California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8km NNE of Indio, CA on Fri, Jan 25, 1985, 10:07 PM PST (06:07 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-26 06:07:05 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.778° N, 116.172° 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
108°
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 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15221 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.94km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15221 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.910km W of Anza, CA · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 15221 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15221 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.814km ESE of Anza, CA · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.410km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15221 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.814km NE of Julian, CA · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.713km NE of Julian, CA · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15220 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.12km E of Anza, CA · 15220 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.910km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15220 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.714km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.617km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.69km NNW of Anza, CA · 15220 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.816km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.88km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15220 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.612km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15220 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.012km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.916km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.812km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15220 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.96km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15219 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15219 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.012km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15219 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.234km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15219 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.112km W of Anza, CA · 15219 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.39km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15219 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.79km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.95km SW of Redlands, CA · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.314km NE of Julian, CA · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.821km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15219 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15219 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.123km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 15218 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.918km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 15218 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.14km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15222 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15222 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.113km E of Julian, CA · 15222 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.632km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15222 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.832km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15222 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.47km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 15222 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15222 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.819km SW of La Quinta, CA · 15222 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 15223 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.310km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.15km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59556. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.