M1.8 earthquake 17km N of Indio, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Oct 22, 1983, 11:33 PM PDT

UTC

1983-10-23 06:33:45 UTC

Depth

2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.872° N, 116.183° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

18

• Indio Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 972. Forecast6 kmNE
• Indio, CaliforniaPopulation 87,533. Forecast17 kmN
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast97 kmE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast154 kmNNW

After

1. 2.09km S of Idyllwild, CASun, Oct 23, 3:57 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.011km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 23, 8:28 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
3. 1.911km NNE of Cabazon, CASun, Oct 23, 9:39 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
4. 1.817km N of Indio, CASun, Oct 23, 10:43 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.016km NNE of Indio, CASun, Oct 23, 10:43 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, Oct 23, 11:27 AM PDT · 15686 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.211km WNW of Westmorland, CASun, Oct 23, 2:15 PM PDT · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 23, 9:15 PM PDT · 15685 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.115km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Oct 24, 2:16 AM PDT · 15685 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
10. 2.019km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Oct 24, 5:35 AM PDT · 15685 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.69km W of Anza, CAMon, Oct 24, 12:46 PM PDT · 15685 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.93km WSW of Cathedral City, CAMon, Oct 24, 2:10 PM PDT · 15685 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
13. 2.411km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Oct 25, 12:38 AM PDT · 15684 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
14. 1.59km WSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Oct 25, 3:43 PM PDT · 15684 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
15. 1.87km NNE of Banning, CATue, Oct 25, 7:05 PM PDT · 15684 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
16. 1.912km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Oct 25, 8:48 PM PDT · 15684 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
17. 1.916km S of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Oct 26, 5:28 AM PDT · 15683 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Oct 26, 2:01 PM PDT · 15683 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
19. 2.66km S of Salton City, CAWed, Oct 26, 8:15 PM PDT · 15683 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
20. 2.114km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Oct 26, 9:13 PM PDT · 15682 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
21. 1.55km SSE of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 27, 1:36 AM PDT · 15682 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
22. 1.716km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Oct 27, 2:38 AM PDT · 15682 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
23. 1.917km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Oct 27, 2:38 AM PDT · 15682 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
24. 2.514km SE of Anza, CAThu, Oct 27, 6:13 AM PDT · 15682 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
25. 2.016km WSW of Oasis, CAThu, Oct 27, 7:29 AM PDT · 15682 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
26. 1.635km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Oct 27, 10:06 PM PDT · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
27. 1.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Oct 28, 3:02 AM PDT · 15681 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
28. 1.66km ESE of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Oct 28, 3:41 AM PDT · 15681 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
29. 1.59km S of Idyllwild, CAFri, Oct 28, 5:42 AM PDT · 15681 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
30. 2.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Oct 28, 2:28 PM PDT · 15681 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
31. 3.47km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Oct 28, 11:38 PM PDT · 15680 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
32. 2.36km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Oct 28, 11:58 PM PDT · 15680 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
33. 1.712km SE of Anza, CASat, Oct 29, 1:55 AM PDT · 15680 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
34. 1.86km SW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Oct 29, 4:45 AM PDT · 15680 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
35. 2.420km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 29, 5:21 AM PDT · 15680 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
36. 2.021km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 29, 5:51 AM PDT · 15680 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
37. 2.46km SSW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Oct 29, 6:39 AM PDT · 15680 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
38. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CASat, Oct 29, 12:36 PM PDT · 15680 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
39. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Oct 29, 4:05 PM PDT · 15680 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
40. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Oct 29, 4:15 PM PDT · 15680 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
41. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Oct 29, 5:18 PM PDT · 15680 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
42. 1.814km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Oct 29, 5:27 PM PDT · 15680 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
43. 2.410km W of Anza, CASat, Oct 29, 6:15 PM PDT · 15680 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
44. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Oct 29, 7:18 PM PDT · 15680 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
45. 2.03km SE of Big Bear City, CASat, Oct 29, 11:46 PM PDT · 15679 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
46. 2.131km SE of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Oct 30, 1:49 AM PDT · 15679 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
47. 2.531km SE of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Oct 30, 2:36 AM PST · 15679 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
48. 2.731km SE of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Oct 30, 2:37 AM PST · 15679 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
49. 2.012km SE of Anza, CASun, Oct 30, 2:42 AM PST · 15679 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
50. 1.63km SSW of Idyllwild, CASun, Oct 30, 3:36 AM PST · 15679 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
51. 1.930km SE of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Oct 30, 8:04 AM PST · 15679 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
52. 1.86km NW of San Jacinto, CASun, Oct 30, 3:26 PM PST · 15679 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
53. 1.913km S of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Oct 30, 7:10 PM PST · 15679 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
54. 1.920km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 30, 8:02 PM PST · 15679 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
55. 1.83km SSW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Oct 31, 4:30 AM PST · 15678 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
56. 1.730km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Oct 31, 11:48 AM PST · 15678 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
57. 2.030km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Oct 31, 1:48 PM PST · 15678 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
58. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Oct 31, 9:12 PM PST · 15677 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
59. 1.87km NNE of Anza, CATue, Nov 1, 3:22 AM PST · 15677 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
60. 2.110km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Nov 1, 1:49 PM PST · 15677 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

1. 1.717km N of Indio, CASat, Oct 22, 11:21 PM PDT · 15686 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.417km NNE of Indio, CASat, Oct 22, 11:15 PM PDT · 15686 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.25km WSW of Garnet, CASat, Oct 22, 8:09 PM PDT · 15687 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
4. 1.65km SSE of Loma Linda, CASat, Oct 22, 5:50 PM PDT · 15687 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.218km SSE of Joshua Tree, CASat, Oct 22, 4:13 AM PDT · 15687 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
6. 2.022km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Oct 21, 10:30 PM PDT · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.28km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Oct 21, 5:45 PM PDT · 15688 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
8. 2.018km ENE of Big Bear City, CAFri, Oct 21, 5:11 PM PDT · 15688 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
9. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CAFri, Oct 21, 1:53 PM PDT · 15688 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
10. 2.012km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Oct 21, 1:12 PM PDT · 15688 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.017km NNE of Thousand Palms, CAFri, Oct 21, 9:04 AM PDT · 15688 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
12. 1.65km N of Beaumont, CAFri, Oct 21, 6:39 AM PDT · 15688 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
13. 1.810km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, Oct 21, 4:24 AM PDT · 15688 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.810km NE of Cabazon, CAFri, Oct 21, 1:06 AM PDT · 15688 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.810km NE of Cabazon, CAThu, Oct 20, 10:14 PM PDT · 15688 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
16. 1.710km NE of Cabazon, CAThu, Oct 20, 9:46 PM PDT · 15688 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
17. 2.114km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Oct 20, 8:55 PM PDT · 15689 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
18. 1.74km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAThu, Oct 20, 2:56 PM PDT · 15689 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.96km S of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 20, 7:18 AM PDT · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
20. 2.12km WNW of Big Bear City, CAThu, Oct 20, 3:49 AM PDT · 15689 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci19290. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.