M1.7 earthquake 11km SW of Morongo Valley, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Jan 13, 2003, 5:08 AM PST

UTC

2003-01-13 13:08:10 UTC

Depth

17.5 km (10.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.980° N, 116.667° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

30

• Morongo Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 3,552. Forecast11 kmSW
• Desert Hot Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 28,335. Forecast15 kmW
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast52 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmE

After

1. 1.714km NE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 13, 2:06 PM PST · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
2. 1.910km S of Banning, CAMon, Jan 13, 2:35 PM PST · 8665 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
3. 1.68km S of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 13, 5:48 PM PST · 8665 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.626km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaMon, Jan 13, 7:09 PM PST · 8665 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.611km NNE of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 14, 4:30 AM PST · 8665 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
6. 1.57km S of Redlands, CATue, Jan 14, 6:21 AM PST · 8665 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.615km NE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 14, 9:36 AM PST · 8665 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
8. 1.66km ENE of Ontario, CATue, Jan 14, 5:02 PM PST · 8664 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.65km SE of Lytle Creek, CATue, Jan 14, 9:22 PM PST · 8664 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.75km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Jan 14, 11:24 PM PST · 8664 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
11. 1.69km NE of Cabazon, CAWed, Jan 15, 1:14 AM PST · 8664 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, CAWed, Jan 15, 4:12 AM PST · 8664 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.85km SSW of Idyllwild, CAWed, Jan 15, 6:20 AM PST · 8664 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
14. 1.610km S of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jan 15, 10:03 AM PST · 8664 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
15. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 15, 7:51 PM PST · 8663 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
16. 1.514km NNE of Cabazon, CAWed, Jan 15, 11:01 PM PST · 8663 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.36km N of Fontana, CAThu, Jan 16, 5:23 AM PST · 8663 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
18. 1.55km S of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jan 16, 6:38 AM PST · 8663 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
19. 1.54km NE of Moreno Valley, CaliforniaThu, Jan 16, 7:12 AM PST · 8663 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
20. 2.56km W of Lytle Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jan 16, 10:21 AM PST · 8663 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
21. 1.67km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaThu, Jan 16, 11:20 AM PST · 8663 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
22. 1.537km WSW of Ludlow, CAThu, Jan 16, 4:12 PM PST · 8662 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
23. 1.613km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Jan 17, 10:15 AM PST · 8662 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
24. 1.518km WSW of Ludlow, CAFri, Jan 17, 11:27 AM PST · 8662 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
25. 2.110km WSW of Corona, CAFri, Jan 17, 2:44 PM PST · 8661 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
26. 1.612km W of Ludlow, CAFri, Jan 17, 4:12 PM PST · 8661 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
27. 2.49km WSW of Corona, CASat, Jan 18, 6:11 PM PST · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
28. 2.17km N of Big Bear City, CASun, Jan 19, 5:57 AM PST · 8660 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
29. 1.87km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jan 19, 7:34 AM PST · 8660 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
30. 2.133km N of Joshua Tree, CASun, Jan 19, 11:02 AM PST · 8660 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
31. 2.27km N of Big Bear City, CASun, Jan 19, 2:01 PM PST · 8659 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
32. 1.87km SW of Idyllwild, CASun, Jan 19, 4:52 PM PST · 8659 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
33. 1.64km N of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jan 19, 9:02 PM PST · 8659 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
34. 1.530km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaMon, Jan 20, 7:42 AM PST · 8659 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
35. 1.711km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CaliforniaMon, Jan 20, 10:36 AM PST · 8659 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
36. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaMon, Jan 20, 4:52 PM PST · 8658 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
37. 2.02km SSE of Loma Linda, CATue, Jan 21, 2:10 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
38. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 21, 2:46 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
39. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 21, 8:43 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
40. 1.512km SW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Jan 21, 8:59 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
41. 1.810km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 21, 10:00 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
42. 1.78km SE of Valle Vista, CATue, Jan 21, 10:35 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
43. 1.616km SW of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 21, 10:46 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
44. 2.610km NNE of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 21, 6:29 PM PST · 8657 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
45. 1.913km NW of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 21, 11:16 PM PST · 8657 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
46. 2.114km ENE of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Jan 22, 4:37 AM PST · 8657 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
47. 1.915km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Jan 22, 6:54 AM PST · 8657 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
48. 1.92km S of Loma Linda, CAWed, Jan 22, 9:13 AM PST · 8657 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
49. 1.819km W of Ludlow, CAWed, Jan 22, 4:32 PM PST · 8656 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
50. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 22, 7:23 PM PST · 8656 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
51. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jan 23, 7:41 AM PST · 8656 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
52. 1.89km N of Big Bear City, CaliforniaThu, Jan 23, 11:26 AM PST · 8656 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
53. 1.53km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Jan 24, 3:37 AM PST · 8655 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
54. 1.622km SSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaFri, Jan 24, 10:19 AM PST · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
55. 1.614km WSW of Ludlow, CaliforniaFri, Jan 24, 11:30 AM PST · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
56. 2.118km SW of Ludlow, CASat, Jan 25, 5:03 AM PST · 8654 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
57. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CASat, Jan 25, 3:26 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
58. 2.613km N of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jan 25, 6:50 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
59. 2.025km NE of Indio, CASat, Jan 25, 8:05 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
60. 1.56km E of Ontario, CASun, Jan 26, 12:38 AM PST · 8653 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

1. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, Jan 12, 6:22 PM PST · 8666 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
2. 1.63km NNE of Moreno Valley, CaliforniaSun, Jan 12, 9:47 AM PST · 8667 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
3. 1.622km SSW of Ludlow, CASun, Jan 12, 6:30 AM PST · 8667 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
4. 1.53km NNE of Moreno Valley, CaliforniaSun, Jan 12, 3:51 AM PST · 8667 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
5. 1.84km N of Moreno Valley, CASat, Jan 11, 8:04 PM PST · 8667 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.69km W of Ludlow, CASat, Jan 11, 4:27 PM PST · 8667 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.731km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CASat, Jan 11, 11:33 AM PST · 8668 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
8. 1.613km SE of Anza, CAFri, Jan 10, 7:28 PM PST · 8668 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CAFri, Jan 10, 5:07 PM PST · 8668 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.613km N of Cabazon, CAThu, Jan 9, 9:31 PM PST · 8669 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
11. 1.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jan 9, 9:27 PM PST · 8669 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.723km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaWed, Jan 8, 11:01 PM PST · 8670 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
13. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 8, 9:33 AM PST · 8671 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.613km NW of Ludlow, CaliforniaWed, Jan 8, 7:21 AM PST · 8671 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.96km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Jan 8, 5:06 AM PST · 8671 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
16. 1.67km SSE of Redlands, CAWed, Jan 8, 4:44 AM PST · 8671 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
17. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Jan 8, 1:07 AM PST · 8671 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
18. 2.813km S of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Jan 7, 10:25 AM PST · 8672 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
19. 1.68km SSW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Jan 6, 7:30 PM PST · 8672 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
20. 1.75km S of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jan 6, 6:38 PM PST · 8672 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9879725. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.