California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9km NE of Indio, CA on Wed, Sep 7, 1983, 11:50 PM PDT (06:50 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-09-08 06:50:14 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.773° N, 116.147° 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
0°
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: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09km NE of Indio, CA · 15731 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.626km NE of Indio, CA · 15731 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.812km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15731 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.92km NNE of Anza, CA · 15729 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.85km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15729 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.59km NNE of Banning, CA · 15729 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.19km NNE of Banning, CA · 15729 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.74km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15729 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.037km SW of Ludlow, CA · 15729 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.55km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15728 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15728 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.511km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15728 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.54km N of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15727 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.617km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15727 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CA · 15727 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.66km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15727 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.66km N of Beaumont, CA · 15726 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.53km NE of Anza, CA · 15726 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.026km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15726 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.75km NNW of Beaumont, CA · 15726 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.59km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15726 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.98km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 15725 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.610km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15725 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.911km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15725 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.022km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15724 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.54km NNE of Julian, CA · 15724 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.212km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15723 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.15km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 15723 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.16km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15723 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.67km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15723 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.18km W of Calimesa, CA · 15722 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.610km SW of Anza, CA · 15722 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.63km SSW of Aguanga, CA · 15722 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.720km NE of Coachella, CA · 15722 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.113km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15722 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.15km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 15721 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15721 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.512km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15721 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.16km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15721 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.125km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15720 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15720 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15720 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.016km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15720 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.311km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15720 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.06km SSW of North Shore, CA · 15720 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 3.412km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15720 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.912km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15720 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.03km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15719 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.711km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15719 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.510km NE of Running Springs, CA · 15719 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.510km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.211km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15719 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.613km ESE of Anza, CA · 15718 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.59km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 15717 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.77km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15716 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.08km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15716 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.82km S of Redlands, CA · 15716 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.77km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 15716 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.82km NE of Julian, CA · 15715 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.924km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15732 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.08km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 15732 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.216km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15733 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.76km SE of Yucaipa, CA · 15734 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.318km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15735 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.110km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15735 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.56km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15736 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.922km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15736 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.84km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15737 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.96km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15737 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.938km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15737 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15737 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 15737 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.46km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15738 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.115km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 15738 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.112km NE of Julian, CA · 15738 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.215km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15739 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.523km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15740 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.815km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15740 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.18km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15741 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci21379. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.