California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13km ENE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13km ENE of Indio, CA on Sun, Oct 20, 1985, 3:06 PM PDT (22:06 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-10-20 22:06:58 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.781° N, 116.092° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
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 183 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14956 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.626km NE of Indio, CA · 14956 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.726km NE of Indio, CA · 14956 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 14955 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14955 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.74km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14954 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.88km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14954 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.514km ENE of Indio, CA · 14954 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.67km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14954 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 14953 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.62km SE of Garnet, CA · 14953 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.58km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14953 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.521km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14953 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.84km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14953 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14953 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.117km ESE of Anza, CA · 14952 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.84km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 14952 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 14952 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.616km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14952 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.932km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14952 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.610km NNW of Anza, CA · 14952 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.67km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14952 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.711km SW of Salton City, CA · 14952 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.211km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14952 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.65km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14951 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 14951 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.69km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14951 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.99km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 14951 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.07km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14951 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.75km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14951 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.87km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14950 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14950 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14950 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.94km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14950 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.611km ESE of Julian, CA · 14949 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.64km NNW of Banning, CA · 14949 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.15km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14949 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 14949 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.21km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14949 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 14949 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14949 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.56km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14948 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 14948 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.011km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14948 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.314km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14948 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.71km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14947 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.617km WSW of La Quinta, CA · 14947 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.51km WNW of Yucaipa, CA · 14947 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.38km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14947 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.02km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14947 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.113km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14947 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.513km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14947 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.710km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14947 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14947 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.83km ENE of Beaumont, CA · 14947 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.84km N of Valle Vista, CA · 14946 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.77km NE of Anza, CA · 14946 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.616km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14945 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.016km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 14945 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.317km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14944 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.66km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 14956 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.63km SSW of Banning, CA · 14956 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.63km NW of Cabazon, CA · 14956 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 14957 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14957 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.714km ENE of Indio, CA · 14957 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.611km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14957 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.78km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14957 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.617km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 14957 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.85km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14958 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.99km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14958 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 14958 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.913km E of Julian, CA · 14958 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.49km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14958 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.54km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14958 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.07km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14958 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.61km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14959 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.05km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14959 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.97km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 14959 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14959 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci126834. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.