California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 18km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18km NNE of Indio, CA on Wed, Feb 18, 1987, 3:58 PM PST (23:58 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 12km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-02-18 23:58:14 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.880° N, 116.168° 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
120°
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: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14472 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.212km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14472 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.95km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14472 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.314km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14472 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.87km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14471 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.513km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14471 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.42km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 14471 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.05km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14471 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.57km NE of Nuevo, CA · 14471 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.84km SSE of Mentone, CA · 14471 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.85km SE of Redlands, CA · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.86km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.76km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14470 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.09km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14470 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.924km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14469 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.34km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14469 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.118km SW of Amboy, CA · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.611km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.111km N of Cabazon, CA · 14469 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.15km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14469 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.922km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.96km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14469 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.87km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.04km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14469 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.56km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14468 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.55km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.810km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14468 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.67km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.914km N of Cabazon, CA · 14468 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.28km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.34km SE of Idyllwild, CA · 14468 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.410km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.59km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14467 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.86km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14467 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.422km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14466 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 3.04km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14466 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.517km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14466 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.59km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14466 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.120km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14466 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.421km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.320km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14466 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.83km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14466 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.43km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14466 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.08km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14466 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 3.712km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14465 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.77km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14465 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.18km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14465 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.118km W of Westmorland, CA · 14465 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.017km ESE of Anza, CA · 14465 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.413km NE of Coachella, CA · 14465 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.212km W of Anza, CA · 14464 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.09km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14464 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.213km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14464 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.911km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14464 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.13km W of Bombay Beach, CA · 14463 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.115km E of Julian, CA · 14463 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.08km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14463 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.95km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14463 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.012km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14463 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.79km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.022km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14473 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 14473 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14473 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.87km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14473 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.211km N of Cabazon, CA · 14473 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.718km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14473 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.010km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14474 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.96km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14474 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14474 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.117km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14474 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.56km S of Redlands, CA · 14474 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.98km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14474 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.97km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14474 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.011km ESE of North Shore, CA · 14475 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.212km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14475 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.311km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14475 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.14km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14475 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.35km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.010km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14476 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci717445. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC.