California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9km NE of Indio, CA on Mon, Feb 13, 1978, 12:11 PM PST (20:11 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 23km SSW of La Quinta, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-13 20:11:11 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.773° N, 116.136° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17737 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.537km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17736 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17736 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17736 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17736 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.86km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17736 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.710km WSW of Niland, CA · 17736 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.511km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17736 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.04km WNW of Niland, CA · 17735 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.07km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17735 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.926km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.726km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.126km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.725km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17734 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.64km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 17734 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.06km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17734 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.627km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.18km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17733 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.68km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17733 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.621km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17733 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.912km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17732 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.810km N of Cabazon, CA · 17732 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.01km ENE of Anza, CA · 17731 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.613km WNW of Anza, CA · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.18km NNE of Banning, CA · 17731 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.612km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 17730 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.533km NNE of North Shore, CA · 17730 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.25km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.77km SSE of Redlands, CA · 17727 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.614km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17727 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.114km S of Salton City, CA · 17726 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.910km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17726 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.57km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17726 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.79km N of Cabazon, CA · 17725 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.714km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17725 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.010km SE of Anza, CA · 17725 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.514km ESE of Anza, CA · 17724 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.85km N of Banning, CA · 17723 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.77km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17722 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.915km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17721 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.07km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17721 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.72km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17721 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.81km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.315km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17721 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.12km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17720 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.816km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17720 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.917km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17720 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.27km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17720 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.97km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17720 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.614km W of Niland, CA · 17720 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.87km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17720 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.02km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17720 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.68km S of Hemet, CA · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.02km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17719 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.82km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17718 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.61km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17718 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.010km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17717 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 155.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337378. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.