Small magnitude 3.3 quake hits 5 miles northeast of Moreno Valley, California, United States in the morning

The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.3 quake in the United States near Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California, only 9 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Wednesday, May 6th, 2026, at 9:45 am local time at a very shallow depth of 2.2 miles. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.3 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.2.
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 Redlands (pop. 71,000) located 4 miles from the epicenter, Loma Linda (pop. 24,000) 4 miles away, Moreno Valley (pop. 204,200) 5 miles away, and Colton (pop. 54,600) 8 miles away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Highland (pop. 54,900) located 8 miles from the epicenter, San Bernardino (pop. 216,100) 8 miles away, Riverside (pop. 317,300) 11 miles away, Rialto (pop. 103,100) 12 miles away, and Fontana (pop. 212,700) 14 miles away.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: May 6, 2026 09:45 am (GMT -7) local time (6 May 2026 16:45 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 3.56 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.01°N / 117.21°W (San Bernardino County, California, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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