California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 16km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16km NNE of Indio, CA on Fri, May 29, 1987, 2:07 PM PDT (21:07 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 16km NNE of Indio, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-05-29 21:07:59 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.865° N, 116.177° 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
67°
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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 191 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.217km NNE of Indio, CA · 14373 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.124km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14373 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CA · 14373 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.516km NNE of Indio, CA · 14373 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.317km NNE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.918km NNE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.917km NNE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.07km N of Cabazon, CA · 14372 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.215km NE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.15km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14372 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.98km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14372 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.014km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14372 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 3.316km NNE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.115km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14372 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.516km NNE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 2.012km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14372 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.012km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14372 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.817km N of Indio, CA · 14372 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.110km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 14372 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.318km ESE of Julian, CA · 14372 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.017km N of Indio, CA · 14371 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.816km NNE of Indio, CA · 14371 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 2.03km SW of Calimesa, CA · 14371 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.59km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14371 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.52km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14371 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.94km S of Redlands, CA · 14371 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.04km S of Redlands, CA · 14371 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.016km WNW of Anza, CA · 14371 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.13km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14371 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.96km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 14371 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.317km NNE of Indio, CA · 14371 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 14371 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.85km S of Redlands, CA · 14371 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.04km S of Redlands, CA · 14371 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.04km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14371 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 14371 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.03km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14371 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.912km N of Indio, CA · 14371 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.05km NE of San Jacinto, CA · 14371 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.14km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14371 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.13km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14371 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.23km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14371 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.13km S of Redlands, CA · 14371 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.03km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14370 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.03km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14370 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.913km N of Indio, CA · 14370 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.124km ESE of Anza, CA · 14370 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.33km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14370 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.417km NNE of Indio, CA · 14370 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 2.316km NNE of Indio, CA · 14370 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 2.611km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14370 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.617km NNE of Indio, CA · 14373 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.316km NNE of Indio, CA · 14373 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.316km NNE of Indio, CA · 14373 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.516km NNE of Indio, CA · 14373 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.517km NNE of Indio, CA · 14373 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.116km SW of Amboy, CA · 14373 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.221km ENE of Coachella, CA · 14373 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.910km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14373 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.36km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14373 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.07km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14373 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.212km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14374 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.312km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14374 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.47km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14374 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.96km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14374 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.16km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14374 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.86km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14374 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.06km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14374 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.96km NW of Calipatria, CA · 14374 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.06km SE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14374 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.617km NNE of Indio, CA · 14375 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci723006. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.