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M-0.0 earthquake 32 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States

A magnitude -0.0 earthquake struck 32 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States at 06:20 local time (13:20 UTC) on 26 Sept 2026, at a depth of 6 km, according to USGS.

revised from M0.0

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-28 20:36 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
-0.0micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 0.0
Depth
6.4 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-09-26 13:20:42 UTC
Local: 26 Sept 2026, 06:20:42 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
33.486° N, 116.586° W

Circles show this event and others within 30 km from 7 days before to 30 days after. Lines: plate boundaries and GEM active faults. Open on the live map

Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
La QuintaCalifornia, United States · pop. 40,47632 kmINot felt
Palm DesertCalifornia, United States · pop. 51,86932 kmINot felt
Cathedral CityCalifornia, United States · pop. 53,82634 kmINot felt
Palm SpringsCalifornia, United States · pop. 47,37138 kmINot felt
RiversideCalifornia, United States · pop. 317,26191 kmINot felt
San DiegoCalifornia, United States · pop. 1,404,452101 kmINot felt
Chula VistaCalifornia, United States · pop. 265,757105 kmINot felt
IrvineCalifornia, United States · pop. 256,927116 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

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · CI, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · CIheadlineSouthern California Seismic Network via U.S. Geological Survey-0.0 mlwas 0.06.4 km33.49° N, 116.59° W–Reviewed · 1 revision

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How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 14 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 6 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 34× the energy of M-0.0, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 14 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M-0.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

36 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.3 1 day ago. 73 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M-0.0

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
4.450.210
5.520.46
9.610.612
14.151.614
14.151.620
14.152.314
14.161.213
15.660.412
15.730.512
17.87-0.06
18.700.718
19.830.814
22.350.26
23.100.617
23.420.93
23.880.910
25.280.513
25.921.413
29.371.513
33.860.56
34.530.86
37.371.712
37.410.913
38.031.211
38.061.114
39.070.213
41.830.62
46.740.710
47.700.411
49.091.117
51.381.213
51.760.611
51.770.313
51.900.716
53.530.710
53.540.411
  1. 2.326 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States09-27 03:29
  2. 1.723 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States09-28 02:42
  3. 1.626 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States09-27 03:29
  4. 1.623 km SSW of La Quinta, California, United States09-27 03:29
  5. 1.525 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States09-27 18:42
  6. 1.424 km E of Temecula, California, United States09-27 15:15
  7. 1.225 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States09-27 03:30
  8. 1.225 km WSW of Oasis, California, United States09-28 03:22
  9. 1.225 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States09-28 16:43
  10. 1.116 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States09-28 03:24
  11. 1.120 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States09-28 14:25
  12. 0.928 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States09-27 12:45
  13. 0.923 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States09-28 02:45
  14. 0.934 km ENE of Valley Center, California, United States09-27 13:13
  15. 0.820 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States09-27 09:10
  16. 0.829 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States09-27 23:52
  17. 0.713 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States09-28 17:14
  18. 0.718 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States09-27 08:02
  19. 0.730 km WSW of Oasis, California, United States09-28 12:04
  20. 0.730 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States09-28 18:52
  21. 0.617 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States09-28 07:10
  22. 0.622 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States09-26 22:57
  23. 0.625 km ENE of Valley Center, California, United States09-27 12:26
  24. 0.618 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States09-28 17:06
  25. 0.525 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States09-27 05:04

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Event id ci41339479. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:09 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41339479). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M-0.0 earthquake 32 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41339479-m-0-0-earthquake-32-km-sw-of-la-quinta-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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