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M0.6 earthquake 29 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States

A magnitude 0.6 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States at 11:59 local time (18:59 UTC) on 29 Oct 2026, at a depth of 6 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-30 16:08 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
0.6micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
6.1 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-29 18:59:06 UTC
Local: 29 Oct 2026, 11:59:06 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
33.535° N, 116.709° 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. 14,57829 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

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 ml6.1 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 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 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 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

164 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.6 6 days ago. 105 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M0.6

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
1.320.14
6.410.15
7.620.516
8.380.26
8.60-0.06
8.821.011
14.340.614
16.040.516
16.080.414
16.570.16
16.600.76
19.270.46
34.030.515
34.340.26
34.830.918
35.871.47
35.98-0.17
37.780.26
38.740.311
40.000.814
44.520.26
46.400.16
46.41-0.25
46.630.516
50.460.414
51.070.66
51.440.516
52.750.44
55.930.66
57.480.417
58.800.612
63.30-0.26
63.710.313
63.970.57
64.390.55
68.671.86
68.970.56
72.540.26
73.940.87
75.250.26
75.390.616
86.230.76
86.711.211
87.31-0.06
87.310.16
88.450.914
94.530.913
96.980.36
97.241.110
97.751.014
104.280.612
105.031.113
105.860.16
106.650.112
108.480.06
112.060.66
112.070.211
114.240.16
114.500.46
115.230.06
115.850.712
116.390.313
116.470.07
116.480.515
123.43-0.37
124.440.512
134.610.813
137.331.014
137.770.46
140.430.36
141.481.416
143.270.36
147.171.013
147.46-0.26
149.080.814
149.540.813
150.660.712
153.570.16
154.160.510
158.190.57
159.030.36
160.900.54
168.970.85
169.310.512
170.580.76
174.480.36
175.451.06
177.440.66
179.752.67
179.771.17
181.410.16
182.230.27
183.770.413
184.121.37
184.900.37
186.550.26
188.790.66
189.130.35
190.390.712
190.960.47
197.43-0.17
198.950.913
200.790.612
207.351.811
208.840.715
219.040.27
222.930.27
223.900.412
224.380.74
225.820.46
225.830.16
226.390.712
226.780.56
238.780.713
240.531.16
241.640.713
241.651.014
243.880.510
251.610.66
255.130.913
255.350.210
258.711.213
259.620.613
259.620.713
260.400.514
263.131.06
263.210.76
264.930.416
264.950.813
270.840.26
273.710.411
275.230.716
275.240.61
277.080.94
278.230.26
278.550.613
279.000.811
279.520.315
280.970.617
282.250.27
288.290.612
288.450.812
289.690.36
290.081.413
290.130.712
293.060.66
298.630.35
301.980.36
308.650.813
312.060.44
314.190.26
314.600.916
318.771.312
318.771.212
319.100.717
319.190.514
319.680.16
321.550.16
324.551.56
329.640.96
330.770.54
334.000.44
334.500.37
342.500.86
  1. 2.641 km ENE of Valley Center, California, United States11-06 06:44
  2. 1.825 km SSW of La Quinta, California, United States11-07 10:20
  3. 1.822 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-01 15:39
  4. 1.541 km ENE of Valley Center, California, United States11-12 07:32
  5. 1.417 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-04 16:28
  6. 1.422 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 21:03
  7. 1.429 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-31 06:51
  8. 1.322 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 01:45
  9. 1.341 km ENE of Valley Center, California, United States11-06 11:06
  10. 1.218 km ENE of Temecula, California, United States11-02 09:41
  11. 1.225 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-09 13:41
  12. 1.222 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 01:45
  13. 1.130 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-02 20:13
  14. 1.125 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-03 04:01
  15. 1.141 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-06 06:45
  16. 1.122 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-08 19:31
  17. 1.027 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-04 22:09
  18. 1.025 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-08 20:37
  19. 1.014 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States10-30 03:48
  20. 1.023 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-02 20:44
  21. 1.024 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-04 12:18
  22. 1.029 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 18:07
  23. 1.029 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-06 02:26
  24. 0.919 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-02 11:25
  25. 0.924 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-02 17:31

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Event id ci41569032. First recorded here 29 Oct 2026, 19:03:13 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41569032). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.6 earthquake 29 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41569032-m0-6-earthquake-29-km-se-of-valle-vista-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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