California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7km S of Idyllwild, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7km S of Idyllwild, CA on Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 4:54 PM PST (00:54 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 5km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-12-03 00:54:06 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.681° N, 116.716° 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
39°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 1767 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.611km W of Corona, CA · 1767 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.636km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1767 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.93km ESE of Ontario, CA · 1766 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
  6. 2.28km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1765 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.87km S of Redlands, CA · 1765 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.013km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1765 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.76km SSW of Redlands, CA · 1765 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 35
  10. 1.727km NNE of North Shore, CA · 1764 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.019km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 1764 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.67km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 994
  13. 1.528km NE of Indio, CA · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.513km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.68km WSW of Anza, CA · 1759 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.318km SSW of Oasis, CA · 1758 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1758 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.712km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1758 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.86km SSW of Redlands, CA · 1757 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.936km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1756 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.65km NNW of Fontana, CA · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.33km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1754 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  24. 1.63km WSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1753 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.024km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.023km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1753 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.924km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 1753 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.511km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.811km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1753 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.224km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.25km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 1752 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1752 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.917km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1752 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.92km N of Yucaipa, CA · 1751 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 37
  37. 1.85km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1751 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.53km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.76km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1750 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.912km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.64km N of Fontana, CA · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.85km WNW of Beaumont, CA · 1749 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.97km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 1748 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.86km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 1748 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.13km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.78km SSE of Redlands, CA · 1748 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.73km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 53
  48. 1.62km W of Devore, CA · 1748 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.511km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.13km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.13km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1747 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.13km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1747 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.76km E of Calimesa, CA · 1747 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.77km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 1747 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.88km NNW of Fontana, CA · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.43km ENE of Lytle Creek, CA · 1747 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 22
  57. 3.13km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 37
  58. 2.03km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.717km NNE of Indio, CA · 1747 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.03km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 1.93km N of Loma Linda, CA · 1768 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.811km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1768 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.64km W of Yucaipa, CA · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.713km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1770 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1770 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.114km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1772 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1772 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.65km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 1772 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.04km W of Yucaipa, CA · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.83km E of Calimesa, CA · 1772 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.69km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6
  13. 1.66km E of Calimesa, CA · 1773 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CA · 1773 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.917km N of Indio, CA · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.910km NW of Garnet, CA · 1774 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.840km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1775 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.78km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 1777 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.912km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.28km N of Cabazon, CA · 1780 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 119

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39877095. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.