California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17km NNE of Indio, CA on Sun, Aug 9, 1987, 12:55 PM PDT (19:55 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 12km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-08-09 19:55:33 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.869° N, 116.171° 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
68°
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: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.512km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14264 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.36km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14264 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14263 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.711km ENE of Indio, CA · 14263 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.111km ENE of Indio, CA · 14262 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.312km W of Anza, CA · 14262 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.713km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 14262 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.15km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14261 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.911km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14261 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.511km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14261 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.611km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14261 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.012km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14261 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.111km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14261 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14261 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.18km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14261 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14261 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.910km SE of Running Springs, CA · 14261 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.84km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14261 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.05km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14260 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 14260 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.014km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14259 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.719km NNE of Indio, CA · 14259 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.919km NNE of Indio, CA · 14259 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.310km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14259 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.99km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14259 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.26km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14259 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.95km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14259 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14259 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.75km NNW of Anza, CA · 14258 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.010km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14258 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.417km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14258 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.617km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14258 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.213km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14258 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.117km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14258 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.69km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14258 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.117km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14257 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.211km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14257 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.714km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14257 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.910km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14257 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.421km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14257 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.26km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14257 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.918km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14256 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.018km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14256 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.04km SSE of Banning, CA · 14256 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.326km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 14256 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.919km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14256 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.54km S of Redlands, CA · 14255 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.14km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14255 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.85km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14255 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.65km S of Redlands, CA · 14255 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.15km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14255 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.75km S of Redlands, CA · 14255 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.95km S of Redlands, CA · 14255 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.117km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14255 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.68km NW of Garnet, CA · 14255 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.98km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14254 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.017km WSW of Oasis, CA · 14254 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.94km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14254 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.97km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14254 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.924km ESE of Anza, CA · 14254 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 191.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci620485. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.