Small 3.5 quake hits near Riverside, California
3.5 quake 14 mi northeast of Banning 16 Nov 11.19 pm (GMT -8)

A very shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported late at night near the town of Morongo Valley, California.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake hit on Monday 16 November 2020 at 11.19 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 3.9 miles. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 3.5 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Morongo Valley (pop. 3,600) located 8 miles from the epicenter, Cabazon (pop. 2,500) 11 miles away, Oak Glen (pop. 600) 13 miles away, Banning (pop. 30,900) 14 miles away, and Desert Hot Springs (pop. 28,300) 15 miles away.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include San Bernardino (pop. 216,100) located 33 miles from the epicenter, Riverside (pop. 322,400) 40 miles away, and Fontana (pop. 207,500) 41 miles away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Tue, 17 Nov 07:19 UTC
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 5.3 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 34.07117°N / 116.7215°W
Primary data source: USGS
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