California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 9km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 9km NE of Indio, CA on Fri, Jan 19, 1940, 2:06 AM GMT-8 (10:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1940-01-19 10:06:00 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.779° N, 116.151° 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 33.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
356°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.110km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 31648 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.126km SW of Desert Center, CA · 31638 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.35km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 31637 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.41km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 31637 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.510km NW of Bombay Beach, CA · 31637 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.713km SE of Salton City, CA · 31637 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.38km NNE of Valle Vista, CA · 31635 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.810km W of Anza, CA · 31632 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.45km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 31627 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.02km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 31627 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.51km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 31624 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.514km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 31618 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.68km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 31618 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.84km W of Beaumont, CA · 31615 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.33km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 31614 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.917km NNE of Warner Springs, CA · 31609 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.319km E of Big Bear City, CA · 31661 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.68km SSW of Beaumont, CA · 31665 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.36km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 31670 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.310km NNW of Niland, CA · 31670 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.49km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 31672 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.010km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 31673 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.612km ENE of Calipatria, CA · 31676 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365207. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.