California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16km N of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16km N of Indio, CA on Wed, Feb 2, 1983, 4:06 AM PST (12:06 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-02-02 12:06:22 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.859° N, 116.190° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58km SW of Salton City, CA · 15947 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.04km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15946 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.510km WNW of Amboy, CA · 15946 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.727km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15946 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.628km SSE of Ludlow, CA · 15946 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15946 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15946 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15946 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15946 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.527km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15946 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.928km SSE of Ludlow, CA · 15946 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.928km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15946 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15945 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15945 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.66km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15944 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.612km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15944 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.717km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15944 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.211km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15944 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.111km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15944 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.521km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.311km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15944 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.18km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15943 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.88km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 15943 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.16km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15943 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.64km ENE of Beaumont, CA · 15943 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.64km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15943 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.88km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15943 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.516km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15943 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.512km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15943 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.65km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 15943 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.99km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15942 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.010km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 15942 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.815km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15942 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.924km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15941 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.55km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15941 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.16km E of Calimesa, CA · 15941 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.14km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15940 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.95km W of Anza, CA · 15940 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.111km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15939 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.127km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15939 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.513km SE of Anza, CA · 15939 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.810km NNW of Anza, CA · 15938 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.54km WNW of Anza, CA · 15938 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.83km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 15938 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.526km NE of Coachella, CA · 15938 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.811km NW of Idyllwild, CA · 15938 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15938 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.87km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15938 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 15937 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.818km ESE of Anza, CA · 15937 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.04km E of Julian, CA · 15936 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.18km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 15936 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.68km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15935 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.623km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15935 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.15km N of Banning, CA · 15935 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.28km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15935 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.718km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15934 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.85km S of Calimesa, CA · 15934 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.75km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 15934 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.62km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15934 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 1.616km NNE of Indio, CA · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.516km N of Indio, CA · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.716km N of Indio, CA · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 15949 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.716km N of Indio, CA · 15949 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.63km SE of Beaumont, CA · 15949 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 15949 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.19km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.75km W of Anza, CA · 15950 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 15950 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.54km SW of Salton City, CA · 15950 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.95km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15950 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.028km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.91km WNW of Julian, CA · 15950 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.036km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15950 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.523km NE of Indio, CA · 15951 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.327km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.311km WSW of Anza, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 15951 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 15951 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1101042. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC.