California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8km NE of Indio, CA on Fri, Mar 5, 1982, 12:01 AM PST (08:01 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-05 08:01:30 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.780° N, 116.162° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
26°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612km SE of Anza, CA · 16279 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.110km SE of Julian, CA · 16278 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.718km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16278 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.112km NE of Coachella, CA · 16278 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.94km E of Julian, CA · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.520km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16278 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16277 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.98km NNE of Julian, CA · 16277 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.625km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16277 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.84km W of Garnet, CA · 16276 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.318km NNE of Warner Springs, CA · 16276 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.110km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16276 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.69km N of Cabazon, CA · 16276 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.818km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16275 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.112km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.99km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16275 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.120km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16275 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.918km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16274 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.74km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16274 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.612km SE of Anza, CA · 16274 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.04km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16274 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.315km NE of Indio, CA · 16273 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.315km NE of Indio, CA · 16273 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.98km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16273 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16273 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.323km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16272 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.721km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16272 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16272 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.71km SSE of Anza, CA · 16272 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.818km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16271 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.712km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16271 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.65km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 16271 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.16km SSE of Mentone, CA · 16271 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.815km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16271 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.64km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 16271 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.515km NE of Indio, CA · 16271 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 16271 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.112km NE of Julian, CA · 16270 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.837km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16270 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.637km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.221km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.96km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16270 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.95km E of Cabazon, CA · 16270 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.013km NE of Desert Center, CA · 16268 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.613km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16267 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.813km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16267 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.227km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16267 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.85km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16266 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 16265 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.216km SE of Anza, CA · 16264 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16264 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.84km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16264 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.53km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16264 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.110km NE of Coachella, CA · 16263 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 1.618km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 16279 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.625km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16279 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16279 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.811km NE of Indio, CA · 16280 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.64km SE of Cabazon, CA · 16280 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.84km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16280 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.64km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16280 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.14km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16280 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.63km SW of Garnet, CA · 16280 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16280 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.623km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16280 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.721km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.65km W of Anza, CA · 16281 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.918km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16281 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16282 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.87km S of Cabazon, CA · 16282 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.44km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16282 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.74km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.812km SE of Anza, CA · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106772. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC.