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M1.0 earthquake 23 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States

A magnitude 1.0 earthquake struck 23 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States at 12:44 local time (20:44 UTC) on 2 Nov 2026, at a depth of 14 km, according to USGS.

revised from M1.3

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-05 00:32 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
1.0micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 1.3
Depth
14.5 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-11-02 20:44:15 UTC
Local: 2 Nov 2026, 12:44:15 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
33.511° N, 116.484° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
La QuintaCalifornia, United States · pop. 40,47623 kmINot felt
Palm DesertCalifornia, United States · pop. 51,86925 kmINot felt
Cathedral CityCalifornia, United States · pop. 53,82630 kmINot felt
IndioCalifornia, United States · pop. 87,53334 kmINot felt
RiversideCalifornia, United States · pop. 317,26198 kmINot felt
San DiegoCalifornia, United States · pop. 1,404,452108 kmINot felt
Chula VistaCalifornia, United States · pop. 265,757112 kmINot felt
TijuanaBaja California, Mexico · pop. 1,922,523122 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 Survey1.0 mlwas 1.014.5 km33.51° N, 116.48° 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 430 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 14 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 1.1× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 1.1× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 430 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

114 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.6 6 days ago. 67 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M1.0

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
3.580.112
7.281.113
8.110.16
8.900.112
12.080.515
14.310.66
14.310.211
16.490.16
16.750.46
17.480.06
18.100.712
18.640.313
18.720.07
18.720.515
25.160.713
25.68-0.37
26.690.512
36.860.813
39.581.014
40.020.46
42.680.36
43.731.416
45.520.36
49.421.013
49.71-0.26
49.710.713
51.780.813
52.910.712
55.820.16
56.410.510
60.430.57
61.280.36
63.150.54
71.220.85
71.560.512
72.830.76
76.720.36
77.701.06
79.690.66
82.002.67
82.021.17
83.660.16
84.480.27
86.020.413
86.371.37
87.150.37
88.800.26
91.040.66
91.380.35
92.640.712
93.210.47
99.68-0.17
101.200.913
103.040.612
103.900.710
109.601.811
121.290.27
125.180.27
126.150.412
126.630.74
128.640.712
129.030.56
141.030.713
142.781.16
143.890.713
143.891.014
146.130.510
153.230.711
153.860.66
157.380.913
160.961.213
161.870.613
161.870.713
162.050.65
162.650.514
164.520.914
165.381.06
165.450.76
167.180.416
167.200.813
173.080.26
175.960.411
175.981.212
179.330.94
180.480.26
180.800.613
181.250.811
181.770.315
184.500.27
190.540.612
190.570.18
190.690.812
191.940.36
192.321.413
192.370.712
195.300.66
198.610.212
200.880.35
204.220.36
210.900.813
214.310.44
216.430.26
218.021.42
218.650.910
221.021.312
221.021.212
221.440.514
221.920.16
223.790.16
226.801.56
231.890.96
233.010.54
236.250.44
236.750.37
  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. 1.417 km ESE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-04 16:28
  5. 1.422 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 21:03
  6. 1.439 km WSW of Oasis, California, United States11-11 22:45
  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. 1.125 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-03 04:01
  13. 1.141 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-06 06:45
  14. 1.122 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-08 19:31
  15. 1.027 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-04 22:09
  16. 1.025 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-08 20:37
  17. 1.024 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-04 12:18
  18. 1.029 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 18:07
  19. 1.029 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-06 02:26
  20. 0.930 km WSW of Oasis, California, United States11-09 17:15
  21. 0.923 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-07 01:56
  22. 0.929 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 08:03
  23. 0.930 km SW of Oasis, California, United States11-11 23:23
  24. 0.929 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 12:37
  25. 0.922 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 10:06

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Event id ci41571592. First recorded here 2 Nov 2026, 20:47:26 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41571592). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M1.0 earthquake 23 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41571592-m1-0-earthquake-23-km-sw-of-la-quinta-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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