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M1.2 earthquake 4 km WNW of Fontana, California, United States

A magnitude 1.2 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Fontana, California, United States at 03:49 local time (10:49 UTC) on 8 Oct 2026, at a depth of 7 km, according to USGS.

revised from M1.2

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-08 13:48 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
1.2micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 1.2
Depth
6.9 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-08 10:49:06 UTC
Local: 8 Oct 2026, 03:49:06 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
34.098° N, 117.484° 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
FontanaCalifornia, United States · pop. 212,7044 kmINot felt
BloomingtonCalifornia, United States · pop. 23,8518 kmINot felt
Glen AvonCalifornia, United States · pop. 20,19910 kmINot felt
Rancho CucamongaCalifornia, United States · pop. 175,23610 kmINot felt
RiversideCalifornia, United States · pop. 317,26118 kmINot felt
AnaheimCalifornia, United States · pop. 350,74249 kmINot felt
Santa AnaCalifornia, United States · pop. 310,22753 kmINot felt
IrvineCalifornia, United States · pop. 256,92757 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 Survey1.2 mlwas 1.26.9 km34.10° N, 117.48° W–Reviewed · 2 revisions

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 829 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 7 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M1.2 releases about 1.7× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 1.4× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 829 g of TNT vs 477 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

175 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.4 24 days ago. 41 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M1.2

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.990.47
1.041.05
1.600.67
3.681.16
4.580.76
5.001.816
5.640.55
5.690.97
5.850.87
18.611.217
21.560.75
23.540.87
24.411.78
35.001.75
38.040.911
43.491.014
44.100.85
51.320.914
55.021.516
64.601.014
68.421.115
88.291.13
98.090.918
99.950.914
109.251.54
109.490.415
141.011.715
149.691.04
153.351.70
159.720.615
167.741.03
201.111.22
205.071.56
215.140.75
231.971.04
236.850.912
237.380.712
248.841.615
252.770.916
259.792.416
268.581.317
268.641.317
296.571.06
296.791.1-1
303.740.77
318.521.015
329.301.37
332.440.94
332.901.04
333.311.34
334.770.95
335.040.95
335.701.213
353.250.53
354.131.84
354.160.96
355.021.05
355.021.55
355.830.715
357.591.34
358.782.07
358.811.67
358.821.37
359.790.87
367.771.3-1
386.550.99
394.281.13
395.810.71
396.330.89
399.830.78
405.290.811
409.690.611
413.461.48
424.661.012
428.350.612
434.471.67
436.851.06
441.911.02
442.241.4-1
444.360.97
445.730.813
445.731.011
447.740.77
452.031.012
465.230.90
470.811.213
485.591.14
485.831.26
486.631.34
486.690.85
488.291.15
488.831.15
488.871.85
489.001.14
491.600.85
491.911.07
491.921.34
492.132.05
492.431.0-1
492.611.33
495.470.614
495.540.94
495.751.14
496.370.84
497.890.83
511.691.40
514.400.94
519.252.24
519.390.94
519.621.37
520.442.26
520.451.37
520.461.04
520.480.94
520.870.94
520.871.23
522.161.36
522.161.87
522.890.65
523.160.73
523.260.68
524.220.54
524.560.96
524.561.06
524.570.74
525.550.84
525.791.24
525.940.93
526.150.75
526.170.75
526.200.54
526.600.96
526.611.65
526.661.06
527.760.85
529.490.74
529.501.14
533.811.010
536.210.90
537.320.97
540.441.04
542.950.94
543.161.14
547.920.913
550.071.09
553.720.76
554.031.25
554.050.95
558.852.16
563.261.111
566.811.04
568.060.65
576.210.316
577.140.75
590.741.19
644.000.713
644.040.714
653.111.24
658.701.10
668.500.716
680.711.80
687.940.914
687.950.413
692.390.617
693.441.04
693.801.113
700.230.97
705.521.2-1
706.881.40
706.981.316
714.231.513
716.201.017
717.021.016
718.551.16
718.580.915
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  2. 2.2Near Loma Linda, California, United States10-30 02:04
  3. 2.2Near Loma Linda, California, United States10-30 03:15
  4. 2.1Near Loma Linda, California, United States10-31 17:40
  5. 2.04 km WNW of Fontana, California, United States10-23 09:35
  6. 2.0Near Loma Linda, California, United States10-28 22:56
  7. 1.8Near Loma Linda, California, United States10-28 19:41
  8. 1.8Near Loma Linda, California, United States10-30 04:58
  9. 1.8Near Colton, California, United States10-08 15:49
  10. 1.85 km ESE of Loma Linda, California, United States10-23 04:57
  11. 1.8Near El Cerrito Corona, California, United States11-05 19:31
  12. 1.77 km WNW of Jurupa Valley, California, United States10-09 21:48
  13. 1.7Near Redlands, California, United States10-14 07:49
  14. 1.7Near El Cerrito Corona, California, United States10-14 20:10
  15. 1.714 km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States10-09 11:13
  16. 1.64 km W of Fontana, California, United States10-26 13:17
  17. 1.6Near Loma Linda, California, United States10-30 09:25
  18. 1.64 km WNW of Fontana, California, United States10-23 09:37
  19. 1.6Near Loma Linda, California, United States10-18 19:39
  20. 1.5Near Colton, California, United States10-10 17:50
  21. 1.514 km WNW of Muscoy, California, United States10-16 23:53
  22. 1.5Near Fontana, California, United States10-13 00:04
  23. 1.5Near Loma Linda, California, United States11-07 05:02
  24. 1.55 km ESE of Loma Linda, California, United States10-23 05:50
  25. 1.4Near El Cerrito Corona, California, United States10-29 18:30

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Event id ci41344951. First recorded here 8 Oct 2026, 10:52:55 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41344951). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M1.2 earthquake 4 km WNW of Fontana, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41344951-m1-2-earthquake-4-km-wnw-of-fontana-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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