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M1.9 earthquake 17 km ENE of Banning, California, United States

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Banning, California, United States at 11:07 local time (19:07 UTC) on 3 Nov 2026, at a depth of 15 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-03 21:58 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
1.9micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
15.5 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-11-03 19:07:27 UTC
Local: 3 Nov 2026, 11:07:27 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
34.004° N, 116.714° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
BanningCalifornia, United States · pop. 30,94517 kmINot felt
Desert Hot SpringsCalifornia, United States · pop. 28,33520 kmINot felt
Palm SpringsCalifornia, United States · pop. 47,37125 kmINot felt
BeaumontCalifornia, United States · pop. 43,81126 kmINot felt
RiversideCalifornia, United States · pop. 317,26164 kmINot felt
IrvineCalifornia, United States · pop. 256,927109 kmINot felt
Santa AnaCalifornia, United States · pop. 310,227110 kmINot felt
AnaheimCalifornia, United States · pop. 350,742112 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 Survey1.9 mlwas 1.815.5 km34.00° N, 116.71° 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 10 kg 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 15 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M1.9 releases about 22× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 7.8× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 10 kg 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

19 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.5 3 days ago. 15 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M1.9

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.030.82
0.621.514
1.081.51
11.330.916
11.740.616
38.740.714
42.920.99
57.200.514
112.150.520
127.770.717
147.681.417
148.781.55
155.100.61
158.321.18
159.130.99
169.291.115
201.540.917
203.240.414
219.441.313
  1. 1.56 km NNE of Cherry Valley, California, United States11-09 23:54
  2. 1.54 km ESE of Cherry Valley, California, United States11-03 19:44
  3. 1.510 km ESE of Big Bear City, California, United States11-03 20:11
  4. 1.4Near Beaumont, California, United States11-09 22:48
  5. 1.318 km NE of Banning, California, United States11-12 22:33
  6. 1.1Near Cherry Valley, California, United States11-10 09:26
  7. 1.118 km ENE of Banning, California, United States11-10 20:25
  8. 0.9Near Cherry Valley, California, United States11-05 14:02
  9. 0.9Near Beaumont, California, United States11-04 06:27
  10. 0.9Near Cherry Valley, California, United States11-10 10:14
  11. 0.95 km E of Cherry Valley, California, United States11-12 04:39
  12. 0.811 km ESE of Big Bear City, California, United States11-03 19:08
  13. 0.716 km W of Desert Hot Springs, California, United States11-09 02:53
  14. 0.710 km SE of Banning, California, United States11-05 09:51
  15. 0.616 km E of Banning, California, United States11-04 06:51
  16. 0.614 km SW of Palm Springs, California, United States11-10 06:13
  17. 0.56 km NNE of Banning, California, United States11-08 11:16
  18. 0.56 km SSW of Banning, California, United States11-06 04:19
  19. 0.44 km ENE of Cherry Valley, California, United States11-12 06:22

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Event id ci41572088. First recorded here 3 Nov 2026, 19:10:23 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41572088). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M1.9 earthquake 17 km ENE of Banning, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41572088-m1-9-earthquake-17-km-ene-of-banning-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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