California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11km ENE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11km ENE of Indio, CA on Wed, Nov 20, 1985, 8:09 PM PST (04:09 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 16km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-21 04:09:55 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.770° N, 116.112° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
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: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14883 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14883 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.721km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14883 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.77km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14882 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.510km W of Anza, CA · 14882 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.116km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14882 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14882 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.911km NE of Julian, CA · 14882 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.812km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.916km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.518km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.84km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14881 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.76km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14881 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14881 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.515km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14881 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.624km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14881 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.15km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14881 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.911km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 14880 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14880 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.912km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14880 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.67km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14880 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.615km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14879 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.714km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14879 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 14879 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.212km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14879 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.26km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14879 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.912km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14878 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.619km E of Julian, CA · 14878 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.212km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14878 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.712km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14878 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14878 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.010km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14878 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.86km N of Cabazon, CA · 14877 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.84km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.615km N of Banning, CA · 14877 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.83km WSW of Warner Springs, CA · 14877 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.511km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 14877 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.44km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14877 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.022km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14876 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.222km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14876 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.29km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14876 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.74km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14876 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.69km NE of Indio, CA · 14876 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.722km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14876 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.02km NE of San Jacinto, CA · 14876 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 14876 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.617km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14876 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.615km E of Anza, CA · 14876 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.814km NE of Julian, CA · 14876 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.913km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14875 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.210km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14875 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.66km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14875 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.015km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14875 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.110km N of Cabazon, CA · 14875 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.711km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14875 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.410km WSW of Niland, CA · 14875 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.29km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14875 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.813km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14875 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.717km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14874 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.76km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14874 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci132210. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.