California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10km ENE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10km ENE of Indio, CA on Mon, May 11, 1981, 6:46 AM PDT (13:46 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6km SSW of Salton City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-11 13:46:47 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.766° N, 116.119° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 189 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16577 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.56km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.86km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.06km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.56km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 16577 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.57km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.525km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.86km SW of Banning, CA · 16576 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.517km SE of Anza, CA · 16576 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.217km SE of Anza, CA · 16576 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.86km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16575 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.01km ENE of Niland, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.65km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16574 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.919km ESE of Julian, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.113km E of Julian, CA · 16573 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16573 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.62km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16572 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.711km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.66km S of Niland, CA · 16571 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16571 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16571 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.66km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 16570 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.713km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16570 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.56km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.66km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 16570 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.513km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16570 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.613km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.55km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.65km N of Calipatria, CA · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 16570 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16570 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16570 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 16570 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16570 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16570 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16570 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.612km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16570 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.710km S of Salton City, CA · 16570 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.56km ESE of Niland, CA · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.77km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16570 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.78km NW of Calipatria, CA · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.514km S of Salton City, CA · 16568 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.94km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16567 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.84km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16566 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.620km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.510km NNE of Valle Vista, CA · 16566 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.75km N of Westmorland, CA · 16566 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.85km SSW of Niland, CA · 16566 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.75km NE of Indio, CA · 16565 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.910km W of Calipatria, CA · 16564 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.67km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16564 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.85km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.86km S of Salton City, CA · 16564 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.011km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16563 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.16km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.734km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16563 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16563 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.82km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16578 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.84km ESE of Niland, CA · 16579 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.66km ESE of Niland, CA · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.55km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16579 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.929km SSE of Ludlow, CA · 16579 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.716km S of Amboy, CA · 16579 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.06km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16579 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.511km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16579 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.913km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16579 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.912km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16579 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.613km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16579 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.526km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16579 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.06km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16579 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.77km W of Westmorland, CA · 16580 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16580 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.810km WSW of Niland, CA · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.09km WSW of Niland, CA · 16580 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.69km WSW of Niland, CA · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515738. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.