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M0.5 earthquake 39 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States

A magnitude 0.5 earthquake struck 39 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States at 14:52 local time (22:52 UTC) on 8 Nov 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS.

revised from M1.1

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-09 19:16 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
0.5micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 1.1
Depth
9.6 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-11-08 22:52:08 UTC
Local: 8 Nov 2026, 14:52:08 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
33.421° N, 116.616° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
La QuintaCalifornia, United States · pop. 40,47639 kmINot felt
Palm DesertCalifornia, United States · pop. 51,86940 kmINot felt
Cathedral CityCalifornia, United States · pop. 53,82642 kmINot felt
Palm SpringsCalifornia, United States · pop. 47,37146 kmINot felt
San DiegoCalifornia, United States · pop. 1,404,45293 kmINot felt
RiversideCalifornia, United States · pop. 317,26193 kmINot felt
Chula VistaCalifornia, United States · pop. 265,75797 kmINot felt
TijuanaBaja California, Mexico · pop. 1,922,523109 kmINot felt

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AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · CIheadlineSouthern California Seismic Network via U.S. Geological Survey0.5 mlwas 0.19.6 km33.42° N, 116.62° 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 74 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 10 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 6.5× the energy of M0.5, and its waves are about 3.5× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 74 g of TNT.

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

Aftershocks and nearby activity

48 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.5 16 h ago. 78 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M0.5

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
7.730.66
11.250.913
14.831.213
15.740.613
15.740.713
15.920.65
16.510.514
18.390.914
19.251.06
19.320.76
21.070.813
26.950.26
29.830.411
29.841.212
33.190.94
34.350.26
34.670.613
35.120.811
38.360.27
44.400.612
44.440.18
44.440.411
44.560.812
45.810.36
46.191.413
46.240.712
49.170.66
52.390.710
52.480.212
54.750.35
58.090.36
64.770.813
68.180.44
70.300.26
71.891.42
72.520.910
74.891.312
74.891.212
75.310.514
75.790.16
77.660.16
79.510.412
80.671.56
80.860.617
85.760.96
86.880.54
90.120.44
90.620.37
  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. 1.439 km WSW of Oasis, California, United States11-11 22:45
  4. 1.322 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 01:45
  5. 1.225 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-09 13:41
  6. 1.229 km SW of Oasis, California, United States11-10 04:42
  7. 1.222 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 01:45
  8. 1.029 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 18:07
  9. 0.930 km WSW of Oasis, California, United States11-09 17:15
  10. 0.929 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 08:03
  11. 0.930 km SW of Oasis, California, United States11-11 23:23
  12. 0.929 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 12:37
  13. 0.922 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 10:06
  14. 0.832 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-10 09:59
  15. 0.835 km ENE of Valley Center, California, United States11-09 19:56
  16. 0.822 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 19:25
  17. 0.826 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-11 15:38
  18. 0.722 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 21:06
  19. 0.723 km NNE of Ramona, California, United States11-11 03:15
  20. 0.724 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-09 14:36
  21. 0.729 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 18:11
  22. 0.629 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 06:35
  23. 0.629 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-11 00:02
  24. 0.622 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 19:16
  25. 0.637 km SW of Oasis, California, United States11-09 14:47

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Event id ci41360063. First recorded here 8 Nov 2026, 22:55:49 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41360063). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.5 earthquake 39 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41360063-m0-5-earthquake-39-km-sw-of-la-quinta-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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