California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17km NNE of Indio, CA on Tue, Oct 20, 1987, 3:47 AM PDT (10:47 UTC), 4 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
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-10-20 10:47:23 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.870° N, 116.176° 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
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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 173 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.122km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14227 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.113km WNW of Anza, CA · 14226 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.911km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14226 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.522km ENE of Thermal, CA · 14226 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.613km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 14226 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.73km S of Cabazon, CA · 14226 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.64km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14226 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.914km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14225 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.86km E of Calimesa, CA · 14225 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.95km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14225 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.220km ESE of Anza, CA · 14225 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.212km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14225 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.88km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14225 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.111km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14224 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.810km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14224 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.910km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14224 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.810km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14224 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.94km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14224 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.94km N of Big Bear City, CA · 14224 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.411km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14224 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.47km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 14223 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.89km NNE of Banning, CA · 14223 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.816km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14222 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.84km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14222 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.710km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14222 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.329km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14221 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.611km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14221 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.07km SE of Warner Springs, CA · 14221 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.92km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14221 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.92km E of Anza, CA · 14221 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.013km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14221 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.918km E of Julian, CA · 14221 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.031km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14220 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.030km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14220 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.98km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14220 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.911km NE of Julian, CA · 14220 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.112km NE of Julian, CA · 14220 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.116km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14220 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.94km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 14220 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.018km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14219 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.95km SW of Banning, CA · 14219 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.92km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14219 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.918km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14219 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.66km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14219 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.725km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14219 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.94km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 14219 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.322km ESE of Anza, CA · 14219 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.05km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14219 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.219km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14219 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.94km N of Cabazon, CA · 14218 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.14km ENE of Banning, CA · 14218 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14218 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.29km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14218 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.911km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14218 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.89km NNE of Banning, CA · 14218 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.74km ESE of Murrieta Hot Springs, CA · 14217 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.94km SE of Yucaipa, CA · 14217 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 14217 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.514km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14217 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.97km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14217 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 14228 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.07km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14228 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.111km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14228 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14228 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.717km N of Indio, CA · 14228 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.14km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14228 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.013km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14228 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.424km NE of Thermal, CA · 14228 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14228 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.119km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14228 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.938km NNE of North Shore, CA · 14228 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.96km NNW of Banning, CA · 14228 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.33km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 14228 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.814km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14228 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.912km SW of Salton City, CA · 14229 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.88km W of Garnet, CA · 14229 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.09km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14229 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.910km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14229 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.04km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14229 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.721km SW of La Quinta, CA · 14229 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci733237. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC.