California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9km SSW of Idyllwild, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9km SSW of Idyllwild, CA on Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 5:41 PM PST (01:41 UTC), 17 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
2021-12-14 01:41:33 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.673° N, 116.769° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65km NNW of Fontana, CA · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.32km SE of Orange, CA · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 145
  3. 2.33km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1753 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.63km WSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1753 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.024km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.023km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.924km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 1752 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.511km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.811km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.224km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.25km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 1751 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1751 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.917km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1751 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.92km N of Yucaipa, CA · 1751 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 37
  17. 1.85km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1750 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.53km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.76km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1749 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.912km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.64km N of Fontana, CA · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.85km WNW of Beaumont, CA · 1748 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.97km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 1748 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.86km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 1748 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.13km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.78km SSE of Redlands, CA · 1747 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.73km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 53
  28. 1.62km W of Devore, CA · 1747 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.511km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.13km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.13km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1746 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.13km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1746 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.76km E of Calimesa, CA · 1746 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.77km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 1746 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.88km NNW of Fontana, CA · 1746 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.43km ENE of Lytle Creek, CA · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 22
  37. 3.13km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 37
  38. 2.03km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.717km NNE of Indio, CA · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.03km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.811km NNE of Banning, CA · 1744 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.612km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.111km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.511km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.910km S of Big Bear City, CA · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.53km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.210km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1742 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.917km ESE of Julian, CA · 1741 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.716km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.64km NW of Fontana, CA · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 88
  51. 2.913km N of Indio, CA · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 50
  52. 1.56km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1740 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.022km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.18km N of Big Bear City, CA · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.03km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.910km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.69km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1738 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.010km E of Pala, CA · 1738 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.59km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 1738 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 70

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.86km SSW of Redlands, CA · 1756 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.712km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1757 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1757 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.318km SSW of Oasis, CA · 1758 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.68km WSW of Anza, CA · 1758 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.513km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 1759 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.528km NE of Indio, CA · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.67km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 1761 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 994
  9. 2.019km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 1763 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.727km NNE of North Shore, CA · 1763 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.76km SSW of Redlands, CA · 1764 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 35
  12. 2.013km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1764 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.87km S of Redlands, CA · 1764 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.28km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1765 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.93km ESE of Ontario, CA · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 7
  16. 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.636km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1766 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.611km W of Corona, CA · 1766 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.99km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 1766 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.77km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1766 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39886855. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.