California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5km S of Idyllwild, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5km S of Idyllwild, CA on Fri, May 30, 2003, 1:02 PM PDT (20:02 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8km SW of Devore, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-05-30 20:02:22 UTC
Depth
17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.695° N, 116.721° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52km N of Colton, CA · 8528 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.62km WSW of Redlands, CA · 8528 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.314km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8527 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.027km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8527 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.56km E of Calimesa, CA · 8527 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, California · 8526 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.64km E of Loma Linda, California · 8526 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.56km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8526 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.510km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8526 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8525 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.624km NE of Coachella, CA · 8525 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.010km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8525 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.824km NE of Coachella, CA · 8525 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.640km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8525 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.710km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8525 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.110km SW of Corona, CA · 8525 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.640km NE of Big Bear City, California · 8524 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.74km ENE of Loma Linda, California · 8524 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.77km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8524 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.31km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 8524 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.22km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 8524 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.59km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8523 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.614km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8523 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.916km N of Indio, CA · 8523 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8523 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8523 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.516km ESE of Julian, CA · 8523 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8523 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.69km WSW of Salton City, CA · 8523 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.611km NE of Indio, CA · 8523 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.713km ESE of Anza, CA · 8523 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.65km E of Calimesa, CA · 8522 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.69km N of Anza, CA · 8522 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.01km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 8522 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.69km WSW of Calimesa, California · 8522 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8522 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.810km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8521 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.94km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 8521 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.77km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8521 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.56km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8521 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.927km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8520 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.86km SSE of Redlands, CA · 8520 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.630km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8520 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.65km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 8520 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.619km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8519 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.64km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 8519 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.410km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8519 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.531km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8518 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.12km WNW of Nuevo, CA · 8518 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.010km ESE of Anza, CA · 8518 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.729km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8517 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.67km NE of Banning, CA · 8517 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.512km WNW of Yucca Valley, California · 8517 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.533km N of Joshua Tree, California · 8517 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.710km SW of Idyllwild, California · 8516 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.98km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8516 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.71km ESE of Grand Terrace, California · 8516 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.54km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8516 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.830km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8516 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 2.05km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8529 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.15km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 8529 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.517km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8529 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.67km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 8529 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.011km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8530 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.67km NE of Anza, CA · 8531 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8531 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.516km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8531 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.116km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8531 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.52km ENE of Grand Terrace, California · 8531 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.63km N of Moreno Valley, California · 8531 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.311km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8532 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.61km NE of Muscoy, CA · 8532 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 8532 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.814km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.712km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.65km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.716km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8533 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.66km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8534 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9919829. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC.