California earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 20km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 20km NNE of Indio, CA on Mon, Dec 12, 1983, 5:40 PM PST (01:40 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-12-13 01:40:23 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.890° N, 116.147° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510km ENE of Indio, CA · 15588 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.616km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.616km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.416km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.717km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15588 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.117km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15588 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 15588 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.26km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15588 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.98km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15588 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.718km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15587 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.28km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15587 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.86km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15587 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.99km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15587 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.010km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15587 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.117km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15587 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.016km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15587 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.017km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15587 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.58km NE of Idyllwild, CA · 15587 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.28km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15586 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.98km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15585 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.86km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15585 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.77km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15585 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.812km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15585 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.23km S of Mentone, CA · 15585 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.512km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15585 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15584 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.66km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15584 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.98km WSW of Anza, CA · 15584 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.83km SSW of Mentone, CA · 15584 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15584 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.813km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15584 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15584 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.51km NW of Cabazon, CA · 15584 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.73km SSW of Mentone, CA · 15584 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.911km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15584 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.23km S of Mentone, CA · 15584 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.33km S of Mentone, CA · 15584 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.73km S of Mentone, CA · 15583 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.117km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15583 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 15583 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.917km SW of Oasis, CA · 15583 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.62km E of Anza, CA · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.818km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15583 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.05km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15583 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.913km E of Aguanga, CA · 15583 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.86km NNE of Banning, CA · 15583 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.015km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.79km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15582 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.016km SW of Oasis, CA · 15582 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.013km SE of Anza, CA · 15582 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.111km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15582 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.810km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15582 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.123km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15582 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.79km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15582 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.09km NE of San Jacinto, CA · 15582 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.016km N of Warner Springs, CA · 15581 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 3.020km NNE of Indio, CA · 15581 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 1.720km NNE of Indio, CA · 15581 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.78km NE of Nuevo, CA · 15581 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.814km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 15581 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 194.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci27166 (also filed as usp00020f5). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.