666. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.