California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10km NE of Indio, CA on Fri, Jun 21, 1985, 11:03 AM PDT (18:03 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 33km ENE of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-21 18:03:14 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.780° N, 116.136° 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
104°
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 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54km S of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15074 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.84km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15074 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.85km NE of Banning, CA · 15074 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.911km NW of Garnet, CA · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.712km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15074 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15074 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.916km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15073 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.07km W of Calimesa, CA · 15073 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.013km S of Ludlow, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 15072 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.89km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15072 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.617km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15072 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.86km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15072 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.912km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15072 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.430km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.028km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15072 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.930km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15071 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.710km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15071 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.87km N of Big Bear City, CA · 15071 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.710km WSW of Anza, CA · 15071 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15071 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.66km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 15071 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.47km N of Big Bear City, CA · 15071 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.637km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15071 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.66km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15071 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.57km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15071 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.74km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15071 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.714km SE of Anza, CA · 15071 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.812km NW of Anza, CA · 15071 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.68km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15071 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.711km WNW of Garnet, CA · 15071 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.712km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15071 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.121km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15071 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.710km E of Murrieta Hot Springs, CA · 15070 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.110km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15070 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.910km W of Anza, CA · 15070 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.86km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15070 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 15069 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.87km WNW of San Jacinto, CA · 15069 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.111km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 15069 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.79km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15069 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.67km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15069 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.915km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15069 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.85km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15068 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15068 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15068 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 15068 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 15068 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 15068 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15068 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.69km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15068 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15067 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 15067 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.83km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 15067 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.06km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15067 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.311km WSW of Anza, CA · 15067 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.510km ENE of Indio, CA · 15067 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.17km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15066 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.014km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15066 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.715km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15066 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.78km S of Redlands, CA · 15074 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.07km S of Redlands, CA · 15074 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.610km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15075 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15075 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.58km S of Redlands, CA · 15075 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.714km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15076 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.014km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15076 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.910km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15076 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.56km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15076 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.712km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15076 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15077 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.916km NNE of Indio, CA · 15077 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.712km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15077 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.17km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.712km ESE of Anza, CA · 15077 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.817km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15077 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.515km S of Anza, CA · 15077 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15078 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.516km NNE of Indio, CA · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.616km NNE of Indio, CA · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci68694. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:23 AM UTC.