M1.6 earthquake 9km S of Banning, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9km S of Banning, CA on Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 7:57 PM PDT (02:57 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 15km NE of Indio, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-27 02:57:32 UTC
- Depth
- 13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.842° N, 116.870° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 20°
- Stations used
- 84
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 2016 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.514km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 2016 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.98km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2016 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.18km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2016 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.514km SE of Anza, CA · 2016 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.016km NE of Coachella, CA · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.89km NNW of Anza, CA · 2015 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.016km ESE of Julian, CA · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.834km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2012 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.812km N of Banning, CA · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.812km N of Banning, CA · 2012 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
- 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.617km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 2011 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.912km ESE of Anza, CA · 2011 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
- 2.27km N of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.910km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2010 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.914km WNW of Anza, CA · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.54km N of Beaumont, CA · 2008 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.34km N of Beaumont, CA · 2008 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 145
- 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 2007 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
- 2.316km ESE of Julian, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 1.89km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2006 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.07km E of Cabazon, CA · 2006 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.86km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 2005 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.720km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 2005 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.84km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.74km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.810km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.68km E of Cabazon, CA · 2005 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.12km N of Muscoy, CA · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 32
- 2.02km N of Muscoy, CA · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 8
- 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.86km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 2004 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 48
- 1.66km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 2004 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.67km NE of Banning, CA · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.12km N of Cabazon, CA · 2004 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 68
- 1.514km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 2003 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.04km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 2003 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 94
- 1.54km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 2002 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.613km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1999 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.515km NE of Indio, CA · 1999 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 80
- 2.615km NE of Indio, CA · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8
- 1.910km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1998 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 1997 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.01km NNE of Laguna Beach, CA · 1996 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.614km ESE of Anza, CA · 1996 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.78km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.69km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 1995 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.110km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
- 1.69km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.69km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1994 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
The first 60 of 158.
Before
- 1.510km E of Cabazon, CA · 2017 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 2018 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 2018 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.53km NW of Fontana, CA · 2019 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.06km SSW of Redlands, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
- 1.99km N of Cabazon, CA · 2019 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.63km NW of Valle Vista, CA · 2019 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.84km SE of Calimesa, CA · 2020 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.916km NE of Coachella, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.84km SE of Dana Point, CA · 2020 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.217km ESE of Julian, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.61km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 2022 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
- 1.814km WNW of Anza, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.02km ESE of Ontario, CA · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 524
- 1.910km SE of Warner Springs, CA · 2023 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.63km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2023 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.04km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2024 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
- 1.76km S of Redlands, CA · 2024 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
- 3.116km ESE of Julian, CA · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 45
- 2.08km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2024 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39591679. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.