California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3km SE of Yucaipa, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3km SE of Yucaipa, CA on Sat, Jan 2, 2021, 11:40 PM PST (07:40 UTC), 17 km (11 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
2021-01-03 07:40:27 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.020° N, 117.020° 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
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66km NE of Running Springs, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.411km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 2099 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.613km SW of La Quinta, CA · 2097 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.24km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2097 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.26km NE of Running Springs, CA · 2097 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 6
  6. 1.58km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 2096 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.08km E of Yorba Linda, CA · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.15km W of Devore, CA · 2095 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.88km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2095 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.74km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.64km NNE of Banning, CA · 2095 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.62km WNW of Beaumont, CA · 2095 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.45km SSW of Redlands, CA · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.95km SSW of Redlands, CA · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.77km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 2093 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.66km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 2093 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.04km ESE of Mentone, CA · 2092 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.94km WNW of Yucaipa, CA · 2090 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.83km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 2089 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.018km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.618km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.614km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.65km E of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 2088 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.316km ENE of Indio, CA · 2087 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.618km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2087 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.96km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 2087 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.510km SW of Corona, CA · 2087 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.75km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 2086 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.84km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 2085 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.67km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2084 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.98km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 2082 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.42km NNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 17
  34. 1.83km W of Lake Elsinore, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.13km NNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 8
  36. 2.23km NNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 9
  37. 2.13km NNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  38. 1.68km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 2081 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.512km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 2081 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.75km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.64km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 2079 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.73km W of Calimesa, CA · 2078 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.214km NNE of Glendora, CA · 2078 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.57km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 2078 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.66km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 2078 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.68km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 2077 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 2075 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.68km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 2074 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.79km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 2074 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.120km ESE of Anza, CA · 2073 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.814km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2072 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.67km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 2071 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.013km WNW of Anza, CA · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.216km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 2071 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.98km SSE of Redlands, CA · 2069 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.86km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2069 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.716km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.89km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2068 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 2.36km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2068 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  60. 1.68km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2067 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 1.72km ESE of Redlands, CA · 2102 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.99km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 2102 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.58km S of Beaumont, CA · 2103 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.67km S of Big Bear City, CA · 2103 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.68km S of Big Bear City, CA · 2103 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.94km NNW of Orange, CA · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.09km E of Yucaipa, CA · 2104 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.517km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 2106 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.96km S of Cabazon, CA · 2106 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.96km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 2106 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.88km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 2106 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 2107 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.537km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 2107 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.337km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 2108 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.52km SW of La Habra, CA · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.619km SW of Ludlow, CA · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.519km SW of Ludlow, CA · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.62km SW of La Habra, CA · 2109 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.52km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 2109 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.72km SE of Placentia, CA · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39509815. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.