California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9km NNE of Indio, CA on Tue, Mar 19, 1985, 10:02 AM PST (18:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 11km NNE of Aguanga, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-19 18:02:04 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.794° N, 116.173° 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
66°
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: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.319km E of Julian, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.219km E of Julian, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.721km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15168 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.68km NNE of Banning, CA · 15168 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.96km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 15167 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.611km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.97km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15167 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.52km NE of Anza, CA · 15167 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.220km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15167 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15167 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15167 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CA · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15167 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.73km NE of Anza, CA · 15167 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.512km W of Anza, CA · 15166 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.62km NW of Beaumont, CA · 15166 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.713km W of Anza, CA · 15166 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.811km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15166 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.90km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15166 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.221km ESE of Julian, CA · 15166 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.04km W of Calimesa, CA · 15166 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.613km SSE of Anza, CA · 15166 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.119km E of Julian, CA · 15166 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15166 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15165 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.916km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15165 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.510km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15165 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15165 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.117km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15165 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.79km NE of Pala, CA · 15165 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.410km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15165 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15165 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.823km ESE of Anza, CA · 15164 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.93km NE of Beaumont, CA · 15164 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.616km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.221km ESE of Julian, CA · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.56km NE of Pala, CA · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.98km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15164 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15164 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.76km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.86km S of Redlands, CA · 15164 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.013km W of Anza, CA · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.83km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15164 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.87km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15163 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15163 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.66km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15163 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.96km S of Redlands, CA · 15163 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.812km NE of Julian, CA · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.611km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15163 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15163 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15162 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 2.09km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15168 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.816km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15168 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.612km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15168 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.67km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15169 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.013km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15169 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.68km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15169 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.67km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15169 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.16km SW of Salton City, CA · 15169 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.810km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15169 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.712km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15169 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.534km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15169 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.221km ESE of Julian, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.81km NW of Cabazon, CA · 15169 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.218km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15169 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.711km E of Cabazon, CA · 15170 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.710km E of Cabazon, CA · 15170 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci62828. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC.