California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9km SW of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9km SW of Morongo Valley, CA on Mon, Oct 11, 2021, 7:46 PM PDT (02:46 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7km S of Lytle Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-10-12 02:46:58 UTC
Depth
17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.986° N, 116.648° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 1819 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.58km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.611km NE of Julian, CA · 1817 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.010km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.010km E of Pala, CA · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.44km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.914km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.54km NW of Fontana, CA · 1813 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.94km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1813 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.47km S of Redlands, CA · 1813 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.313km W of Salton City, CA · 1813 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.25km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 1812 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.810km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1811 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.010km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1811 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.810km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1811 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 30
  16. 1.67km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.93km WNW of Fontana, CA · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.410km NNW of Anza, CA · 1809 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 5
  20. 1.73km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 1808 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.63km E of Loma Linda, CA · 1808 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.95km WSW of Devore, CA · 1807 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.13km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 1807 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.716km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.59km NE of Aguanga, CA · 1806 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.712km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.65km NNE of Fontana, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.81km SE of Anza, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.512km SW of Salton City, CA · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.811km SW of Salton City, CA · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.513km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1806 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.513km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1805 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.713km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1805 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.213km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1805 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.214km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 1805 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.56km E of Yucaipa, CA · 1805 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.52km E of Yucaipa, CA · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.410km ENE of Indio, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.813km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1804 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.018km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1804 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.77km NW of Lakeland Village, CA · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.76km NE of Cabazon, CA · 1804 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.03km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 1802 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.69km NNW of Anza, CA · 1801 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.73km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 1801 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.711km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1800 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.510km N of Cabazon, CA · 1799 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.539km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 1795 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.85km SSW of Redlands, CA · 1794 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.317km SE of Anza, CA · 1792 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.617km NE of Coachella, CA · 1790 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.79km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 1790 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.636km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  54. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.74km SE of Redlands, CA · 1788 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.85km NE of Anza, CA · 1788 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.615km NNE of Banning, CA · 1787 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.910km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 1785 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 2.15km W of Devore, CA · 1784 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.111km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 1821 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.93km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.516km NE of Coachella, CA · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.916km NE of Coachella, CA · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 7
  5. 1.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 1826 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.88km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 1828 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.88km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1828 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.612km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.620km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1829 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.13km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 103
  11. 1.97km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 1830 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.216km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 1831 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.720km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1832 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.85km NNW of Glen Avon, CA · 1833 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.19km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1833 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.06km SW of Banning, CA · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.99km NNW of Anza, CA · 1834 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.813km NNE of Banning, CA · 1835 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.39km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40068144. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC.