California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 19km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 19km NNE of Indio, CA on Fri, Aug 26, 1983, 3:49 PM PDT (22:49 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 12km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-08-26 22:49:16 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.886° N, 116.172° 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
94°
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: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910km N of Westmorland, CA · 15742 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.09km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15742 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.819km NNE of Indio, CA · 15742 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.25km NNW of Banning, CA · 15742 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.95km N of Banning, CA · 15741 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.17km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15741 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.68km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15740 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.07km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15740 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.18km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15740 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.815km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15739 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.215km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15738 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.112km NE of Julian, CA · 15737 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.115km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 15736 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.46km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15736 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 15736 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15736 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.938km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15736 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.96km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15736 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.84km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15736 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.56km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15735 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.110km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15734 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.318km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15734 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.76km SE of Yucaipa, CA · 15733 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.216km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15732 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.08km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 15731 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.69km NE of Indio, CA · 15730 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.09km NE of Indio, CA · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.626km NE of Indio, CA · 15729 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.812km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15729 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.92km NNE of Anza, CA · 15728 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.85km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15728 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.59km NNE of Banning, CA · 15727 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.19km NNE of Banning, CA · 15727 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.74km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15727 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.037km SW of Ludlow, CA · 15727 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.55km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15727 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.511km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15726 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.54km N of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15726 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.617km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15726 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.66km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15726 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.66km N of Beaumont, CA · 15725 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.53km NE of Anza, CA · 15725 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.75km NNW of Beaumont, CA · 15725 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.98km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 15724 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.610km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15724 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.911km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15723 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.022km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15723 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.54km NNE of Julian, CA · 15722 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.212km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15722 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.15km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 15722 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.16km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15722 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.67km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15722 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.18km W of Calimesa, CA · 15721 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.610km SW of Anza, CA · 15721 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.63km SSW of Aguanga, CA · 15721 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.720km NE of Coachella, CA · 15721 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.113km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15721 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.15km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 15720 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.16km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15719 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15719 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.81km ESE of Redlands, CA · 15742 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.22km SE of Redlands, CA · 15742 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.31km ESE of Redlands, CA · 15742 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.11km ESE of Redlands, CA · 15742 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.86km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 15743 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.51km SSE of Redlands, CA · 15743 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.35km ENE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15743 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.918km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15745 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.010km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15745 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.816km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15745 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.14km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15746 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.811km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15747 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.122km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15747 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.68km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15748 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.69km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15748 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15748 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15748 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.47km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15748 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.56km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 15749 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.72km NE of Temecula, CA · 15749 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci20639. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.