M2.6 earthquake 3km ENE of San Jacinto, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3km ENE of San Jacinto, CA on Mon, Jun 14, 2021, 3:37 AM PDT (10:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.57	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.161 · 207 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.045 · 66 stations

27 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 130.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39705263 (also filed as us7000ecxd). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC.