California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7km SSW of Idyllwild, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7km SSW of Idyllwild, CA on Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 9:50 AM PDT (16:50 UTC), 16 km (10 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-03-14 16:50:25 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.684° N, 116.746° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
27°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.639km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2028 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.88km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.513km WNW of Anza, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.72km NNE of Colton, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 10
  5. 1.62km NE of Colton, CA · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 2027 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.04km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 2026 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.83km WNW of Valle Vista, CA · 2026 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.05km SW of Salton City, CA · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.017km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2025 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.518km N of Indio, CA · 2025 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.08km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2025 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.116km ESE of Julian, CA · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 45
  14. 1.76km S of Redlands, CA · 2024 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.04km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2024 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.63km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2023 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.910km SE of Warner Springs, CA · 2023 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.02km ESE of Ontario, CA · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 524
  19. 1.75km WSW of Salton City, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.814km WNW of Anza, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.61km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 2022 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.217km ESE of Julian, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.84km SE of Dana Point, CA · 2020 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.916km NE of Coachella, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.84km SE of Calimesa, CA · 2020 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.63km NW of Valle Vista, CA · 2019 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.74km WSW of Salton City, CA · 2019 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.99km N of Cabazon, CA · 2019 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.06km SSW of Redlands, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.53km NW of Fontana, CA · 2019 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.612km SW of Salton City, CA · 2018 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 2018 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 2018 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.510km E of Cabazon, CA · 2017 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.69km S of Banning, CA · 2017 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 2016 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.514km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 2016 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.98km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2016 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.18km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2016 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.514km SE of Anza, CA · 2016 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.016km NE of Coachella, CA · 2015 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.89km NNW of Anza, CA · 2015 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CA · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2012 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.812km N of Banning, CA · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.812km N of Banning, CA · 2012 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.617km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 2011 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.912km ESE of Anza, CA · 2011 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.27km N of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.910km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2010 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.914km WNW of Anza, CA · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.54km N of Beaumont, CA · 2008 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 3.34km N of Beaumont, CA · 2008 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 145
  58. 1.94km SW of Salton City, CA · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 2007 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 5
  60. 2.316km ESE of Julian, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 1.54km NE of Beaumont, CA · 2029 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.29km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2029 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.019km ESE of Julian, CA · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.69km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2030 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.226km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.011km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2031 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.614km E of Yucaipa, CA · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.53km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 2031 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 16
  9. 2.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 2031 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.927km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 13
  12. 1.86km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2032 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.66km E of Calimesa, CA · 2032 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.611km S of Idyllwild, CA · 2033 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.94km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.311km E of Julian, CA · 2034 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.515km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2034 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.412km N of Banning, CA · 2034 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.68km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.84km W of Beaumont, CA · 2034 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39579943. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.