M0.5 earthquake 11 km ESE of Big Bear City, California, United States
A magnitude 0.5 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Big Bear City, California, United States at 20:48 local time (04:48 UTC) on 2 Nov 2026, at a depth of 1 km, according to USGS.
revised from M0.6
Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-04 23:59 UTC · reviewed
- Magnitude
- 0.5micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 0.6 - Depth
- 0.8 km
- Status
- Reviewed
- Origin time
- 2026-11-03 04:48:47 UTC
- Local: 2 Nov 2026, 20:48:47 (America/Los Angeles)
- Epicentre
- 34.225° N, 116.740° W
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| Big Bear CityCalifornia, United States · pop. 12,304 | 11 km | INot felt |
| Big Bear LakeCalifornia, United States · pop. 5,213 | 16 km | INot felt |
| Yucca ValleyCalifornia, United States · pop. 21,600 | 31 km | INot felt |
| YucaipaCalifornia, United States · pop. 53,328 | 35 km | INot felt |
| BanningCalifornia, United States · pop. 30,945 | 35 km | INot felt |
| Desert Hot SpringsCalifornia, United States · pop. 28,335 | 37 km | INot felt |
| RiversideCalifornia, United States · pop. 317,261 | 68 km | INot felt |
| AnaheimCalifornia, United States · pop. 350,742 | 116 km | INot 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. Likely felt out to about 1 km.
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.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS · CIheadlineSouthern California Seismic Network via U.S. Geological Survey | 0.5 mlwas 0.6 | 0.8 km | 34.23° N, 116.74° 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 88 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 1 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 5.4× the energy of M0.5, and its waves are about 3.1× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 88 g of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M0.5. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
8 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.9 9 days ago. 10 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M0.5
8 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 1.88 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 14.31 | 1.9 | 15 |
| 14.34 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 15.39 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 126.46 | 0.5 | 20 |
| 142.08 | 0.7 | 17 |
| 183.60 | 1.1 | 15 |
| 233.75 | 1.3 | 13 |
- 1.917 km ENE of Banning, California, United States11-03 19:07
- 1.510 km ESE of Big Bear City, California, United States11-03 20:11
- 1.318 km NE of Banning, California, United States11-12 22:33
- 1.118 km ENE of Banning, California, United States11-10 20:25
- 0.821 km W of Yucca Valley, California, United States11-03 06:41
- 0.811 km ESE of Big Bear City, California, United States11-03 19:08
- 0.716 km W of Desert Hot Springs, California, United States11-09 02:53
- 0.56 km NNE of Banning, California, United States11-08 11:16
Did you feel it?
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Reports on SeismoAtlas
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Event id ci41571800. First recorded here 3 Nov 2026, 04:53:47 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41571800). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.5 earthquake 11 km ESE of Big Bear City, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41571800-m0-5-earthquake-11-km-ese-of-big-bear-city-california-united-states, data from USGS.
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