California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 19km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 19km NNE of Indio, CA on Thu, Feb 23, 1939, 11:33 PM GMT-8 (07:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5km WSW of Niland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1939-02-24 07:33:37 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.879° N, 116.127° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
301°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.35km WSW of Niland, CA · 31986 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.911km NNE of Julian, CA · 31985 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.517km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 31981 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.718km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 31963 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.715km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 31963 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.812km NE of Amboy, CA · 31961 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 31960 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.44km E of Morongo Valley, CA · 31954 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.83km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 31954 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.919km NNE of Indio, CA · 31951 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.73km E of Running Springs, CA · 31950 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.43km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 31947 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.74km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 31930 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.55km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 31988 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.010km E of Cabazon, CA · 31993 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.021km W of Westmorland, CA · 31997 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.912km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32000 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.812km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 32002 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.412km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 32004 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.516km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 32004 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.36km ENE of Coachella, CA · 32009 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.96km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 32012 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.112km ESE of Oasis, CA · 32015 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364908. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.