Last updated October 4th, 2019
Event
- 16 Sep 2019 11:11:51 PDT, (33.362, -115.788), depth 3.1km.
- 5km WNW of Bombay Beach, California
Aftershocks
- As of 16 Sep 2019, 11:42AM PDT, there has been 1 aftershock recorded, M1.4.
- Aftershocks may be expected in the next few days, the largest expected is approximately 1 magnitude unit smaller than the mainshock.
- There is a small chance (about 5%) that a larger quake could occur, with the likelihood decreasing over time.
Possible Foreshocks
- There were 1 events during the 3 days prior to the earthquake (within a 10 km radius).
- The largest was M1.8 (2019/09/16).
Historical Seismicity
- Since our records began in 1932 we’ve had 15 events of M4 or greater within 10km of today’s event.
- The largest historic event was M4.8 on 2009/03/24.
- The most recent historic event was M4.1 on 27 Sep 2016.
Faults
- CFM fault associations: most likely Southern San Andreas fault (35%). Alternates: Not associated with a CFM modeled fault (17%), Other CFM faults (48%).*
- Nearby faults: San Andreas fault zone, Coachella section (3.3 km) and Hot Springs fault (11.2 km).**
Additional Information
- Links for: USGS earthquake page, ShakeMap, DYFI, waveforms.
- Visit our special reports page for further information on local notable earthquakes.
Below are the waveform data associated with this event, as recorded in our Live Seismograms Feed.The closest station to the epicenter visible in this feed is CI.WMD at 40km away.
*Earthquakes can occur both near or on major known faults, and in places where no clear fault zones are known. Using the statistical method of Evans et al. (in prep. 2019) the location and focal mechanism of this earthquake suggest the above association with modeled faults in the Community Fault Model (CFM) provided by the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) and Harvard University. Note that the CFM fault association may be different from the nearby faults list. Differences may arise due to different fault databases, and because the CFM fault association uses the hypocenter with relation to subsurface 3-dimensional fault orientation models, while the nearby faults list utilizes mapped surface traces as they relate to the epicenter.
CFM Fault: SCEC CFM 5.0 Fault name and closest segment if available; The CFM is maintained by Harvard University, Dept of Earth & Planetary Sciences.
Probability: The probability in percent the earthquake is associated with this fault.
SCSN: Caltech/USGS Southern California Seismic Network
**U.S. Geological Survey and California Geological Survey, 2006, Quaternary fault and fold database for the United States, accessed 2015, from USGS web site: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/qfaults/
This information is subject to change as more up-to-date data become available.
