California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10km ENE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10km ENE of Indio, CA on Mon, May 6, 1985, 4:09 AM PDT (11:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 13km NE of Julian, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-06 11:09:50 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.764° N, 116.123° 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
71°
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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 15080 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.87km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15080 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.615km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15080 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.72km NE of Beaumont, CA · 15080 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.628km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.12km W of Big Bear City, CA · 15080 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 15080 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15080 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.67km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15080 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.610km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15080 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.83km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 15080 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.77km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15079 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.69km NNW of Desert Center, CA · 15079 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.613km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15079 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.57km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15079 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.85km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15079 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.715km W of Salton City, CA · 15079 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.217km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15079 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.116km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15078 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.87km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.67km N of North Shore, CA · 15078 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.011km ENE of Julian, CA · 15078 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.99km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15078 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.58km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15078 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.67km ENE of Nuevo, CA · 15077 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15077 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.77km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15077 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.722km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15076 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.63km NE of Menifee, CA · 15076 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.59km NE of Indio, CA · 15076 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.89km N of Banning, CA · 15075 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.56km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.69km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15075 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 15075 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.720km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.62km E of Cabazon, CA · 15075 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.97km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15074 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.16km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15074 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.64km N of Aguanga, CA · 15074 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15073 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 15073 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.07km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15073 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.810km ENE of Indio, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.111km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15073 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.210km ENE of Indio, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.810km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15073 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15073 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.87km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15073 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.810km S of Cabazon, CA · 15073 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15073 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.77km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15073 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.64km NW of Cabazon, CA · 15073 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.626km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15072 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15072 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.85km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15072 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.719km ESE of Julian, CA · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.217km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.616km NNE of Indio, CA · 15072 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci65770. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.