California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12km NE of Indio, CA on Fri, Apr 28, 1978, 5:25 AM PST (13:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 8km N of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-04-28 13:25:34 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.785° N, 116.106° 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, 14.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17657 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 17657 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.814km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.89km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17657 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.99km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17657 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.83km ENE of Hemet, CA · 17657 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.54km S of Mentone, CA · 17656 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.915km ESE of Anza, CA · 17656 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.810km NNE of Julian, CA · 17656 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.611km SSE of Warner Springs, CA · 17656 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.52km SE of Cabazon, CA · 17656 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.612km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17656 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.67km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 17655 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.92km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17655 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.83km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17655 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.63km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17655 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.816km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 17654 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17654 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CA · 17654 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.76km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 17654 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.66km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17654 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.915km SSE of Anza, CA · 17654 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.913km E of Aguanga, CA · 17653 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.717km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17653 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.617km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17653 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.07km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 17653 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.96km SSW of Warner Springs, CA · 17653 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 3.417km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17653 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.010km W of Garnet, CA · 17653 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.616km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17652 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.819km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17652 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17652 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17652 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.84km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17652 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.715km NE of Coachella, CA · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.716km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.922km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17651 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.713km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17650 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 3.225km NW of Desert Center, CA · 17650 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.526km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17650 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.53km E of Bombay Beach, CA · 17650 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.810km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17650 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.120km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17649 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.727km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.710km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.11km W of Yucaipa, CA · 17649 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.46km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 17648 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.410km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17648 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.713km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17648 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.513km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17648 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.714km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17648 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.77km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17648 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.53km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17648 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.514km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17648 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17647 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.62km E of Cabazon, CA · 17647 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.523km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17646 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.33km NE of Banning, CA · 17646 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.53km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17646 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339113. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.