California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8km NE of Indio, CA on Wed, Aug 3, 1949, 7:38 PM GMT-8 (03:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 19km WNW of Desert Center, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1949-08-04 03:38:31 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.767° N, 116.144° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
300°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.77km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28172 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.45km SE of Banning, CA · 28171 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.419km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 28167 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.333km NE of Thermal, CA · 28166 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.239km NNE of North Shore, CA · 28165 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.037km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28161 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.210km NNE of Indio, CA · 28161 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.45km S of Redlands, CA · 28160 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.74km N of Banning, CA · 28158 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.622km W of Desert Center, CA · 28158 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.029km NE of Coachella, CA · 28155 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.031km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28155 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.135km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28152 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.423km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 28150 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.66km N of Cabazon, CA · 28141 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.15km ENE of Thermal, CA · 28133 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 28123 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.810km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 28123 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.113km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28177 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.53km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 28179 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.033km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28179 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.423km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28179 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.111km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 28182 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.224km W of Desert Center, CA · 28182 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.331km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28182 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.28km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28183 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.332km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28188 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.336km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28188 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.511km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 28189 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.814km NE of Julian, CA · 28190 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.212km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 28196 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.234km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28197 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.336km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28197 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3355613. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.