California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7km SSE of Banning, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7km SSE of Banning, CA on Tue, Feb 9, 2021, 10:44 AM PST (18:44 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4km N of Beaumont, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-02-09 18:44:55 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.873° N, 116.840° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
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: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.414km WNW of Anza, CA · 2059 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.67km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.638km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 2059 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.616km NNE of Indio, CA · 2058 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.017km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.17km N of Fontana, CA · 2057 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.013km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.613km WNW of Anza, CA · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.716km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.76km S of Loma Linda, CA · 2057 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.37km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.63km S of Loma Linda, CA · 2054 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.617km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.617km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 2052 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.63km WSW of Redlands, CA · 2051 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.71km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 2050 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.917km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 3.29km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 95
  20. 2.225km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.113km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 2046 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.817km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.910km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.612km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.19km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.811km S of Idyllwild, CA · 2045 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.317km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.510km NNE of Banning, CA · 2044 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.79km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.59km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.99km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 22
  34. 1.59km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.97km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 332
  36. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.81km WNW of Fontana, CA · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  38. 2.28km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  39. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 2041 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.110km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.53km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 2041 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.65km E of Calimesa, CA · 2041 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.63km SSE of Muscoy, CA · 2041 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.65km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 2041 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.64km N of Fontana, CA · 2040 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.010km NNE of Coachella, CA · 2040 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.810km NE of Indio, CA · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.110km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.05km SSW of Redlands, CA · 2038 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.57km S of Redlands, CA · 2038 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.04km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 2037 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.61km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 2037 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.96km N of Fontana, CA · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.724km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.84km W of Beaumont, CA · 2035 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.68km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.412km N of Banning, CA · 2035 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.311km E of Julian, CA · 2034 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  59. 1.94km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.63km SSE of Charter Oak, CA · 2034 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 2.47km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2062 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.36km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2063 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.120km ESE of Anza, CA · 2063 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.020km ESE of Anza, CA · 2063 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.214km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 2063 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 2063 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.611km WNW of Corona, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.012km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.716km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.56km ENE of Anza, CA · 2064 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.14km E of Cabazon, CA · 2065 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.86km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.68km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2066 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.99km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2066 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.36km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2067 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.89km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2067 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.716km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.86km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2068 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.98km SSE of Redlands, CA · 2068 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.216km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 2070 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39546455. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.