M1.5 earthquake 12km NNE of Indio, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Dec 9, 1981, 2:47 AM PST

UTC

1981-12-09 10:47:45 UTC

Depth

6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.829° N, 116.183° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

25°

Stations used

31

• Indio Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 972. Forecast4 kmE
• Indio, CaliforniaPopulation 87,533. Forecast12 kmNNE
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast97 kmENE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast150 kmNNW

After

1. 1.512km E of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 10, 8:46 PM PST · 16357 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
2. 1.53km NW of Julian, CASat, Dec 12, 10:39 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.910km N of Cabazon, CASun, Dec 13, 7:08 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
4. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CASun, Dec 13, 11:39 PM PST · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.319km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Dec 14, 11:14 AM PST · 16353 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
6. 1.718km S of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 14, 6:32 PM PST · 16353 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
7. 2.75km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Dec 14, 11:24 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
8. 1.917km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 16, 5:12 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
9. 1.917km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 16, 6:54 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.27km SSW of Calimesa, CAThu, Dec 17, 2:29 AM PST · 16350 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.79km SE of Valle Vista, CAThu, Dec 17, 11:20 AM PST · 16350 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Dec 18, 2:47 PM PST · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.535km SE of Twentynine Palms, CASat, Dec 19, 7:04 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.68km ESE of Anza, CASun, Dec 20, 5:19 AM PST · 16347 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Dec 20, 10:12 AM PST · 16347 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
16. 1.68km SW of Beaumont, CASun, Dec 20, 1:32 PM PST · 16347 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
17. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 20, 5:10 PM PST · 16347 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.610km ENE of Aguanga, CAMon, Dec 21, 2:29 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
19. 1.57km N of Lake Henshaw, CAMon, Dec 21, 4:38 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
20. 2.54km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Dec 22, 12:32 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
21. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Dec 22, 3:54 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
22. 2.511km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 22, 10:17 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
23. 1.611km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Dec 23, 1:54 AM PST · 16344 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
24. 1.714km SE of Anza, CAWed, Dec 23, 2:47 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
25. 2.210km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Dec 23, 6:21 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
26. 3.110km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Dec 23, 6:22 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
27. 1.811km WNW of Westmorland, CAThu, Dec 24, 2:22 PM PST · 16343 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 24, 5:51 PM PST · 16343 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
29. 2.012km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Dec 25, 9:26 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
30. 2.812km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 25, 9:26 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
31. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 25, 9:27 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
32. 1.914km SE of Anza, CASat, Dec 26, 3:25 AM PST · 16341 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
33. 2.412km NE of Thousand Palms, CASat, Dec 26, 8:39 AM PST · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
34. 1.725km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 26, 2:40 PM PST · 16341 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
35. 1.88km NW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Dec 27, 3:47 AM PST · 16340 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
36. 1.89km NE of Coachella, CASun, Dec 27, 4:28 PM PST · 16340 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
37. 2.43km NE of Yucaipa, CATue, Dec 29, 6:38 AM PST · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
38. 2.83km NE of Yucaipa, CATue, Dec 29, 10:04 AM PST · 16338 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
39. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 29, 5:26 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
40. 2.614km SE of Anza, CATue, Dec 29, 5:38 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
41. 1.64km SW of Cabazon, CAWed, Dec 30, 6:10 AM PST · 16337 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
42. 1.627km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Dec 31, 12:17 AM PST · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
43. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 31, 9:53 AM PST · 16336 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
44. 2.53km S of Idyllwild, CAFri, Jan 1, 12:21 PM PST · 16335 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
45. 2.126km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jan 2, 1:26 PM PST · 16334 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
46. 2.325km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jan 2, 1:42 PM PST · 16334 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CASat, Jan 2, 10:58 PM PST · 16333 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
48. 1.610km NE of Cabazon, CASat, Jan 2, 11:10 PM PST · 16333 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
49. 2.321km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jan 3, 8:50 AM PST · 16333 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
50. 1.910km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jan 4, 2:29 PM PST · 16332 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
51. 1.66km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 4, 4:27 PM PST · 16332 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
52. 1.69km NE of Coachella, CAMon, Jan 4, 8:19 PM PST · 16332 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
53. 1.910km ESE of North Shore, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:26 PM PST · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
54. 1.93km N of Julian, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:02 PM PST · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
55. 2.211km W of Anza, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:09 PM PST · 16331 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
56. 1.69km N of Westmorland, CATue, Jan 5, 11:04 PM PST · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
57. 2.04km WNW of Anza, CATue, Jan 5, 11:27 PM PST · 16330 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
58. 1.827km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Jan 6, 2:22 PM PST · 16330 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
59. 1.911km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Jan 7, 3:09 AM PST · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
60. 1.82km NNW of Big Bear City, CAThu, Jan 7, 3:43 PM PST · 16329 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102863. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.