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M0.6 earthquake 13 km ENE of Banning, California, United States

A magnitude 0.6 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Banning, California, United States at 10:51 local time (17:51 UTC) on 28 Oct 2026, at a depth of 9 km, according to USGS.

revised from M1.0

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-29 15:58 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
0.6micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 1.0
Depth
9.4 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-28 17:51:15 UTC
Local: 28 Oct 2026, 10:51:15 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
33.975° N, 116.755° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
BanningCalifornia, United States · pop. 30,94513 kmINot felt
Cherry ValleyCalifornia, United States · pop. 6,36221 kmINot felt
BeaumontCalifornia, United States · pop. 43,81121 kmINot felt
Desert Hot SpringsCalifornia, United States · pop. 28,33524 kmINot felt
Palm SpringsCalifornia, United States · pop. 47,37125 kmINot felt
RiversideCalifornia, United States · pop. 317,26160 kmINot felt
IrvineCalifornia, United States · pop. 256,927104 kmINot felt
Santa AnaCalifornia, United States · pop. 310,227106 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 Survey0.6 mlwas 0.79.4 km33.98° N, 116.75° 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 138 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 9 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 3.5× the energy of M0.6, and its waves are about 2.3× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 138 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M0.6. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

34 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.9 9 days ago. 18 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M0.6

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.281.010
13.230.515
24.540.818
32.750.516
67.181.08
71.760.516
78.861.117
104.950.89
112.190.69
114.971.713
123.961.113
130.960.51
132.840.81
145.271.915
145.300.82
145.891.514
146.351.51
156.600.916
157.010.616
162.930.817
184.010.714
188.190.99
202.470.514
257.420.520
273.040.717
292.951.417
294.051.55
300.370.61
303.591.18
304.400.99
314.561.115
346.810.917
348.510.414
364.711.313
  1. 1.917 km ENE of Banning, California, United States11-03 19:07
  2. 1.76 km ENE of San Jacinto, California, United States11-02 12:49
  3. 1.56 km NNE of Cherry Valley, California, United States11-09 23:54
  4. 1.54 km ESE of Cherry Valley, California, United States11-03 19:44
  5. 1.510 km ESE of Big Bear City, California, United States11-03 20:11
  6. 1.4Near Beaumont, California, United States11-09 22:48
  7. 1.318 km NE of Banning, California, United States11-12 22:33
  8. 1.1Near Cherry Valley, California, United States11-10 09:26
  9. 1.14 km NNE of Banning, California, United States11-01 00:42
  10. 1.118 km ENE of Banning, California, United States11-10 20:25
  11. 1.13 km NNW of Cherry Valley, California, United States11-02 21:48
  12. 1.06 km N of Banning, California, United States10-28 18:08
  13. 1.0Near Cherry Valley, California, United States10-31 13:02
  14. 0.9Near Cherry Valley, California, United States11-05 14:02
  15. 0.9Near Beaumont, California, United States11-04 06:27
  16. 0.9Near Cherry Valley, California, United States11-10 10:14
  17. 0.95 km E of Cherry Valley, California, United States11-12 04:39
  18. 0.811 km NE of Banning, California, United States11-02 02:48
  19. 0.821 km W of Yucca Valley, California, United States11-03 06:41
  20. 0.811 km ESE of Big Bear City, California, United States11-03 19:08
  21. 0.85 km W of Beaumont, California, United States11-04 12:47
  22. 0.811 km NE of Banning, California, United States10-29 18:23
  23. 0.716 km W of Desert Hot Springs, California, United States11-09 02:53
  24. 0.710 km SE of Banning, California, United States11-05 09:51
  25. 0.616 km E of Banning, California, United States11-04 06:51

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Event id ci41568336. First recorded here 28 Oct 2026, 17:54:11 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41568336). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.6 earthquake 13 km ENE of Banning, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41568336-m0-6-earthquake-13-km-ene-of-banning-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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