California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 18km N of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18km N of Indio, CA on Sun, Jan 20, 1985, 11:21 AM PST (19:21 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-20 19:21:28 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.878° N, 116.190° 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
94°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15227 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15227 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15227 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15227 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15227 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15227 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.39km SSE of Running Springs, CA · 15227 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.017km ESE of Julian, CA · 15226 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.312km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.810km WSW of Garnet, CA · 15226 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.513km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 3.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.46km SSW of Valle Vista, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.04km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15226 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.812km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.92km E of San Jacinto, CA · 15226 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15226 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.312km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.513km NE of Julian, CA · 15225 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.912km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.012km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 3.17km N of Cabazon, CA · 15225 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.812km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.612km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.611km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.55km SE of Aguanga, CA · 15227 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.69km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15227 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.78km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15227 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.111km W of Anza, CA · 15227 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.85km SW of Salton City, CA · 15227 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.920km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15227 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.018km SSW of Amboy, CA · 15227 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.93km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15228 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.611km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15228 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.813km ENE of Julian, CA · 15228 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.211km ENE of Julian, CA · 15228 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15228 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15228 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.79km W of Anza, CA · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59019. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.