California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9km NNE of Indio, CA on Mon, Oct 5, 1987, 8:06 PM PDT (03:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.6 The 1987 Superstition Hills, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-10-06 03:06:40 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.799° N, 116.190° 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
65°
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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 173 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.58km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14241 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.817km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14241 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.221km ESE of Anza, CA · 14240 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.02km NE of Garnet, CA · 14240 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.91km NNE of Garnet, CA · 14240 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.27km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14240 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.49km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14239 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.012km NE of Julian, CA · 14239 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.210km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14239 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.213km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14239 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.310km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14239 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.720km ENE of Thermal, CA · 14239 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.312km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14239 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.114km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14238 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.04km E of Yucaipa, CA · 14238 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.94km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14238 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.24km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14238 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.15km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 14238 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.35km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14237 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.07km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14237 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.426km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14237 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.017km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14236 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.04km ENE of Banning, CA · 14236 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.09km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14236 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.69km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.110km NNW of Idyllwild, CA · 14236 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.910km NNW of Idyllwild, CA · 14236 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.140km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14235 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.78km NW of Garnet, CA · 14235 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14235 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.04km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14234 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.84km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14234 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.35km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14234 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.75km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14234 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.28km N of Cabazon, CA · 14234 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.94km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14234 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.110km NE of Coachella, CA · 14234 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.88km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14234 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 3.54km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14233 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.95km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14233 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.75km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14233 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.83km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14233 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.25km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14233 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.323km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14233 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.64km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14233 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.73km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14233 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.312km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14232 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.010km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14232 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.55km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14232 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.84km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14232 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.84km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 14232 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.34km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14231 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.013km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14231 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.75km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14231 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.36km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14231 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.08km N of Cabazon, CA · 14231 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.03km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14231 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.14km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14231 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.120km ESE of Anza, CA · 14231 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.315km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14230 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.88km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14241 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.18km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14241 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.510km N of Indio, CA · 14241 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.212km SE of Anza, CA · 14241 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.012km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14242 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.112km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14242 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.416km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14242 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.217km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14242 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.17km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14242 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.121km ESE of Anza, CA · 14242 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.55km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14242 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.012km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14242 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.114km WNW of Anza, CA · 14243 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.317km ESE of Anza, CA · 14243 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.915km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14243 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.836km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14243 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.615km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14243 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.412km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14243 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.99km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14244 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.629km NW of Desert Center, CA · 14244 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci732213. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.