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M1.1 earthquake 25 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States

A magnitude 1.1 earthquake struck 25 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States at 20:01 local time (04:01 UTC) on 2 Nov 2026, at a depth of 13 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

revised from M1.4

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-03 04:04 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
1.1micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 1.4
Depth
12.8 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-11-03 04:01:07 UTC
Local: 2 Nov 2026, 20:01:07 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
33.482° N, 116.482° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
La QuintaCalifornia, United States · pop. 40,47625 kmINot felt
Palm DesertCalifornia, United States · pop. 51,86928 kmINot felt
Cathedral CityCalifornia, United States · pop. 53,82633 kmINot felt
IndioCalifornia, United States · pop. 87,53336 kmINot felt
RiversideCalifornia, United States · pop. 317,261100 kmINot felt
San DiegoCalifornia, United States · pop. 1,404,452106 kmINot felt
Chula VistaCalifornia, United States · pop. 265,757109 kmINot felt
TijuanaBaja California, Mexico · pop. 1,922,523119 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 Survey1.1 mlwas 1.412.8 km33.48° N, 116.48° 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 651 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.

M1.1 releases about 1.4× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 1.2× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 651 g of TNT vs 477 g of TNT.

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

Aftershocks and nearby activity

110 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.6 6 days ago. 61 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M1.1

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.830.16
1.620.112
4.800.515
7.030.66
7.030.211
9.210.16
9.470.46
10.190.06
10.820.712
11.350.313
11.430.07
11.440.515
17.880.713
18.40-0.37
19.410.512
29.580.813
32.291.014
32.740.46
35.400.36
38.240.36
42.141.013
42.42-0.26
42.430.713
44.500.813
45.630.712
48.540.16
49.130.510
53.150.57
54.000.36
55.870.54
58.771.310
63.930.85
64.270.512
65.540.76
69.440.36
70.421.06
72.410.66
74.722.67
74.741.17
76.380.16
77.200.27
78.740.413
79.091.37
79.870.37
81.520.26
83.750.66
84.100.35
85.360.712
85.930.47
92.40-0.17
93.920.913
95.760.612
96.620.710
102.311.811
114.010.27
117.900.27
118.860.412
119.350.74
121.360.712
121.740.56
133.750.713
135.501.16
136.610.713
136.611.014
138.850.510
145.940.711
146.580.66
150.100.913
153.681.213
154.590.613
154.590.713
154.770.65
155.360.514
157.240.914
158.101.06
158.170.76
159.920.813
165.800.26
168.680.411
168.691.212
172.040.94
173.200.26
173.520.613
173.970.811
177.210.27
183.250.612
183.290.18
183.410.812
184.660.36
185.041.413
185.090.712
188.020.66
191.330.212
193.600.35
196.940.36
203.620.813
207.030.44
209.150.26
210.741.42
211.370.910
213.741.312
213.741.212
214.160.514
214.640.16
216.510.16
219.521.56
224.610.96
225.730.54
228.970.44
229.470.37
  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. 1.141 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-06 06:45
  13. 1.122 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-08 19:31
  14. 1.027 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-04 22:09
  15. 1.025 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-08 20:37
  16. 1.024 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-04 12:18
  17. 1.029 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 18:07
  18. 1.029 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-06 02:26
  19. 0.930 km WSW of Oasis, California, United States11-09 17:15
  20. 0.923 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-07 01:56
  21. 0.929 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-10 08:03
  22. 0.930 km SW of Oasis, California, United States11-11 23:23
  23. 0.929 km SE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-12 12:37
  24. 0.922 km SSE of Valle Vista, California, United States11-09 10:06
  25. 0.824 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States11-05 00:31

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Event id ci41571784. First recorded here 3 Nov 2026, 04:04:45 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41571784). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M1.1 earthquake 25 km SW of La Quinta, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41571784-m1-1-earthquake-25-km-sw-of-la-quinta-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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