California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7km NNE of Indio, CA on Sat, May 10, 1986, 8:42 PM PDT (03:42 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 The 1986 North Palm Springs, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-05-11 03:42:52 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.779° N, 116.187° 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
56°
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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87km NNE of Indio, CA · 14754 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.57km NNE of Indio, CA · 14754 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.06km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14754 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.26km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14754 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.610km E of Anza, CA · 14753 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.612km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14753 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.518km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 14753 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.78km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14753 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.84km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14753 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.25km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.87km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14753 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14752 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.37km NNE of Murrieta, CA · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14752 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.79km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14752 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.915km SW of La Quinta, CA · 14752 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.623km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.64km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14752 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14752 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.77km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14751 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.624km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14751 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.88km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14751 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.112km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14751 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.66km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14751 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.111km SE of Anza, CA · 14750 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.711km SE of Anza, CA · 14750 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.98km NNW of Anza, CA · 14750 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.16km E of Calimesa, CA · 14750 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.99km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14750 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.912km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14750 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.812km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14750 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.75km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14750 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.88km N of Cabazon, CA · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.938km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.011km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14749 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.016km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14749 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.08km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.512km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14748 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.16km N of Nuevo, CA · 14748 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.76km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14748 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 14748 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.05km SSE of Mentone, CA · 14748 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.94km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.06km WNW of Palm Springs, CA · 14748 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.616km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14747 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.814km N of Banning, CA · 14747 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14747 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.04km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14747 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.75km ENE of Beaumont, CA · 14746 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.512km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14746 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.812km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14746 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.918km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14746 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.618km N of Indio, CA · 14746 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14746 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.616km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14745 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.927km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14745 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.027km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14745 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.826km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14745 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.75km NE of Anza, CA · 14745 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 1.74km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14754 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.223km N of Ocotillo, CA · 14754 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 14754 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.70km SE of Anza, CA · 14754 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.721km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14754 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.117km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.19km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 14754 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.32km S of Anza, CA · 14755 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.725km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14755 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.718km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.011km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14755 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.412km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14756 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.912km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14756 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.112km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14756 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.915km ESE of Anza, CA · 14756 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.76km NW of Anza, CA · 14756 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.68km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14756 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.618km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14756 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.35km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14756 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.95km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 14756 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124166. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.