M2.3 earthquake 19km NNE of Indio, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Dec 14, 1981, 11:14 AM PST

UTC

1981-12-14 19:14:43 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.889° N, 116.171° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

29°

Stations used

57

• Indio Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 972. Forecast9 kmNE
• Indio, CaliforniaPopulation 87,533. Forecast19 kmNNE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast98 kmE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast155 kmNNW

After

1. 1.718km S of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 14, 6:32 PM PST · 16359 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.75km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Dec 14, 11:24 PM PST · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
3. 1.917km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 16, 5:12 PM PST · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
4. 1.917km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 16, 6:54 PM PST · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
5. 2.27km SSW of Calimesa, CAThu, Dec 17, 2:29 AM PST · 16357 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
6. 1.79km SE of Valle Vista, CAThu, Dec 17, 11:20 AM PST · 16356 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
7. 1.535km SE of Twentynine Palms, CASat, Dec 19, 7:04 AM PST · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
8. 1.68km ESE of Anza, CASun, Dec 20, 5:19 AM PST · 16354 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
9. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Dec 20, 10:12 AM PST · 16353 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.68km SW of Beaumont, CASun, Dec 20, 1:32 PM PST · 16353 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.610km ENE of Aguanga, CAMon, Dec 21, 2:29 AM PST · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.57km N of Lake Henshaw, CAMon, Dec 21, 4:38 AM PST · 16353 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.54km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Dec 22, 12:32 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Dec 22, 3:54 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
15. 2.511km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 22, 10:17 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
16. 1.611km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Dec 23, 1:54 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.714km SE of Anza, CAWed, Dec 23, 2:47 PM PST · 16350 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
18. 2.210km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Dec 23, 6:21 PM PST · 16350 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
19. 3.110km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Dec 23, 6:22 PM PST · 16350 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
20. 1.811km WNW of Westmorland, CAThu, Dec 24, 2:22 PM PST · 16349 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
21. 2.012km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Dec 25, 9:26 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
22. 2.812km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 25, 9:26 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
23. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 25, 9:27 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
24. 1.914km SE of Anza, CASat, Dec 26, 3:25 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
25. 2.412km NE of Thousand Palms, CASat, Dec 26, 8:39 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
26. 1.88km NW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Dec 27, 3:47 AM PST · 16347 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
27. 1.89km NE of Coachella, CASun, Dec 27, 4:28 PM PST · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
28. 2.43km NE of Yucaipa, CATue, Dec 29, 6:38 AM PST · 16345 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
29. 2.83km NE of Yucaipa, CATue, Dec 29, 10:04 AM PST · 16344 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
30. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 29, 5:26 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
31. 2.614km SE of Anza, CATue, Dec 29, 5:38 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
32. 1.64km SW of Cabazon, CAWed, Dec 30, 6:10 AM PST · 16344 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
33. 1.627km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Dec 31, 12:17 AM PST · 16343 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
34. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 31, 9:53 AM PST · 16343 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
35. 2.53km S of Idyllwild, CAFri, Jan 1, 12:21 PM PST · 16341 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
36. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CASat, Jan 2, 10:58 PM PST · 16340 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
37. 1.610km NE of Cabazon, CASat, Jan 2, 11:10 PM PST · 16340 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
38. 2.321km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jan 3, 8:50 AM PST · 16340 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
39. 1.64km SSE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Jan 4, 1:39 AM PST · 16339 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
40. 1.910km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jan 4, 2:29 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
41. 1.66km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 4, 4:27 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
42. 1.69km NE of Coachella, CAMon, Jan 4, 8:19 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
43. 1.910km ESE of North Shore, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:26 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
44. 1.93km N of Julian, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:02 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
45. 2.211km W of Anza, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:09 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
46. 1.69km N of Westmorland, CATue, Jan 5, 11:04 PM PST · 16337 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
47. 2.04km WNW of Anza, CATue, Jan 5, 11:27 PM PST · 16337 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
48. 1.827km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Jan 6, 2:22 PM PST · 16336 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
49. 1.78km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAWed, Jan 6, 7:17 PM PST · 16336 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
50. 1.911km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Jan 7, 3:09 AM PST · 16336 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
51. 1.82km NNW of Big Bear City, CAThu, Jan 7, 3:43 PM PST · 16335 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
52. 1.812km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jan 8, 2:09 AM PST · 16335 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
53. 2.114km NE of Coachella, CAFri, Jan 8, 5:42 AM PST · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
54. 2.17km S of Joshua Tree, CASat, Jan 9, 5:29 AM PST · 16334 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
55. 1.76km SE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Jan 9, 11:18 AM PST · 16333 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
56. 1.76km SE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Jan 10, 1:24 AM PST · 16333 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
57. 1.59km N of Anza, CASun, Jan 10, 7:28 AM PST · 16333 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
58. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Jan 10, 10:12 AM PST · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
59. 2.04km SW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jan 10, 12:14 PM PST · 16332 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
60. 1.811km N of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jan 10, 6:04 PM PST · 16332 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

1. 1.910km N of Cabazon, CASun, Dec 13, 7:08 PM PST · 16360 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
2. 1.53km NW of Julian, CASat, Dec 12, 10:39 PM PST · 16361 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.512km E of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 10, 8:46 PM PST · 16363 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.810km ENE of Aguanga, CAThu, Dec 10, 8:53 AM PST · 16364 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.67km SW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Dec 10, 7:43 AM PST · 16364 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
6. 1.59km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Dec 9, 9:17 PM PST · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.821km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Dec 9, 10:14 AM PST · 16364 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.512km NNE of Indio, CAWed, Dec 9, 2:47 AM PST · 16365 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.77km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 8, 1:51 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
10. 1.632km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Dec 8, 6:31 AM PST · 16366 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Dec 7, 9:52 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
12. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Dec 7, 9:32 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.732km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Dec 7, 1:15 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
14. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CASat, Dec 5, 3:13 PM PST · 16368 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 5, 7:56 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.611km S of Idyllwild, CASat, Dec 5, 5:01 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
17. 1.710km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 3, 9:58 PM PST · 16370 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
18. 2.524km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Dec 3, 4:09 PM PST · 16370 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
19. 2.132km SE of Twentynine Palms, CATue, Dec 1, 9:56 PM PST · 16372 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
20. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CATue, Dec 1, 5:47 PM PST · 16372 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci103147. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC.