California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 18km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 18km NNE of Indio, CA on Tue, Dec 27, 1983, 2:33 PM PST (22:33 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 12km NNE of Aguanga, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-27 22:33:39 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.879° N, 116.170° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15574 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.010km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15574 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.017km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15574 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.512km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15574 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.112km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15574 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.312km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15574 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.040km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 15574 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.68km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.511km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15574 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15574 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.112km W of Anza, CA · 15574 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.212km WNW of Garnet, CA · 15573 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.911km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15573 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.011km W of Anza, CA · 15573 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.56km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15573 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15573 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.912km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15573 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.911km ENE of Julian, CA · 15573 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.78km ENE of Indio, CA · 15573 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.04km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15573 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.14km SE of Banning, CA · 15573 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.14km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15572 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.96km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15572 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 15572 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.517km NNE of Indio, CA · 15572 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CA · 15572 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.111km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15572 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.018km NNE of Indio, CA · 15572 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.917km NNE of Indio, CA · 15572 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 15572 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.514km N of Aguanga, CA · 15572 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.63km SW of Cathedral City, CA · 15572 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15571 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.011km W of Niland, CA · 15571 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.111km WSW of Anza, CA · 15571 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 15571 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.211km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15571 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.912km SW of Salton City, CA · 15571 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.76km W of Garnet, CA · 15571 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.912km SW of Salton City, CA · 15570 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.74km SW of Salton City, CA · 15570 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.84km N of Aguanga, CA · 15570 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.519km SW of La Quinta, CA · 15570 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.812km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15570 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.011km W of Anza, CA · 15570 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.312km WSW of Anza, CA · 15570 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.511km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15570 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.515km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15570 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.912km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15570 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.89km NNE of Banning, CA · 15570 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.012km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15569 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.015km S of Valle Vista, CA · 15569 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.311km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 15569 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.717km NNE of Indio, CA · 15569 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.612km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15569 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.710km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15569 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.78km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15569 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.95km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15569 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci27933. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.