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M0.5 earthquake 29 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States

A magnitude 0.5 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States at 21:45 local time (05:45 UTC) on 7 Nov 2026, at a depth of 6 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-08 15:19 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
0.5micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
6.3 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-11-08 05:45:46 UTC
Local: 7 Nov 2026, 21:45:46 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
33.536° N, 116.711° 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
Cathedral CityCalifornia, United States · pop. 53,82635 kmINot felt
San JacintoCalifornia, United States · pop. 46,95136 kmINot felt
Palm SpringsCalifornia, United States · pop. 47,37136 kmINot felt
RiversideCalifornia, United States · pop. 317,26179 kmINot felt
San DiegoCalifornia, United States · pop. 1,404,452100 kmINot felt

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Every agency's solution

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AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · CIheadlineSouthern California Seismic Network via U.S. Geological Survey0.5 ml6.3 km33.54° N, 116.71° W–Reviewed · 1 revision

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 97 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 4.9× the energy of M0.5, and its waves are about 2.9× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 97 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M0.5. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

50 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.5 15 h ago. 82 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M0.5

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
12.000.713
13.751.16
14.860.713
14.871.014
17.110.510
24.840.66
28.350.913
28.570.210
31.931.213
32.840.613
32.840.713
33.620.514
36.351.06
36.430.76
38.150.416
38.170.813
44.060.26
46.930.411
48.460.716
48.460.61
50.300.94
51.460.26
51.770.613
52.220.811
52.750.315
54.190.617
55.470.27
61.510.612
61.670.812
62.910.36
63.301.413
63.350.712
66.280.66
71.850.35
75.200.36
81.880.813
85.280.44
87.410.26
87.820.916
91.991.312
91.991.212
92.320.717
92.410.514
92.900.16
94.770.16
97.781.56
102.870.96
103.990.54
107.220.44
107.720.37
  1. 1.541 km ENE of Valley Center, California, United States11-12 07:32
  2. 1.422 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 21:03
  3. 1.322 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 01:45
  4. 1.225 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-09 13:41
  5. 1.222 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 01:45
  6. 1.122 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-08 19:31
  7. 1.025 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-08 20:37
  8. 1.029 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 18:07
  9. 0.929 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 08:03
  10. 0.929 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 12:37
  11. 0.913 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-11 21:34
  12. 0.922 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 10:06
  13. 0.832 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-10 09:59
  14. 0.835 km ENE of Valley Center, California, United States11-09 19:56
  15. 0.822 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 19:25
  16. 0.826 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-11 15:38
  17. 0.710 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 06:13
  18. 0.722 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 21:06
  19. 0.724 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-09 14:36
  20. 0.729 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 18:11
  21. 0.717 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 02:04
  22. 0.725 km SW of Rancho Mirage, California, United States11-08 17:46
  23. 0.725 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-08 20:37
  24. 0.629 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 06:35
  25. 0.629 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-11 00:02

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Event id ci41359855. First recorded here 8 Nov 2026, 05:50:09 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41359855). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.5 earthquake 29 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41359855-m0-5-earthquake-29-km-se-of-valle-vista-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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