M2.7 earthquake 18km NNE of Indio, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 18km NNE of Indio, CA on Sat, Dec 10, 1983, 5:53 PM PST (01:53 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 7km ESE of Yucaipa, CA. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-11 01:53:20 UTC
- Depth
- 3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.875° N, 116.172° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 50°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.017km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15590 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15590 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 15590 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 15590 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 15590 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.920km NNE of Indio, CA · 15590 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.87km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 15590 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.710km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15589 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.811km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15589 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.919km ESE of Anza, CA · 15589 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 15589 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.018km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15589 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.89km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15588 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.510km ENE of Indio, CA · 15588 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.616km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.616km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.416km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.717km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15588 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.117km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15588 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 15588 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.26km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15588 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.98km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15588 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.718km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15587 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.216km ESE of Julian, CA · 15587 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.28km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15587 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.86km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15587 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.99km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15587 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.010km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15587 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.117km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15587 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.016km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15587 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.017km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15587 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.58km NE of Idyllwild, CA · 15587 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.28km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15586 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.98km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15585 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.86km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15585 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.77km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15585 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.812km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15585 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.23km S of Mentone, CA · 15585 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.512km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15585 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15584 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.66km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15584 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.98km WSW of Anza, CA · 15584 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.83km SSW of Mentone, CA · 15584 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15584 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.813km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15584 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15584 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.51km NW of Cabazon, CA · 15584 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.73km SSW of Mentone, CA · 15584 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.911km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15584 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.23km S of Mentone, CA · 15584 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.33km S of Mentone, CA · 15584 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.73km S of Mentone, CA · 15584 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.117km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15583 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 15583 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.917km SW of Oasis, CA · 15583 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.62km E of Anza, CA · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.818km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15583 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.05km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15583 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.913km E of Aguanga, CA · 15583 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15583 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
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