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M0.6 earthquake 16 km E of Banning, California, United States

A magnitude 0.6 earthquake struck 16 km E of Banning, California, United States at 22:51 local time (06:51 UTC) on 3 Nov 2026, at a depth of 16 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-04 16:43 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
0.6micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
16 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-11-04 06:51:49 UTC
Local: 3 Nov 2026, 22:51:49 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
33.923° N, 116.711° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
BanningCalifornia, United States · pop. 30,94516 kmINot felt
Palm SpringsCalifornia, United States · pop. 47,37118 kmINot felt
Desert Hot SpringsCalifornia, United States · pop. 28,33520 kmINot felt
BeaumontCalifornia, United States · pop. 43,81125 kmINot felt
RiversideCalifornia, United States · pop. 317,26164 kmINot felt
IrvineCalifornia, United States · pop. 256,927106 kmINot felt
Santa AnaCalifornia, United States · pop. 310,227109 kmINot felt
AnaheimCalifornia, United States · pop. 350,742111 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.

Every agency's solution

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AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · CIheadlineSouthern California Seismic Network via U.S. Geological Survey0.6 ml16 km33.92° N, 116.71° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 116 g of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 16 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M1.0 releases about 4.1× the energy of M0.6, and its waves are about 2.6× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 116 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M0.6. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

23 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.5 3 days ago. 26 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M0.6

23 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
9.601.416
17.200.814
27.000.714
31.180.99
45.460.514
76.960.715
100.410.520
116.030.717
133.050.416
135.941.417
137.041.55
143.360.716
143.360.61
146.581.18
147.390.99
147.650.315
149.090.617
157.551.115
182.720.916
187.220.717
189.800.917
191.500.414
207.701.313
  1. 1.56 km NNE of Cherry Valley, California, United States11-09 23:54
  2. 1.417 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-04 16:28
  3. 1.4Near Beaumont, California, United States11-09 22:48
  4. 1.318 km NE of Banning, California, United States11-12 22:33
  5. 1.1Near Cherry Valley, California, United States11-10 09:26
  6. 1.118 km ENE of Banning, California, United States11-10 20:25
  7. 0.9Near Cherry Valley, California, United States11-05 14:02
  8. 0.9Near Cherry Valley, California, United States11-10 10:14
  9. 0.913 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-11 21:34
  10. 0.95 km E of Cherry Valley, California, United States11-12 04:39
  11. 0.814 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-05 00:03
  12. 0.710 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 06:13
  13. 0.713 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-07 11:49
  14. 0.716 km W of Desert Hot Springs, California, United States11-09 02:53
  15. 0.717 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 02:04
  16. 0.710 km SE of Banning, California, United States11-05 09:51
  17. 0.614 km SW of Palm Springs, California, United States11-10 06:13
  18. 0.617 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 11:57
  19. 0.56 km NNE of Banning, California, United States11-08 11:16
  20. 0.56 km SSW of Banning, California, United States11-06 04:19
  21. 0.44 km ENE of Cherry Valley, California, United States11-12 06:22
  22. 0.418 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 19:55
  23. 0.318 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 10:30

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Event id ci10259830. First recorded here 4 Nov 2026, 16:46:21 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci10259830). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.6 earthquake 16 km E of Banning, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci10259830-m0-6-earthquake-16-km-e-of-banning-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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