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M1.4 earthquake 29 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States

A magnitude 1.4 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States at 06:54 local time (13:54 UTC) on 25 Oct 2026, at a depth of 5 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-25 14:30 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
1.4micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
5.3 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-25 13:54:16 UTC
Local: 25 Oct 2026, 06:54:16 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
33.530° N, 116.718° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
Valle VistaCalifornia, United States · pop. 14,57829 kmINot felt
East HemetCalifornia, United States · pop. 17,41831 kmINot felt
HemetCalifornia, United States · pop. 83,86134 kmINot felt
San JacintoCalifornia, United States · pop. 46,95136 kmINot felt
Cathedral CityCalifornia, United States · pop. 53,82636 kmINot felt
Palm SpringsCalifornia, United States · pop. 47,37137 kmINot felt
RiversideCalifornia, United States · pop. 317,26178 kmINot felt
San DiegoCalifornia, United States · pop. 1,404,45299 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 Survey1.4 mlwas 1.45.3 km33.53° N, 116.72° 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 2 kg 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 5 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M1.4 releases about 4.3× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 2.6× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 2 kg 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

230 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.6 6 days ago. 73 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M1.4

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.090.75
0.171.06
0.270.311
0.340.311
0.540.36
2.420.515
2.480.612
2.680.911
2.680.910
3.980.54
5.160.79
5.940.96
5.971.65
8.030.813
11.200.36
11.751.012
12.240.718
12.500.46
12.541.217
13.100.26
13.291.06
14.100.16
14.290.06
14.610.06
14.621.24
14.841.13
17.910.913
19.660.25
20.090.83
21.13-0.16
21.891.13
23.11-0.05
23.221.53
25.791.65
27.110.313
27.36-0.04
27.420.25
31.651.37
32.681.719
36.352.212
37.27-0.013
37.440.310
41.890.217
44.390.916
45.260.78
45.541.16
47.250.512
52.250.615
67.030.512
68.740.16
75.160.512
76.441.016
91.261.113
91.310.113
91.360.16
92.301.213
92.410.96
95.341.15
98.050.26
98.320.913
98.560.66
98.580.512
99.060.514
99.230.16
101.080.66
102.400.14
107.490.15
108.700.516
109.460.26
109.68-0.06
109.901.011
115.420.614
117.120.516
117.160.414
117.650.16
117.680.76
120.360.46
135.120.515
135.420.26
135.910.918
136.951.47
137.06-0.17
138.860.26
139.820.311
141.080.814
145.600.26
147.480.16
147.49-0.25
147.710.516
151.540.414
152.150.66
152.520.516
153.830.44
157.010.66
158.560.417
159.880.612
164.38-0.26
164.790.313
165.050.57
165.470.55
169.761.86
170.050.56
173.620.26
175.020.87
176.330.26
176.470.616
187.310.76
187.791.211
188.39-0.06
188.390.16
189.530.914
195.620.913
198.060.36
198.321.110
198.831.014
205.360.612
206.111.113
206.940.16
207.730.112
209.570.06
213.140.66
213.150.211
215.320.16
215.590.46
216.310.06
216.930.712
217.470.313
217.550.07
217.560.515
224.51-0.37
225.520.512
235.690.813
238.411.014
238.850.46
241.510.36
242.561.416
244.350.36
248.261.013
248.54-0.26
250.160.814
250.620.813
251.740.712
254.650.16
255.240.510
259.270.57
260.110.36
261.980.54
270.050.85
270.390.512
271.660.76
275.560.36
276.531.06
278.520.66
280.832.67
280.851.17
282.500.16
283.310.27
284.850.413
285.201.37
285.980.37
287.640.26
289.870.66
290.210.35
291.470.712
292.040.47
298.51-0.17
300.030.913
301.870.612
308.431.811
309.920.715
312.531.113
320.130.27
324.010.27
324.980.412
325.460.74
326.910.46
326.910.16
327.470.712
327.860.56
339.860.713
341.611.16
342.720.713
342.731.014
344.960.510
352.690.66
356.210.913
356.430.210
359.791.213
360.700.613
360.700.713
361.480.514
364.211.06
364.290.76
366.010.416
366.030.813
371.920.26
374.790.411
376.320.716
376.320.61
378.160.94
379.310.26
379.630.613
380.080.811
380.610.315
382.050.617
383.330.27
389.370.612
389.530.812
390.770.36
391.161.413
391.210.712
394.140.66
399.710.35
403.060.36
409.740.813
413.140.44
415.270.26
415.680.916
419.851.312
419.851.212
420.180.717
420.270.514
420.760.16
422.630.16
425.631.56
430.730.96
431.850.54
435.080.44
435.580.37
443.580.86
  1. 2.641 km ENE of Valley Center, California, United States11-06 06:44
  2. 2.222 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-27 02:15
  3. 1.825 km SSW of La Quinta, California, United States11-07 10:20
  4. 1.822 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-01 15:39
  5. 1.714 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-26 22:35
  6. 1.629 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-26 15:41
  7. 1.629 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-25 19:52
  8. 1.539 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-26 13:07
  9. 1.541 km ENE of Valley Center, California, United States11-12 07:32
  10. 1.417 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-04 16:28
  11. 1.422 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 21:03
  12. 1.429 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-31 06:51
  13. 1.329 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-26 21:33
  14. 1.322 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 01:45
  15. 1.341 km ENE of Valley Center, California, United States11-06 11:06
  16. 1.223 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-29 10:12
  17. 1.218 km ENE of Temecula, California, United States11-02 09:41
  18. 1.225 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-09 13:41
  19. 1.27 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-26 02:26
  20. 1.214 km ENE of Temecula, California, United States10-26 04:31
  21. 1.222 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 01:45
  22. 1.129 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-27 11:26
  23. 1.113 km SSW of Hemet, California, United States11-07 14:26
  24. 1.130 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-02 20:13
  25. 1.125 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-03 04:01

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Event id ci41352191. First recorded here 25 Oct 2026, 13:56:54 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41352191). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M1.4 earthquake 29 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41352191-m1-4-earthquake-29-km-sse-of-valle-vista-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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