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M0.9 earthquake 24 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States

A magnitude 0.9 earthquake struck 24 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States at 09:31 local time (17:31 UTC) on 2 Nov 2026, at a depth of 13 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

revised from M1.1

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-02 17:34 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
0.9micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 1.1
Depth
13.3 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-11-02 17:31:12 UTC
Local: 2 Nov 2026, 09:31:12 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
33.490° N, 116.474° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
La QuintaCalifornia, United States · pop. 40,47624 kmINot felt
Palm DesertCalifornia, United States · pop. 51,86927 kmINot felt
Cathedral CityCalifornia, United States · pop. 53,82632 kmINot felt
IndioCalifornia, United States · pop. 87,53335 kmINot felt
RiversideCalifornia, United States · pop. 317,261100 kmINot felt
San DiegoCalifornia, United States · pop. 1,404,452107 kmINot felt
Chula VistaCalifornia, United States · pop. 265,757110 kmINot felt
TijuanaBaja California, Mexico · pop. 1,922,523120 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 1.113.3 km33.49° N, 116.47° 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 374 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 1.3× the energy of M0.9, and its waves are about 1.2× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 374 g of TNT.

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

Aftershocks and nearby activity

115 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.6 6 days ago. 62 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M0.9

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
2.440.36
2.701.110
3.221.014
6.800.112
10.501.113
11.330.16
12.110.112
15.300.515
17.530.66
17.530.211
19.710.16
19.970.46
20.690.06
21.320.712
21.850.313
21.930.07
21.940.515
28.370.713
28.90-0.37
29.910.512
40.080.813
42.791.014
43.230.46
45.900.36
48.740.36
52.641.013
52.92-0.26
52.930.713
55.000.813
56.130.712
59.040.16
59.630.510
63.650.57
64.490.36
66.360.54
69.271.310
74.430.85
74.770.512
76.040.76
79.940.36
80.921.06
82.900.66
85.222.67
85.241.17
86.880.16
87.690.27
89.240.413
89.591.37
90.370.37
92.020.26
94.250.66
94.600.35
95.860.712
96.430.47
102.90-0.17
104.410.913
106.250.612
107.120.710
112.811.811
124.510.27
128.390.27
129.360.412
129.850.74
131.850.712
132.240.56
144.250.713
146.001.16
147.110.713
147.111.014
149.350.510
156.440.711
157.080.66
160.600.913
164.181.213
165.090.613
165.090.713
165.260.65
165.860.514
167.740.914
168.601.06
168.670.76
170.420.813
176.300.26
179.180.411
179.191.212
182.540.94
183.700.26
184.020.613
184.470.811
187.710.27
193.750.612
193.790.18
193.910.812
195.160.36
195.541.413
195.590.712
198.520.66
201.820.212
204.100.35
207.440.36
214.120.813
217.530.44
219.650.26
221.241.42
221.870.910
224.231.312
224.241.212
224.660.514
225.140.16
227.010.16
230.021.56
235.110.96
236.230.54
239.470.44
239.970.37
  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. 1.541 km ENE of Valley Center, California, United States11-12 07:32
  4. 1.422 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 21:03
  5. 1.439 km WSW of Oasis, California, United States11-11 22:45
  6. 1.318 km SW of Oasis, California, United States11-05 14:47
  7. 1.322 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 01:45
  8. 1.341 km ENE of Valley Center, California, United States11-06 11:06
  9. 1.225 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-09 13:41
  10. 1.229 km SW of Oasis, California, United States11-10 04:42
  11. 1.222 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 01:45
  12. 1.130 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-02 20:13
  13. 1.125 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-03 04:01
  14. 1.141 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-06 06:45
  15. 1.122 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-08 19:31
  16. 1.027 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-04 22:09
  17. 1.025 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-08 20:37
  18. 1.023 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-02 20:44
  19. 1.024 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-04 12:18
  20. 1.029 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 18:07
  21. 1.029 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-06 02:26
  22. 0.930 km WSW of Oasis, California, United States11-09 17:15
  23. 0.923 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-07 01:56
  24. 0.929 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 08:03
  25. 0.930 km SW of Oasis, California, United States11-11 23:23

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Event id ci41571472. First recorded here 2 Nov 2026, 17:34:18 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41571472). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.9 earthquake 24 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41571472-m0-9-earthquake-24-km-sw-of-la-quinta-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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