M1.7 earthquake 8km SSW of Idyllwild, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Jan 21, 1988, 11:52 AM PST

UTC

1988-01-21 19:52:59 UTC

Depth

13.9 km (8.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.672° N, 116.737° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

107°

Stations used

0

• Idyllwild, CaliforniaPopulation 3,583. Forecast8 kmSSW
• Valle Vista, CaliforniaPopulation 14,578. Forecast17 kmESE
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast43 kmENE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast114 kmNNE

After

1. 3.58km WNW of San Jacinto, CAThu, Jan 21, 4:52 PM PST · 14132 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
2. 2.48km WNW of San Jacinto, CAThu, Jan 21, 4:55 PM PST · 14132 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
3. 1.98km NW of San Jacinto, CAThu, Jan 21, 5:11 PM PST · 14131 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.021km SSW of La Quinta, CAThu, Jan 21, 6:07 PM PST · 14131 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
5. 2.111km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 21, 6:28 PM PST · 14131 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
6. 2.44km NNE of Fontana, CAThu, Jan 21, 7:55 PM PST · 14131 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
7. 2.46km NW of Mira Loma, CAFri, Jan 22, 4:22 AM PST · 14131 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.319km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Jan 22, 4:52 AM PST · 14131 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.219km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Jan 22, 5:06 AM PST · 14131 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.38km WNW of Garnet, CAFri, Jan 22, 8:04 AM PST · 14131 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
11. 2.24km E of Banning, CAFri, Jan 22, 11:38 AM PST · 14131 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.111km W of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Jan 22, 1:52 PM PST · 14131 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
13. 2.33km WNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jan 22, 5:59 PM PST · 14130 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
14. 2.212km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Jan 22, 6:08 PM PST · 14130 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
15. 1.54km NE of Fontana, CASat, Jan 23, 12:52 AM PST · 14130 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
16. 2.25km WSW of Devore, CASat, Jan 23, 5:15 PM PST · 14129 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
17. 2.311km S of Idyllwild, CASat, Jan 23, 5:26 PM PST · 14129 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.08km NNE of Yucca Valley, CASat, Jan 23, 6:02 PM PST · 14129 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
19. 2.426km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jan 23, 6:31 PM PST · 14129 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
20. 1.98km NW of Garnet, CASat, Jan 23, 9:29 PM PST · 14129 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
21. 2.110km ENE of Joshua Tree, CASun, Jan 24, 2:20 AM PST · 14129 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
22. 1.914km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jan 24, 1:02 PM PST · 14129 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
23. 2.74km WSW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jan 24, 2:30 PM PST · 14129 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
24. 2.012km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jan 24, 6:38 PM PST · 14128 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
25. 1.62km SSW of Lytle Creek, CASun, Jan 24, 10:12 PM PST · 14128 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
26. 1.61km SE of Lytle Creek, CAMon, Jan 25, 3:02 AM PST · 14128 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
27. 2.08km N of Fontana, CAMon, Jan 25, 6:03 AM PST · 14128 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
28. 2.15km NE of Banning, CAMon, Jan 25, 10:38 AM PST · 14128 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
29. 2.211km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jan 25, 4:34 PM PST · 14128 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
30. 1.84km E of Banning, CAMon, Jan 25, 11:59 PM PST · 14127 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
31. 1.63km WNW of Devore, CATue, Jan 26, 12:08 AM PST · 14127 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
32. 1.817km ESE of Anza, CATue, Jan 26, 3:23 AM PST · 14127 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
33. 1.77km E of Riverside, CATue, Jan 26, 10:40 AM PST · 14127 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
34. 2.02km N of Big Bear City, CAWed, Jan 27, 1:46 PM PST · 14126 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
35. 3.28km SSW of Salton City, CAWed, Jan 27, 5:44 PM PST · 14125 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
36. 1.59km SSW of Salton City, CAWed, Jan 27, 5:56 PM PST · 14125 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
37. 1.98km SSW of Salton City, CAWed, Jan 27, 5:57 PM PST · 14125 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
38. 2.59km SSW of Salton City, CAWed, Jan 27, 6:06 PM PST · 14125 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
39. 2.09km NE of Yucaipa, CAWed, Jan 27, 7:15 PM PST · 14125 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
40. 2.012km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Jan 27, 8:04 PM PST · 14125 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
41. 2.08km SSW of Salton City, CAWed, Jan 27, 8:19 PM PST · 14125 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
42. 1.98km SSW of Salton City, CAWed, Jan 27, 8:48 PM PST · 14125 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
43. 2.16km E of Yucaipa, CAThu, Jan 28, 1:08 PM PST · 14125 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
44. 2.022km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 28, 1:52 PM PST · 14125 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
45. 2.05km NNW of Garnet, CAThu, Jan 28, 5:10 PM PST · 14124 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
46. 2.05km WNW of Calimesa, CAFri, Jan 29, 2:05 AM PST · 14124 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
47. 1.94km SE of Salton City, CAFri, Jan 29, 4:30 AM PST · 14124 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
48. 1.98km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Jan 29, 6:18 AM PST · 14124 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
49. 1.917km E of Julian, CAFri, Jan 29, 7:29 AM PST · 14124 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
50. 2.89km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Jan 29, 7:50 AM PST · 14124 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
51. 1.519km NE of Coachella, CAFri, Jan 29, 10:12 PM PST · 14123 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
52. 1.98km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Jan 30, 1:40 AM PST · 14123 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
53. 2.05km SW of Idyllwild, CASat, Jan 30, 6:23 AM PST · 14123 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
54. 2.118km SSW of Oasis, CASat, Jan 30, 6:33 AM PST · 14123 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
55. 2.44km NW of Glen Avon, CASat, Jan 30, 6:59 PM PST · 14122 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
56. 2.03km SE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jan 31, 1:40 AM PST · 14122 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
57. 1.911km NE of Cabazon, CASun, Jan 31, 3:06 AM PST · 14122 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
58. 2.27km W of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Jan 31, 3:25 AM PST · 14122 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
59. 2.013km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Jan 31, 6:13 AM PST · 14122 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
60. 2.011km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Jan 31, 11:40 AM PST · 14122 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

