California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6km ENE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6km ENE of Indio, CA on Fri, Feb 18, 1966, 6:42 PM GMT-8 (02:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 10km E of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1966-02-19 02:42:12 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.737° N, 116.153° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.714km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 22116 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.110km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 22113 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.14km ENE of Desert Center, CA · 22102 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.58km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 22083 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.53km SE of Running Springs, CA · 22145 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.79km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 22146 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.515km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 22147 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.29km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 22148 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.512km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 22164 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.412km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 22169 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330249. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.