M2.1 earthquake 17km NNE of Indio, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jul 22, 1987, 9:27 PM PDT

UTC

1987-07-23 04:27:29 UTC

Depth

3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.867° N, 116.179° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

0

• Indio Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 972. Forecast6 kmNE
• Indio, CaliforniaPopulation 87,533. Forecast17 kmNNE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast97 kmE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast153 kmNNW

After

1. 2.09km SW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Jul 22, 10:12 PM PDT · 14318 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
2. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CAThu, Jul 23, 12:18 AM PDT · 14318 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.010km WSW of Anza, CAThu, Jul 23, 11:23 AM PDT · 14318 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
4. 2.419km E of Julian, CAThu, Jul 23, 11:40 AM PDT · 14318 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.220km E of Julian, CAThu, Jul 23, 12:02 PM PDT · 14318 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.914km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Jul 23, 7:17 PM PDT · 14317 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.910km N of Anza, CAThu, Jul 23, 8:33 PM PDT · 14317 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
8. 2.120km E of Julian, CAThu, Jul 23, 11:48 PM PDT · 14317 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.97km NNW of Garnet, CAFri, Jul 24, 3:31 AM PDT · 14317 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
10. 1.96km NNW of Garnet, CAFri, Jul 24, 11:39 AM PDT · 14317 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
11. 2.313km W of Niland, CAFri, Jul 24, 12:12 PM PDT · 14316 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
12. 2.013km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Jul 24, 12:20 PM PDT · 14316 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.113km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jul 25, 10:03 AM PDT · 14316 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
14. 1.96km WSW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jul 25, 5:15 PM PDT · 14315 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.511km W of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jul 26, 1:32 AM PDT · 14315 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
16. 1.923km S of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Jul 26, 2:15 AM PDT · 14315 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.415km SSE of Anza, CASun, Jul 26, 5:37 AM PDT · 14315 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
18. 2.04km SSW of Idyllwild, CASun, Jul 26, 8:29 AM PDT · 14315 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
19. 2.03km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CASun, Jul 26, 8:51 AM PDT · 14315 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
20. 2.111km N of Cabazon, CASun, Jul 26, 5:59 PM PDT · 14314 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
21. 1.711km NW of Garnet, CAMon, Jul 27, 3:43 AM PDT · 14314 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
22. 2.04km E of Banning, CAMon, Jul 27, 6:14 AM PDT · 14314 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
23. 2.212km SW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jul 27, 7:20 AM PDT · 14314 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
24. 2.616km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Jul 27, 1:21 PM PDT · 14313 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
25. 2.422km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jul 27, 5:38 PM PDT · 14313 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
26. 2.610km SSE of Big Bear City, CAMon, Jul 27, 7:28 PM PDT · 14313 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
27. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Jul 27, 10:25 PM PDT · 14313 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
28. 2.38km SSE of Redlands, CATue, Jul 28, 8:23 AM PDT · 14313 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
29. 2.210km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jul 28, 8:42 AM PDT · 14313 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
30. 2.323km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jul 28, 11:08 AM PDT · 14313 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
31. 2.018km ESE of Anza, CATue, Jul 28, 4:54 PM PDT · 14312 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
32. 2.018km ESE of Anza, CATue, Jul 28, 4:59 PM PDT · 14312 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
33. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CATue, Jul 28, 5:05 PM PDT · 14312 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
34. 2.36km S of Morongo Valley, CATue, Jul 28, 9:30 PM PDT · 14312 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
35. 1.88km NNW of Cabazon, CAWed, Jul 29, 2:36 AM PDT · 14312 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
36. 2.14km N of Aguanga, CAWed, Jul 29, 4:43 AM PDT · 14312 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
37. 2.012km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jul 29, 5:13 AM PDT · 14312 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
38. 2.012km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jul 30, 4:43 AM PDT · 14311 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
39. 2.23km ENE of Banning, CAThu, Jul 30, 12:04 PM PDT · 14310 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
40. 1.86km N of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Jul 30, 3:59 PM PDT · 14310 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
41. 2.05km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jul 30, 9:10 PM PDT · 14310 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
42. 2.04km S of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jul 30, 9:51 PM PDT · 14310 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
43. 1.97km E of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Jul 31, 12:36 AM PDT · 14310 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
44. 1.714km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Jul 31, 3:36 AM PDT · 14310 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
45. 2.27km SSE of Redlands, CASat, Aug 1, 6:46 PM PDT · 14308 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
46. 2.07km SW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Aug 2, 4:50 AM PDT · 14308 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
47. 1.913km NNW of Joshua Tree, CASun, Aug 2, 9:04 PM PDT · 14307 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
48. 1.913km NNW of Joshua Tree, CASun, Aug 2, 9:05 PM PDT · 14307 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
49. 1.913km NNW of Joshua Tree, CASun, Aug 2, 9:29 PM PDT · 14307 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
50. 2.013km NNW of Joshua Tree, CASun, Aug 2, 9:34 PM PDT · 14307 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
51. 2.04km ENE of Banning, CAMon, Aug 3, 12:16 AM PDT · 14307 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
52. 2.211km WNW of Garnet, CAMon, Aug 3, 3:39 AM PDT · 14307 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
53. 2.310km SSE of Salton City, CAMon, Aug 3, 10:39 AM PDT · 14307 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
54. 2.012km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Aug 3, 11:41 AM PDT · 14307 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
55. 2.913km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Aug 3, 2:45 PM PDT · 14306 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
56. 2.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Aug 3, 9:56 PM PDT · 14306 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
57. 2.111km N of Cabazon, CATue, Aug 4, 8:20 AM PDT · 14306 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
58. 1.99km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Aug 4, 1:00 PM PDT · 14305 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
59. 2.13km WNW of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 4, 3:59 PM PDT · 14305 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
60. 2.26km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Aug 5, 12:12 AM PDT · 14305 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

1. 2.18km NW of Garnet, CAWed, Jul 22, 8:47 PM PDT · 14318 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
2. 2.915km SE of Anza, CAWed, Jul 22, 3:54 PM PDT · 14318 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.45km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Jul 22, 7:51 AM PDT · 14319 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
4. 2.35km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jul 22, 3:06 AM PDT · 14319 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
5. 1.816km NNE of Indio, CAWed, Jul 22, 12:20 AM PDT · 14319 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.515km N of Indio, CAWed, Jul 22, 12:01 AM PDT · 14319 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.816km N of Indio, CATue, Jul 21, 11:49 PM PDT · 14319 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.816km NNE of Indio, CATue, Jul 21, 11:49 PM PDT · 14319 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
9. 2.016km N of Indio, CATue, Jul 21, 11:45 PM PDT · 14319 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
10. 1.914km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Jul 21, 11:37 PM PDT · 14319 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.118km NNE of Indio, CATue, Jul 21, 11:33 PM PDT · 14319 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.916km NNE of Indio, CATue, Jul 21, 11:18 PM PDT · 14319 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
13. 3.117km NNE of Indio, CATue, Jul 21, 11:06 PM PDT · 14319 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
14. 2.016km NNE of Indio, CATue, Jul 21, 11:16 AM PDT · 14320 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.410km N of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Jul 21, 9:44 AM PDT · 14320 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.616km NNE of Indio, CATue, Jul 21, 9:19 AM PDT · 14320 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
17. 2.25km SSW of Niland, CATue, Jul 21, 9:02 AM PDT · 14320 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.816km NNE of Indio, CATue, Jul 21, 8:57 AM PDT · 14320 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
19. 1.916km NNE of Indio, CATue, Jul 21, 8:52 AM PDT · 14320 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
20. 2.119km NNE of Indio, CATue, Jul 21, 8:51 AM PDT · 14320 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci726694. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.