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M0.9 earthquake 16 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States

A magnitude 0.9 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States at 09:13 local time (16:13 UTC) on 29 Oct 2026, at a depth of 13 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

revised from M1.2

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-29 16:16 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
0.9micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 1.2
Depth
13 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-29 16:13:19 UTC
Local: 29 Oct 2026, 09:13:19 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
33.672° N, 116.748° 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
Valle VistaCalifornia, United States · pop. 14,57816 kmINot felt
East HemetCalifornia, United States · pop. 17,41819 kmINot felt
HemetCalifornia, United States · pop. 83,86122 kmINot felt
San JacintoCalifornia, United States · pop. 46,95123 kmINot felt
Palm SpringsCalifornia, United States · pop. 47,37125 kmINot felt
Cathedral CityCalifornia, United States · pop. 53,82628 kmINot felt
RiversideCalifornia, United States · pop. 317,26168 kmINot felt
IrvineCalifornia, United States · pop. 256,92799 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.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · CIheadlineSouthern California Seismic Network via U.S. Geological Survey0.9 mlwas 1.213 km33.67° N, 116.75° W–Automatic · 1 revision

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 401 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 13 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 1.2× the energy of M0.9, and its waves are about 1.1× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 401 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M0.9. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

144 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.7 10 days ago. 86 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M0.9

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.240.66
0.260.512
0.740.514
0.910.16
2.760.66
4.080.14
9.170.15
10.390.516
11.140.26
11.36-0.06
11.591.011
12.711.114
17.100.614
18.800.516
18.840.414
19.330.16
19.360.76
22.040.46
36.800.515
37.110.26
37.590.918
38.631.47
38.75-0.17
40.540.26
41.500.311
42.760.814
47.280.26
49.160.16
49.17-0.25
49.400.516
53.840.66
54.200.516
55.510.44
58.690.66
60.240.417
61.570.612
66.06-0.26
66.470.313
67.160.55
71.740.56
75.300.26
78.010.26
78.150.616
88.990.76
89.471.211
90.07-0.06
90.070.16
91.210.914
92.611.713
99.740.36
100.001.110
107.040.612
108.630.16
109.410.112
111.250.06
117.010.16
117.990.06
119.150.313
119.230.07
119.240.515
126.19-0.37
127.200.512
134.640.616
137.370.813
140.091.014
140.530.46
143.200.36
144.251.416
146.040.36
149.941.013
150.22-0.26
151.840.814
156.330.16
156.930.510
160.950.57
161.640.714
161.790.36
163.660.54
171.730.85
173.340.76
177.240.36
178.221.06
180.100.514
180.200.66
184.180.16
189.320.26
191.900.35
193.150.712
200.20-0.17
201.710.913
203.550.612
211.600.715
214.221.113
221.810.27
225.690.27
226.660.412
227.150.74
228.590.46
228.590.16
229.150.712
229.540.56
241.540.713
254.380.66
257.890.913
258.110.210
262.380.613
262.380.713
263.160.514
265.901.06
265.970.76
267.700.416
273.600.26
276.470.411
278.000.716
278.000.61
279.840.94
281.000.26
281.310.613
281.760.811
282.290.315
283.730.617
285.010.27
291.050.612
291.210.812
292.450.36
292.841.413
292.890.712
295.820.66
301.390.35
304.740.36
311.420.813
314.820.44
316.950.26
317.360.916
321.531.312
321.531.212
321.860.717
321.950.514
322.440.16
324.310.16
332.410.96
333.530.54
336.770.44
337.260.37
  1. 1.76 km ENE of San Jacinto, California, United States11-02 12:49
  2. 1.417 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-04 16:28
  3. 1.422 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 21:03
  4. 1.429 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-31 06:51
  5. 1.322 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 01:45
  6. 1.218 km ENE of Temecula, California, United States11-02 09:41
  7. 1.222 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 01:45
  8. 1.113 km SSW of Hemet, California, United States11-07 14:26
  9. 1.113 km SSW of Hemet, California, United States10-30 04:55
  10. 1.130 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-02 20:13
  11. 1.027 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-04 22:09
  12. 1.014 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-30 03:48
  13. 1.024 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-04 12:18
  14. 1.029 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 18:07
  15. 1.029 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-06 02:26
  16. 0.919 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-02 11:25
  17. 0.923 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-07 01:56
  18. 0.929 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 08:03
  19. 0.912 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-31 05:48
  20. 0.929 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 12:37
  21. 0.913 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-11 21:34
  22. 0.922 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 10:06
  23. 0.829 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-05 19:57
  24. 0.822 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-04 09:35
  25. 0.832 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-10 09:59

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Event id ci41568896. First recorded here 29 Oct 2026, 16:16:06 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41568896). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.9 earthquake 16 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41568896-m0-9-earthquake-16-km-ese-of-valle-vista-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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