M1.5 earthquake 18km NNE of Indio, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Feb 27, 1981, 7:15 AM PST

UTC

1981-02-27 15:15:58 UTC

Depth

4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.881° N, 116.163° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 24.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.40

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

65°

Stations used

22

• Indio Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 972. Forecast8 kmNE
• Indio, CaliforniaPopulation 87,533. Forecast19 kmNNE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast99 kmE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast154 kmNNW

After

1. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Feb 27, 7:19 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
2. 1.99km NE of Aguanga, CAFri, Feb 27, 11:18 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
3. 2.05km NE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Feb 28, 1:42 AM PST · 16649 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Feb 28, 2:02 AM PST · 16649 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
5. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CASat, Feb 28, 8:22 AM PST · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CASat, Feb 28, 12:19 PM PST · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.68km SW of Beaumont, CAMon, Mar 2, 3:07 PM PST · 16647 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.717km S of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Mar 2, 8:04 PM PST · 16646 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
9. 1.77km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Mar 2, 9:50 PM PST · 16646 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Mar 3, 1:23 AM PST · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
11. 1.98km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Mar 3, 3:23 AM PST · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.67km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Mar 3, 2:39 PM PST · 16646 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
13. 1.912km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Mar 3, 8:17 PM PST · 16645 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
14. 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Mar 3, 9:51 PM PST · 16645 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
15. 1.86km NNE of Beaumont, CAWed, Mar 4, 3:14 PM PST · 16645 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.64km W of Redlands, CAWed, Mar 4, 9:10 PM PST · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
17. 1.99km SSW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Mar 5, 5:06 AM PST · 16644 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
18. 1.69km SW of Beaumont, CAThu, Mar 5, 12:59 PM PST · 16644 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
19. 1.77km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Mar 6, 2:58 PM PST · 16643 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
20. 1.52km ENE of Banning, CAFri, Mar 6, 8:03 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
21. 1.82km NE of Banning, CAFri, Mar 6, 9:47 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
22. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CAFri, Mar 6, 10:07 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
23. 2.02km SE of Garnet, CASat, Mar 7, 9:18 AM PST · 16642 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
24. 2.511km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Mar 8, 3:17 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
25. 1.610km WSW of Anza, CASun, Mar 8, 5:57 PM PST · 16640 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
26. 2.410km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Mar 8, 7:37 PM PST · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
27. 1.61km ESE of Garnet, CAMon, Mar 9, 3:44 AM PST · 16640 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
28. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CAMon, Mar 9, 7:11 AM PST · 16640 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
29. 1.78km N of Westmorland, CAMon, Mar 9, 2:31 PM PST · 16640 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
30. 1.624km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Mar 9, 5:49 PM PST · 16640 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
31. 1.614km NE of Thousand Palms, CAMon, Mar 9, 9:12 PM PST · 16639 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
32. 1.59km S of Yucca Valley, CATue, Mar 10, 12:42 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
33. 1.84km NNE of Cabazon, CATue, Mar 10, 2:47 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
34. 1.64km E of San Jacinto, CATue, Mar 10, 5:01 PM PST · 16639 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
35. 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Mar 10, 11:46 PM PST · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
36. 2.44km SSW of Niland, CAWed, Mar 11, 7:58 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
37. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CAWed, Mar 11, 8:19 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
38. 2.33km SSW of Niland, CAWed, Mar 11, 8:43 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
39. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Mar 11, 11:12 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
40. 1.93km SSW of Niland, CAThu, Mar 12, 12:16 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
41. 1.512km SSE of Joshua Tree, CAThu, Mar 12, 1:05 AM PST · 16637 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
42. 1.72km SW of Niland, CAThu, Mar 12, 3:00 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
43. 2.04km SW of Niland, CAThu, Mar 12, 5:44 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
44. 3.33km WSW of Niland, CAThu, Mar 12, 6:06 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
45. 1.84km SW of Niland, CAThu, Mar 12, 6:36 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
46. 2.68km NE of Aguanga, CAThu, Mar 12, 7:01 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
47. 1.62km W of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Mar 12, 8:55 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
48. 2.43km SW of Niland, CAThu, Mar 12, 9:21 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
49. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Mar 12, 7:53 PM PST · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
50. 1.55km SSW of Niland, CAThu, Mar 12, 8:27 PM PST · 16636 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
51. 2.211km NE of Aguanga, CAFri, Mar 13, 4:40 AM PST · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
52. 1.79km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Mar 13, 10:01 AM PST · 16636 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
53. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CAFri, Mar 13, 1:18 PM PST · 16636 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
54. 1.613km SE of Anza, CASat, Mar 14, 10:03 AM PST · 16635 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
55. 2.022km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Mar 14, 1:52 PM PST · 16635 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
56. 2.011km SW of Salton City, CASun, Mar 15, 8:24 AM PST · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
57. 2.09km S of Warner Springs, CAMon, Mar 16, 5:28 AM PST · 16633 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
58. 1.910km SW of Anza, CAMon, Mar 16, 6:04 AM PST · 16633 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
59. 1.66km NNE of Cabazon, CAMon, Mar 16, 11:26 AM PST · 16633 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
60. 2.011km ENE of Cabazon, CAMon, Mar 16, 10:41 PM PST · 16632 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

1. 1.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Feb 27, 5:15 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CAFri, Feb 27, 4:47 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
3. 2.68km N of Westmorland, CAFri, Feb 27, 4:17 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.518km S of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Feb 27, 3:02 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.322km W of Westmorland, CAThu, Feb 26, 7:54 PM PST · 16650 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.918km SSE of Joshua Tree, CAThu, Feb 26, 4:39 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CAThu, Feb 26, 4:25 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
8. 1.69km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Feb 26, 8:44 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
9. 1.722km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Feb 26, 1:10 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CAWed, Feb 25, 3:37 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Feb 23, 1:46 AM PST · 16654 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.56km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Feb 22, 12:50 AM PST · 16655 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
13. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Feb 21, 11:34 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.18km SSW of Idyllwild, CASat, Feb 21, 2:58 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
15. 2.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CASat, Feb 21, 2:56 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
16. 3.410km SSW of Idyllwild, CASat, Feb 21, 2:56 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.99km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Feb 21, 1:45 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
18. 1.618km NNE of Indio, CASat, Feb 21, 10:25 AM PST · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
19. 3.122km ESE of Anza, CASat, Feb 21, 7:09 AM PST · 16656 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
20. 2.317km NNE of Indio, CAFri, Feb 20, 6:20 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531386. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC.