California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16km NE of Thousand Palms, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16km NE of Thousand Palms, CA on Sun, May 9, 2021, 7:47 AM PDT (14:47 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12km WSW of Niland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-05-09 14:47:10 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.928° N, 116.278° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
27°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67km E of Cabazon, CA · 1974 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.74km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1974 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.211km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1973 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.14km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 1972 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.66km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.85km E of Yucaipa, CA · 1971 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.54km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 1971 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.69km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1971 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.64km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.110km NNE of Banning, CA · 1970 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.030km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 1969 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1969 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.613km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1968 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.64km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.73km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1968 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.72km SE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.128km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1968 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.59km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 1967 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.56km N of Banning, CA · 1966 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.53km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.839km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 1965 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.612km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 1964 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.51km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 1964 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.929km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.615km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1963 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.811km S of Salton City, CA · 1963 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.910km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 1959 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.517km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.36km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1958 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.16km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 1958 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  33. 1.85km S of Banning, CA · 1958 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.95km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.24km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1956 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.54km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.34km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.86km SE of Cabazon, CA · 1955 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.67km E of Calimesa, CA · 1955 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.611km NW of Anza, CA · 1954 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.516km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1954 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.612km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1953 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.37km NE of Aguanga, CA · 1953 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
  45. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 1953 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.34km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.59km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1952 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 5
  48. 1.68km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1952 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.64km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 1952 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.84km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 1951 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 3.23km NW of Aguanga, CA · 1951 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 159
  52. 2.74km NW of Aguanga, CA · 1951 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.533km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 1951 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.54km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 1951 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.79km E of Moreno Valley, CA · 1950 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.37km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  57. 1.624km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1950 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.13km W of Calimesa, CA · 1949 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 1948 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.523km NNE of Indio, CA · 1948 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 3.04km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 1974 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 187
  2. 1.59km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.610km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.217km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.716km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.86km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1975 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.917km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.311km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1976 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.310km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1977 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.511km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1977 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
  11. 1.89km ENE of Anza, CA · 1977 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.810km NW of Anza, CA · 1978 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.85km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1978 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 22
  14. 1.820km E of Anza, CA · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.78km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1978 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.82km S of Cabazon, CA · 1979 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.611km NNW of Anza, CA · 1980 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.010km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 1980 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 1980 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39645911. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.