California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9km NE of Indio, CA on Sun, Mar 21, 1982, 4:08 AM PST (12:08 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-21 12:08:44 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.775° N, 116.138° 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
28°
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: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 141 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.034km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16264 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.810km SW of Anza, CA · 16264 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.813km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.612km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.014km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.111km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.513km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.57km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.912km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.610km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.812km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 3.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.112km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16262 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16262 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.214km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16262 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.316km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16262 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.013km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.512km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16262 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.316km SE of Anza, CA · 16261 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.59km N of Anza, CA · 16261 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16261 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.95km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16260 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.28km E of Yucaipa, CA · 16260 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.64km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16260 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16260 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.01km ENE of Winchester, CA · 16259 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.76km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16259 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.86km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.86km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.55km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16258 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 16258 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.64km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16258 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.616km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.96km S of Redlands, CA · 16258 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.36km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.310km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16256 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 3.727km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.27km N of Idyllwild, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.84km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.74km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.64km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 3.24km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16256 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.714km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.74km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16255 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 2.07km NNE of Banning, CA · 16264 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.79km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16264 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.510km NE of Indio, CA · 16264 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.921km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16265 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.110km NE of Coachella, CA · 16265 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.53km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16265 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.84km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16265 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.216km SE of Anza, CA · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16267 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.85km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.227km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16268 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.813km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16269 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.613km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.013km NE of Desert Center, CA · 16270 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.95km E of Cabazon, CA · 16271 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.96km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16271 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527572. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.