California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11km S of Idyllwild, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11km S of Idyllwild, CA on Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 11:46 PM PST (07:46 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-02-27 07:46:10 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.644° N, 116.725° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.317km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2044 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.510km NNE of Banning, CA · 2044 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.79km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.59km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.99km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 22
  6. 1.59km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.97km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 332
  8. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.81km WNW of Fontana, CA · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.28km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 2041 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.110km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.53km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 2041 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.65km E of Calimesa, CA · 2041 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.63km SSE of Muscoy, CA · 2040 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.65km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 2040 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.64km N of Fontana, CA · 2039 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.227km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.010km NNE of Coachella, CA · 2039 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.810km NE of Indio, CA · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.110km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.05km SSW of Redlands, CA · 2038 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.57km S of Redlands, CA · 2037 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.04km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 2037 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.61km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 2037 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.96km N of Fontana, CA · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.724km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.84km W of Beaumont, CA · 2034 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.68km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.412km N of Banning, CA · 2034 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.515km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2034 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.311km E of Julian, CA · 2034 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  35. 1.94km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.611km S of Idyllwild, CA · 2033 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.66km E of Calimesa, CA · 2032 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.86km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2032 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.927km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 2031 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 13
  40. 1.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 2031 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.53km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 2031 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 16
  43. 1.614km E of Yucaipa, CA · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.011km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2031 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.226km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.721km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2030 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.69km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2030 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.019km ESE of Julian, CA · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.29km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2029 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.54km NE of Beaumont, CA · 2029 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.97km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2029 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.639km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2028 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.88km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.513km WNW of Anza, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.72km NNE of Colton, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 10
  56. 1.62km NE of Colton, CA · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 2027 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.83km WNW of Valle Vista, CA · 2026 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.05km SW of Salton City, CA · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.017km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2025 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 2.19km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.612km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.910km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.817km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2045 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.113km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 2046 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.225km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.29km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 95
  11. 1.917km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.71km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 2050 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.63km WSW of Redlands, CA · 2051 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.717km ESE of Julian, CA · 2051 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 2051 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.810km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.55km SW of Salton City, CA · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.617km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.617km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.63km S of Loma Linda, CA · 2053 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39803664. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.