M1.7 earthquake 14km ENE of Indio, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14km ENE of Indio, CA on Sat, Oct 19, 1985, 9:49 AM PDT (16:49 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 23km SSW of La Quinta, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-19 16:49:11 UTC
- Depth
- 1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.790° N, 116.086° 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.
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- 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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 182 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14957 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 14957 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.63km NW of Cabazon, CA · 14957 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.63km SSW of Banning, CA · 14956 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.66km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 14956 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.813km ENE of Indio, CA · 14956 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14956 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.626km NE of Indio, CA · 14956 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.726km NE of Indio, CA · 14956 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 14956 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14955 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.74km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14954 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.88km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14954 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.514km ENE of Indio, CA · 14954 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.67km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14954 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 14954 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.62km SE of Garnet, CA · 14954 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.58km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14953 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.521km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14953 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.84km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14953 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14953 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.117km ESE of Anza, CA · 14953 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.84km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 14953 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 14953 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.616km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14952 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.932km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14952 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.610km NNW of Anza, CA · 14952 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.67km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14952 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.711km SW of Salton City, CA · 14952 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.211km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14952 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.65km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14952 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 14952 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.69km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14951 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.99km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 14951 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.07km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14951 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.75km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14951 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.87km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14951 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14950 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14950 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.94km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14950 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.611km ESE of Julian, CA · 14949 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.64km NNW of Banning, CA · 14949 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.15km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14949 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 14949 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.21km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14949 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 14949 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14949 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.56km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14949 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 14948 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.011km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14948 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.314km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14948 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.71km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14948 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.617km WSW of La Quinta, CA · 14948 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.51km WNW of Yucaipa, CA · 14947 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.38km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14947 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.02km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14947 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.113km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14947 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.513km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14947 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.710km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14947 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14947 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
The first 60 of 189.
Before
- 1.611km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14957 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.78km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14958 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.617km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 14958 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.85km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14958 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.99km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14958 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 14958 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.913km E of Julian, CA · 14958 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.49km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14958 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.54km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14959 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.07km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14959 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.61km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14959 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.05km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14959 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.97km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 14959 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14959 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.54km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14960 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14960 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.78km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14960 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14960 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.08km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14960 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14960 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci125484. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.