California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 24km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 24km NE of Indio, CA on Thu, Jan 23, 1969, 4:12 PM GMT-8 (00:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 39km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1969-01-24 00:12:02 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.847° N, 116.006° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
138°
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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.024km NE of Indio, CA · 21069 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.139km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21069 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.438km NNE of North Shore, CA · 21069 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.07km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 21069 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.217km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 21058 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.819km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21051 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.821km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21044 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.038km SW of Ludlow, CA · 21035 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.632km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 21035 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.836km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 21033 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.419km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 21025 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.911km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21023 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.08km SE of Anza, CA · 21023 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.810km SE of Anza, CA · 21023 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.97km N of Banning, CA · 21022 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.034km SW of Ludlow, CA · 21015 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.812km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21014 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.025km NE of Indio, CA · 21011 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 3.524km NE of Indio, CA · 21070 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.722km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21070 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.923km NE of Indio, CA · 21070 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.824km NE of Indio, CA · 21070 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.418km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21073 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.011km NE of Aguanga, CA · 21073 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.322km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21073 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.412km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21073 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.123km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21079 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 3.510km N of Banning, CA · 21080 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.87km NNE of Banning, CA · 21082 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.018km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21083 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.621km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21083 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.718km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21087 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.714km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21087 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.39km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 21095 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3327913. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:50 AM UTC.