California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12km SW of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12km SW of Morongo Valley, CA on Wed, May 27, 1987, 12:00 AM PDT (07:00 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 5km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-05-27 07:00:12 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.973° N, 116.675° 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
56°
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: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14329 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.15km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14329 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.016km N of Indio, CA · 14329 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.717km NNE of Indio, CA · 14329 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.96km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14329 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.616km N of Indio, CA · 14329 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.016km N of Indio, CA · 14329 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.19km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14329 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.17km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14328 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.010km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14328 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.117km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 14328 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.917km NNE of Indio, CA · 14328 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.416km N of Indio, CA · 14328 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.516km N of Indio, CA · 14328 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.716km N of Indio, CA · 14328 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.110km NE of Julian, CA · 14328 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.310km NE of Julian, CA · 14328 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.317km E of Anza, CA · 14327 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.917km N of Indio, CA · 14327 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.516km NNE of Indio, CA · 14327 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.92km ENE of Beaumont, CA · 14327 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.03km NE of Beaumont, CA · 14327 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.86km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14327 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.916km N of Indio, CA · 14327 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.05km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14327 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.07km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14327 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.75km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14327 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.65km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14327 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.716km N of Indio, CA · 14327 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.19km N of Cabazon, CA · 14327 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.013km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14327 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.35km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14326 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 3.216km NNE of Indio, CA · 14326 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.316km N of Indio, CA · 14326 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.016km N of Indio, CA · 14326 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.416km N of Indio, CA · 14326 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.316km N of Indio, CA · 14326 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.716km N of Indio, CA · 14326 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.816km NNE of Indio, CA · 14326 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.84km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14326 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.715km N of Indio, CA · 14326 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.220km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14326 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.015km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 14325 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 3.014km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14325 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.15km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14325 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.718km N of Indio, CA · 14325 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 2.117km ESE of Anza, CA · 14325 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.816km NNE of Indio, CA · 14325 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.116km N of Indio, CA · 14325 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.35km NW of Glen Avon, CA · 14325 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.219km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14325 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.716km N of Indio, CA · 14324 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.83km NNE of Fontana, CA · 14324 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.910km NE of Indio, CA · 14324 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.616km N of Indio, CA · 14324 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 3.410km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14324 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.615km N of Indio, CA · 14324 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.124km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14324 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.116km N of Indio, CA · 14323 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.79km ENE of Nuevo, CA · 14323 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci722849. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.