California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA on Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 3:07 PM PST (23:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9km NNW of Cabazon, 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
2021-01-23 23:07:21 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.242° N, 117.552° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
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: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84km NNE of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 2080 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.73km W of Calimesa, CA · 2079 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.214km NNE of Glendora, CA · 2079 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.57km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 2078 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.66km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 2078 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.61km E of Rolling Hills, CA · 2077 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.68km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 2074 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.79km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 2074 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.814km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2072 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.67km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 2072 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.98km SSE of Redlands, CA · 2070 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.86km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2069 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.14km E of Cabazon, CA · 2066 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.611km WNW of Corona, CA · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.36km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2064 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.47km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2064 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.67km SSE of Banning, CA · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.414km WNW of Anza, CA · 2061 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.67km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.638km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 2060 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.617km S of San Pedro, CA · 2060 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 16
  22. 2.017km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.17km N of Fontana, CA · 2058 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.716km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.76km S of Loma Linda, CA · 2058 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.63km S of Loma Linda, CA · 2055 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.617km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  28. 1.617km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.95km NNW of Chatsworth, CA · 2053 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.63km WSW of Redlands, CA · 2052 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.71km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 2052 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.917km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2052 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 3.29km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 95
  34. 2.113km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 2048 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.817km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.82km SSW of Sylmar, CA · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.910km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.510km NNE of Banning, CA · 2046 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.79km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.46km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 2046 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 17
  41. 1.59km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.99km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 22
  43. 1.59km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.97km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 332
  45. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.81km WNW of Fontana, CA · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 5
  47. 2.67km SSE of Littlerock, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 27
  48. 1.53km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 2042 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.65km E of Calimesa, CA · 2042 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.63km SSE of Muscoy, CA · 2042 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.57km SW of Pearblossom, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.65km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 2042 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.64km N of Fontana, CA · 2041 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.75km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 2041 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.110km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.05km SSW of Redlands, CA · 2039 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.57km S of Redlands, CA · 2039 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.04km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 2039 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 1.61km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 2038 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.96km N of Fontana, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 1.512km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 2081 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.68km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 2082 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.13km NNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  4. 2.23km NNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 9
  5. 2.13km NNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 8
  6. 1.83km W of Lake Elsinore, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.42km NNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 17
  8. 1.98km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 2083 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.72km W of Willowbrook, CA · 2083 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.52km W of Willowbrook, CA · 2084 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1,573
  11. 2.222km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.67km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2085 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.84km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 2085 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.75km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 2086 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.510km SW of Corona, CA · 2087 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.618km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2087 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.65km E of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.618km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.018km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.83km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 2090 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39766888. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.