California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13km NNE of Indio, CA on Fri, Feb 6, 1981, 8:52 PM PST (04:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 24km W of Desert Center, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-07 04:52:37 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.838° N, 116.184° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724km W of Desert Center, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.99km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.89km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.68km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.29km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.78km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.68km NNW of Anza, CA · 16658 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.418km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16658 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.74km S of Salton City, CA · 16657 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.210km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16656 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16656 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.210km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.910km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.718km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16655 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.310km WSW of Anza, CA · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.76km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 16652 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.78km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16651 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.87km SSE of Redlands, CA · 16651 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16651 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.98km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.826km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16651 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.514km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16651 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.211km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16650 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.317km NNE of Indio, CA · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 3.122km ESE of Anza, CA · 16649 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.618km NNE of Indio, CA · 16649 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.99km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 3.410km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16649 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16649 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.18km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16649 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16649 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16648 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.52km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 16647 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.722km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16645 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.69km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16644 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16644 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.918km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.322km W of Westmorland, CA · 16644 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.518km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 16643 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.68km N of Westmorland, CA · 16643 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16643 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16643 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.518km NNE of Indio, CA · 16643 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 16643 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.99km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16643 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.05km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16643 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16643 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16642 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 186.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12254339. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.