California earthquakes

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.

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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
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.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

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

The first 60 of 158.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39591679. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.