Strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 9 km depth20 Jan 01:57 UTC: First to report: USGS after 50 seconds.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJan 20, 2026 01:56:14 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Jan 20, 2026, at 01:56 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.1Depth9 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude33.8878°N / 116.1743°WRiverside County, California, United StatesAlso near: Mexico 142 km (88 mi) awaySeismic antipode33.8878°S / 63.8257°EQuality39 seismic stationsShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Nearest volcanoPinto Basin-Salton Creek (50 km / 31 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.1 | about seismic energy1 minute agoJan 20, 2026 01:56 GMT / Jan 20, 2026 01:56 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 33.8878 / -116.1743: 8 km NE of Indio Hills, CaliforniaSource: USGSDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22632889',33.88780,-116.17430,'1 minute ago: Mag. 5.1, 8 km NE of Indio Hills, California',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in the US CaliforniaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Moreno Valley, a city with more than 200,000 inhabitants in the United States, in 98 km (61 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry19 km (12 mi)S of epicenterIndio(pop: 87,500)V: ModerateRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States23 km (14 mi)S of epicenterCoachella(pop: 44,600)V: ModerateRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States26 km (16 mi)SW of epicenterPalm Desert(pop: 51,900)IV: LightRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States28 km (17 mi)SW of epicenterRancho Mirage(pop: 18,100)IV: LightRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States28 km (17 mi)SW of epicenterLa Quinta(pop: 40,500)IV: LightRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States29 km (18 mi)SW of epicenterCathedral City(pop: 53,800)IV: LightRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States30 km (18 mi)N of epicenterTwentynine Palms(pop: 26,000)IV: LightSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaUnited States32 km (20 mi)W of epicenterDesert Hot Springs(pop: 28,300)IV: LightRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States35 km (22 mi)NW of epicenterYucca Valley(pop: 21,600)IV: LightSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaUnited States35 km (22 mi)W of epicenterPalm Springs(pop: 47,400)IV: LightRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States65 km (40 mi)W of epicenterBanning(pop: 30,900)IV: LightRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States68 km (42 mi)W of epicenterValle Vista(pop: 14,600)IV: LightRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States73 km (45 mi)W of epicenterEast Hemet(pop: 17,400)IV: LightRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States73 km (46 mi)W of epicenterSan Jacinto(pop: 47,000)IV: LightRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States74 km (46 mi)W of epicenterBeaumont(pop: 43,800)IV: LightRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States74 km (46 mi)NW of epicenterBig Bear City(pop: 12,300)IV: LightSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaUnited States75 km (47 mi)W of epicenterHemet(pop: 83,900)IV: LightRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States82 km (51 mi)W of epicenterYucaipa(pop: 53,300)III: WeakSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaUnited States92 km (57 mi)W of epicenterMenifee(pop: 87,200)III: WeakRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States95 km (59 mi)W of epicenterRedlands(pop: 71,000)III: WeakSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaUnited States98 km (61 mi)W of epicenterMoreno Valley(pop: 204,200)III: WeakRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States98 km (61 mi)W of epicenterPerris(pop: 75,000)III: WeakRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States99 km (62 mi)W of epicenterHighland(pop: 54,900)III: WeakSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaUnited States100 km (62 mi)SW of epicenterTemecula(pop: 110,000)III: WeakRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States103 km (64 mi)W of epicenterMurrieta(pop: 109,800)III: WeakRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States106 km (66 mi)W of epicenterSan Bernardino(pop: 216,100)III: WeakCaliforniaUnited States113 km (70 mi)W of epicenterRialto(pop: 103,100)III: WeakSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaUnited States113 km (70 mi)W of epicenterRiverside(pop: 317,300)III: WeakCaliforniaUnited States115 km (72 mi)NW of epicenterApple Valley(pop: 72,200)III: WeakSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaUnited States118 km (74 mi)W of epicenterFontana(pop: 212,700)III: WeakSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaUnited States120 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterHesperia(pop: 93,300)III: WeakSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaUnited States120 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterEscondido(pop: 151,000)III: WeakSan Diego County, CaliforniaUnited States124 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterSan Marcos(pop: 92,900)III: WeakSan Diego County, CaliforniaUnited States125 km (78 mi)SW of epicenterVista(pop: 100,900)III: WeakSan Diego County, CaliforniaUnited States125 km (78 mi)NW of epicenterVictorville(pop: 122,200)III: WeakSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaUnited States129 km (80 mi)W of epicenterCorona(pop: 164,200)III: WeakRiverside County, CaliforniaUnited States133 km (83 mi)W of epicenterRancho Cucamonga(pop: 175,200)III: WeakSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaUnited States160 km (99 mi)SW of epicenterSan Diego(pop: 1,404,500)III: WeakCaliforniaUnited States192 km (119 mi)W of epicenterLos Angeles(pop: 3,820,900)III: WeakCaliforniaUnited States707 km (439 mi)NW of epicenterSacramento(pop: 524,900)I: Not feltCaliforniaUnited StatesNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-01-20EpicenterAgency5.099 km5.6 mi01:56:148 km NE of Indio Hills, CaliforniaUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 13 km2 (5 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 6 km (4 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jan 20, 2026 01:56 am (Universal Time)1 minute ago5.19 km0 km - This quakeRiverside County, CaliforniaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 10,000 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.61 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.6 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 4.4 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 43 quakes per year (or 3.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 378 quakes per year (or 31.5 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 3,500 quakes per year (or 9.6 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake