M1.6 earthquake 20km N of Indio, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Oct 3, 1978, 7:25 AM PDT

UTC

1978-10-03 14:25:13 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.894° N, 116.179° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

14

• Indio Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 972. Forecast8 kmNE
• Indio, CaliforniaPopulation 87,533. Forecast20 kmN
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast97 kmE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast156 kmNNW

After

1. 1.722km NE of Thermal, CATue, Oct 3, 11:32 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.04km ENE of Running Springs, CATue, Oct 3, 2:38 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.94km ENE of Running Springs, CATue, Oct 3, 2:38 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.84km ENE of Running Springs, CATue, Oct 3, 2:38 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.14km ENE of Running Springs, CATue, Oct 3, 9:32 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.84km ENE of Running Springs, CATue, Oct 3, 9:35 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Oct 3, 9:47 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
8. 1.74km ENE of Running Springs, CATue, Oct 3, 9:54 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.64km ENE of Running Springs, CATue, Oct 3, 10:10 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.84km E of Running Springs, CATue, Oct 3, 10:11 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.74km ENE of Running Springs, CATue, Oct 3, 10:35 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.64km NE of Running Springs, CATue, Oct 3, 11:17 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.14km ENE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 4, 12:46 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
14. 1.74km ENE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 4, 12:47 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.24km ENE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 4, 2:38 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.74km ENE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 4, 2:38 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.35km NE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 4, 2:41 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.814km WSW of Niland, CAWed, Oct 4, 4:55 AM PDT · 17529 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.018km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:47 AM PDT · 17529 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.722km NE of Thermal, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:32 AM PDT · 17529 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
21. 1.69km NNE of Mecca, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:10 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
22. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:26 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
23. 1.64km ENE of Running Springs, CAThu, Oct 5, 1:16 AM PDT · 17529 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
24. 1.84km ENE of Running Springs, CAThu, Oct 5, 1:22 AM PDT · 17529 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
25. 1.813km WSW of Niland, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:50 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
26. 1.627km WNW of Desert Center, CAFri, Oct 6, 12:47 AM PDT · 17528 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
27. 2.68km NE of Indio, CAFri, Oct 6, 12:29 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
28. 1.98km NE of Indio, CAFri, Oct 6, 9:11 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
29. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CASat, Oct 7, 7:44 AM PDT · 17526 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
30. 1.610km NE of Running Springs, CASat, Oct 7, 8:00 AM PDT · 17526 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
31. 2.29km NE of Running Springs, CASat, Oct 7, 8:03 AM PDT · 17526 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
32. 2.69km NE of Running Springs, CASat, Oct 7, 6:10 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
33. 1.77km SSW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Oct 7, 8:22 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
34. 2.221km SSW of La Quinta, CASat, Oct 7, 11:53 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
35. 2.59km NE of Running Springs, CASun, Oct 8, 2:28 AM PDT · 17526 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
36. 1.57km NNE of Cabazon, CASun, Oct 8, 7:33 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
37. 1.57km NNE of Cabazon, CASun, Oct 8, 7:33 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
38. 1.726km WNW of Desert Center, CASun, Oct 8, 1:15 PM PDT · 17525 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
39. 1.815km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 8, 2:36 PM PDT · 17525 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
40. 2.313km SE of Anza, CASun, Oct 8, 4:53 PM PDT · 17525 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
41. 1.89km NE of Running Springs, CAMon, Oct 9, 7:43 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
42. 1.923km ENE of Coachella, CAMon, Oct 9, 8:51 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
43. 1.624km ENE of Coachella, CAMon, Oct 9, 11:11 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
44. 1.86km N of Beaumont, CAMon, Oct 9, 6:48 PM PDT · 17524 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
45. 1.516km ENE of Thermal, CAMon, Oct 9, 9:50 PM PDT · 17524 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
46. 1.723km NE of Thermal, CATue, Oct 10, 1:57 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
47. 1.521km NE of Thermal, CATue, Oct 10, 4:17 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
48. 2.49km NE of Running Springs, CATue, Oct 10, 6:40 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
49. 2.123km ENE of Coachella, CATue, Oct 10, 11:40 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
50. 2.38km S of Idyllwild, CATue, Oct 10, 3:33 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
51. 1.521km NE of Thermal, CATue, Oct 10, 5:37 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
52. 1.68km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 11, 2:05 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
53. 2.17km SE of Valle Vista, CAWed, Oct 11, 3:03 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
54. 3.010km NE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 11, 3:33 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
55. 1.79km NE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 11, 5:12 AM PDT · 17522 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
56. 3.223km SSE of Ludlow, CAWed, Oct 11, 5:36 AM PDT · 17522 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
57. 2.311km SE of Anza, CAWed, Oct 11, 4:10 PM PDT · 17522 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
58. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 11, 5:08 PM PDT · 17522 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
59. 1.524km ENE of Coachella, CAWed, Oct 11, 6:27 PM PDT · 17522 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
60. 1.511km SE of Anza, CAWed, Oct 11, 7:49 PM PDT · 17522 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

1. 1.619km N of Indio, CATue, Oct 3, 7:15 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.514km NE of Thousand Palms, CAMon, Oct 2, 10:36 PM PDT · 17531 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.09km E of Anza, CAMon, Oct 2, 6:25 PM PDT · 17531 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
4. 1.923km W of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 2, 5:13 PM PDT · 17531 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.210km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Oct 2, 3:00 PM PDT · 17531 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.16km NNE of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Oct 2, 1:34 PM PDT · 17531 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
7. 1.74km ENE of Running Springs, CASun, Oct 1, 9:50 PM PDT · 17532 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
8. 1.64km NNE of Joshua Tree, CASun, Oct 1, 9:32 PM PDT · 17532 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.713km NNE of Running Springs, CASun, Oct 1, 8:19 PM PDT · 17532 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.513km W of Niland, CASat, Sep 30, 5:57 AM PDT · 17533 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.611km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Sep 30, 5:45 AM PDT · 17533 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
12. 2.715km S of Anza, CAFri, Sep 29, 5:03 PM PDT · 17534 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.616km SSE of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Sep 29, 4:43 PM PDT · 17534 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
14. 2.74km N of Banning, CAFri, Sep 29, 10:12 AM PDT · 17534 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
15. 2.86km NNE of Green Acres, CAFri, Sep 29, 6:49 AM PDT · 17534 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
16. 1.923km SSW of La Quinta, CAFri, Sep 29, 3:49 AM PDT · 17534 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
17. 2.311km NE of Cabazon, CAThu, Sep 28, 1:55 PM PDT · 17535 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
18. 1.72km ESE of Loma Linda, CAWed, Sep 27, 2:52 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.67km NNW of Big Bear City, CAWed, Sep 27, 2:17 AM PDT · 17537 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
20. 1.79km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Sep 26, 5:25 PM PDT · 17537 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3313633. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.