California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Sun, Sep 11, 1988, 5:58 AM PDT (12:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 10km SW of Niland, 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
1988-09-11 12:58:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.931° N, 116.283° 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
104°
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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 171 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.410km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 13901 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.410km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 13900 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.92km W of Encinitas, CA · 13900 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.012km NW of Imperial, CA · 13900 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.013km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 13900 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.72km WNW of Encinitas, CA · 13900 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.08km WSW of Brawley, CA · 13900 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.716km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13899 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.611km NE of Indio, CA · 13899 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.518km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13899 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13899 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13898 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.221km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13898 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.44km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13898 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.76km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13898 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.421km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13898 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 13897 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.220km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13897 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.310km WNW of Anza, CA · 13897 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.117km W of Westmorland, CA · 13897 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.59km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 13896 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.421km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13896 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.224km ESE of Julian, CA · 13896 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.45km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 13895 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.44km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 13895 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.45km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 13895 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.423km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13895 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.211km W of Anza, CA · 13894 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13894 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.44km WSW of Warner Springs, CA · 13893 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.019km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13893 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.819km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13893 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.423km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 13893 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.323km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 13893 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.511km W of Anza, CA · 13893 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.411km W of Anza, CA · 13892 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 13892 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.67km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13892 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.57km W of Calipatria, CA · 13892 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.411km W of Anza, CA · 13892 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.715km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13892 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.314km N of Ocotillo, CA · 13891 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.419km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13891 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.820km W of Westmorland, CA · 13891 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.24km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 13891 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.420km W of Westmorland, CA · 13891 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.58km SSE of Salton City, CA · 13890 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.422km ESE of Anza, CA · 13890 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.518km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13890 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.311km W of Anza, CA · 13890 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.218km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13889 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.311km W of Anza, CA · 13889 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.311km W of Anza, CA · 13889 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.518km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13888 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.112km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13888 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.732km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13887 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.09km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13887 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.840km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 13887 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.15km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 13887 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.45km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 13887 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 2.221km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13901 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.56km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13901 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.420km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13901 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.512km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13901 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.411km W of Anza, CA · 13901 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.522km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13902 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.05km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 13903 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.110km SW of Anza, CA · 13903 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.55km WSW of Warner Springs, CA · 13904 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.212km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13904 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.622km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13904 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.42km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13905 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.07km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 13905 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.02km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13905 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.811km W of Niland, CA · 13905 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.510km W of Niland, CA · 13905 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.611km W of Niland, CA · 13905 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.95km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13905 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.516km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13906 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.029km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 13906 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1008921. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.