1. 2.34km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jan 21, 10:17 AM PST · 14132 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
2. 1.95km SSE of Mentone, CAThu, Jan 21, 5:40 AM PST · 14132 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
3. 2.010km NNW of Anza, CAThu, Jan 21, 5:21 AM PST · 14132 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
4. 1.714km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 21, 3:21 AM PST · 14132 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
5. 2.012km WSW of Salton City, CAThu, Jan 21, 1:32 AM PST · 14132 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.58km S of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jan 20, 7:46 PM PST · 14132 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
7. 2.14km NNE of Fontana, CAWed, Jan 20, 10:44 AM PST · 14133 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.39km W of Pine Valley, CATue, Jan 19, 8:33 PM PST · 14133 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.012km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jan 19, 4:09 PM PST · 14134 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.012km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jan 19, 4:27 AM PST · 14134 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.112km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 19, 3:30 AM PST · 14134 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
12. 2.25km NNW of Garnet, CATue, Jan 19, 12:20 AM PST · 14134 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.113km S of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Jan 18, 3:02 PM PST · 14135 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.613km S of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Jan 18, 1:00 PM PST · 14135 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
15. 2.19km NNE of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Jan 18, 5:13 AM PST · 14135 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
16. 2.18km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jan 18, 3:56 AM PST · 14135 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
17. 2.38km SSW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Jan 18, 2:48 AM PST · 14135 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.57km NNE of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jan 17, 10:41 PM PST · 14135 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
19. 2.06km SW of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jan 17, 7:18 PM PST · 14135 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
20. 2.312km NNE of Running Springs, CASun, Jan 17, 11:51 AM PST · 14136 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci135607. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.