M1.7 earthquake 18km NNE of Indio, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Dec 10, 1983, 1:32 PM PST

UTC

1983-12-10 21:32:16 UTC

Depth

4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.879° N, 116.177° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

75°

Stations used

8

• Indio Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 972. Forecast7 kmNE
• Indio, CaliforniaPopulation 87,533. Forecast18 kmNNE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast97 kmE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast154 kmNNW

After

1. 1.94km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Dec 10, 3:02 PM PST · 15636 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
2. 2.718km NNE of Indio, CASat, Dec 10, 5:53 PM PST · 15636 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.119km NNE of Indio, CASat, Dec 10, 5:54 PM PST · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 11, 12:27 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.99km SW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Dec 11, 1:17 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
6. 2.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 11, 2:02 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 11, 3:12 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.97km SSW of Idyllwild, CASun, Dec 11, 5:23 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.85km E of Cabazon, CASun, Dec 11, 6:24 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 11, 7:01 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.513km E of Yucaipa, CASun, Dec 11, 8:45 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.621km NNE of Indio, CASun, Dec 11, 6:54 PM PST · 15635 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.910km WNW of Garnet, CASun, Dec 11, 8:29 PM PST · 15635 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.79km SW of Beaumont, CASun, Dec 11, 11:37 PM PST · 15635 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.118km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Dec 12, 12:55 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
16. 2.212km SE of Anza, CAMon, Dec 12, 2:08 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
17. 2.812km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 12, 6:08 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.94km SE of Garnet, CAMon, Dec 12, 7:10 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
19. 2.25km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Dec 12, 8:58 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
20. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 12, 1:13 PM PST · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
21. 2.121km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Dec 12, 4:32 PM PST · 15634 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
22. 3.520km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Dec 12, 5:40 PM PST · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
23. 1.920km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Dec 12, 8:00 PM PST · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
24. 2.323km E of Big Bear City, CAMon, Dec 12, 8:03 PM PST · 15634 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
25. 1.838km NE of Big Bear City, CAMon, Dec 12, 9:24 PM PST · 15634 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
26. 2.027km NNW of Joshua Tree, CATue, Dec 13, 3:21 AM PST · 15634 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
27. 2.010km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Dec 13, 8:49 AM PST · 15634 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
28. 1.55km S of Salton City, CATue, Dec 13, 2:27 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
29. 1.96km S of Salton City, CATue, Dec 13, 5:11 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
30. 2.019km NNE of Indio, CATue, Dec 13, 5:54 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
31. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 14, 3:42 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
32. 1.79km N of Anza, CAWed, Dec 14, 11:32 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
33. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 14, 12:38 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
34. 2.138km NE of Big Bear City, CAWed, Dec 14, 8:38 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.622km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 15, 5:16 AM PST · 15632 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
36. 2.224km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 15, 9:15 AM PST · 15632 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
37. 1.911km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 15, 1:39 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
38. 2.015km E of Julian, CAThu, Dec 15, 4:36 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
39. 2.311km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 15, 11:12 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
40. 1.712km W of Anza, CAFri, Dec 16, 12:40 AM PST · 15631 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
41. 1.64km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Dec 16, 6:16 AM PST · 15631 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
42. 1.59km N of Westmorland, CAFri, Dec 16, 10:31 PM PST · 15630 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
43. 2.35km NE of North Shore, CAFri, Dec 16, 11:43 PM PST · 15630 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
44. 2.117km NE of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Dec 17, 2:43 AM PST · 15630 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
45. 2.216km ESE of Julian, CASat, Dec 17, 4:19 AM PST · 15630 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
46. 2.019km SSE of Big Bear City, CASun, Dec 18, 12:56 AM PST · 15629 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
47. 2.114km NE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Dec 18, 1:44 AM PST · 15629 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
48. 2.47km SW of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Dec 18, 9:48 AM PST · 15629 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
49. 2.58km W of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Dec 18, 7:07 PM PST · 15628 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
50. 2.09km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 18, 8:42 PM PST · 15628 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
51. 2.22km NE of Palomar Observatory, CASun, Dec 18, 10:55 PM PST · 15628 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
52. 1.617km W of Salton City, CAMon, Dec 19, 4:48 AM PST · 15628 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
53. 1.87km NNE of Aguanga, CATue, Dec 20, 1:30 AM PST · 15627 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
54. 2.96km SW of Salton City, CATue, Dec 20, 3:49 PM PST · 15626 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
55. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CAWed, Dec 21, 3:11 AM PST · 15626 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
56. 2.712km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 21, 8:50 AM PST · 15626 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
57. 1.84km NE of Banning, CAWed, Dec 21, 11:20 AM PST · 15626 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
58. 2.06km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Dec 21, 11:32 AM PST · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
59. 2.110km NE of Indio, CAWed, Dec 21, 10:27 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
60. 1.911km NE of Indio, CAWed, Dec 21, 11:09 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

1. 1.718km NNE of Indio, CASat, Dec 10, 8:45 AM PST · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.818km NNE of Indio, CASat, Dec 10, 6:55 AM PST · 15637 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.011km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 10, 3:45 AM PST · 15637 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.118km NNE of Indio, CASat, Dec 10, 3:39 AM PST · 15637 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
5. 1.77km ENE of San Jacinto, CAFri, Dec 9, 10:47 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Dec 9, 12:44 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.98km S of Redlands, CAFri, Dec 9, 6:22 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.212km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 9, 3:15 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 8, 8:57 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.012km SSW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 8, 7:09 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.59km N of Cabazon, CAThu, Dec 8, 6:58 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
12. 1.518km NNE of Indio, CAThu, Dec 8, 6:32 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.57km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 8, 6:29 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.017km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 8, 3:51 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
15. 1.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 8, 2:43 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.211km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 8, 1:42 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.718km NNE of Indio, CAThu, Dec 8, 12:19 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 8, 9:33 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.96km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 8, 8:22 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
20. 1.617km NE of Coachella, CAThu, Dec 8, 5:57 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci27010. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.