M2.0 earthquake 15km S of Joshua Tree, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jul 3, 1987, 11:02 PM PDT

UTC

1987-07-04 06:02:39 UTC

Depth

8.9 km (5.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.998° N, 116.308° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

155°

Stations used

0

• Sky Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 2,406. Forecast13 kmNNE
• Yucca Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 21,600. Forecast17 kmSE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast85 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast163 kmNNE

After

1. 3.014km NW of Aguanga, CASat, Jul 4, 2:02 AM PDT · 14334 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.15km SW of Idyllwild, CASat, Jul 4, 4:13 AM PDT · 14334 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
3. 1.718km N of Indio, CASat, Jul 4, 5:32 AM PDT · 14334 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.117km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jul 4, 1:32 PM PDT · 14333 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.816km NNE of Indio, CASat, Jul 4, 2:18 PM PDT · 14333 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
6. 2.116km N of Indio, CASat, Jul 4, 2:22 PM PDT · 14333 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.219km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jul 4, 6:40 PM PDT · 14333 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
8. 1.716km N of Indio, CASun, Jul 5, 12:58 AM PDT · 14333 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.910km NE of Indio, CASun, Jul 5, 1:37 PM PDT · 14332 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
10. 2.616km N of Indio, CASun, Jul 5, 4:29 PM PDT · 14332 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
11. 3.410km SW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jul 5, 7:23 PM PDT · 14332 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
12. 2.615km N of Indio, CASun, Jul 5, 8:06 PM PDT · 14332 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.124km E of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Jul 5, 8:33 PM PDT · 14332 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
14. 2.06km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Jul 6, 1:19 AM PDT · 14332 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
15. 2.116km N of Indio, CAMon, Jul 6, 1:45 AM PDT · 14332 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.79km ENE of Nuevo, CAMon, Jul 6, 4:10 AM PDT · 14332 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Jul 6, 4:16 AM PDT · 14332 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
18. 3.016km N of Indio, CAMon, Jul 6, 5:29 AM PDT · 14332 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
19. 1.716km N of Indio, CAMon, Jul 6, 8:24 AM PDT · 14332 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
20. 1.98km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jul 6, 10:58 AM PDT · 14332 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
21. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Jul 6, 1:23 PM PDT · 14331 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
22. 2.510km SW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jul 6, 5:33 PM PDT · 14331 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
23. 2.111km SE of Anza, CAMon, Jul 6, 9:58 PM PDT · 14331 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
24. 2.016km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:44 PM PDT · 14331 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
25. 1.716km N of Indio, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:55 PM PDT · 14331 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
26. 2.616km N of Indio, CATue, Jul 7, 12:07 AM PDT · 14331 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
27. 2.516km N of Indio, CATue, Jul 7, 1:02 AM PDT · 14331 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
28. 1.911km NNE of Cabazon, CATue, Jul 7, 3:11 AM PDT · 14331 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
29. 2.017km N of Indio, CATue, Jul 7, 6:43 AM PDT · 14331 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
30. 1.916km NNE of Indio, CATue, Jul 7, 9:12 AM PDT · 14331 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
31. 2.315km NNE of Indio, CATue, Jul 7, 9:47 AM PDT · 14331 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
32. 1.98km SW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Jul 7, 11:15 AM PDT · 14331 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
33. 1.916km N of Indio, CATue, Jul 7, 3:42 PM PDT · 14330 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
34. 1.66km ENE of Indio, CATue, Jul 7, 6:20 PM PDT · 14330 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
35. 2.05km NNW of Garnet, CATue, Jul 7, 6:28 PM PDT · 14330 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
36. 2.216km N of Indio, CAWed, Jul 8, 4:55 AM PDT · 14330 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
37. 2.64km ESE of Wildomar, CAWed, Jul 8, 6:02 AM PDT · 14330 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
38. 1.618km SSW of Oasis, CAWed, Jul 8, 10:20 AM PDT · 14330 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
39. 1.95km SE of Loma Linda, CAWed, Jul 8, 12:18 PM PDT · 14330 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
40. 1.817km N of Indio, CAWed, Jul 8, 3:30 PM PDT · 14329 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
41. 1.96km SSW of Redlands, CAWed, Jul 8, 8:11 PM PDT · 14329 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
42. 2.115km SE of Anza, CAWed, Jul 8, 9:57 PM PDT · 14329 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
43. 1.917km NNE of Indio, CAWed, Jul 8, 10:48 PM PDT · 14329 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
44. 2.03km SW of Palomar Observatory, CAThu, Jul 9, 3:20 AM PDT · 14329 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
45. 1.89km NW of Garnet, CAThu, Jul 9, 3:51 AM PDT · 14329 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
46. 2.512km SW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Jul 9, 3:53 PM PDT · 14328 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
47. 2.010km S of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Jul 9, 10:58 PM PDT · 14328 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
48. 2.39km NNW of Big Bear City, CAFri, Jul 10, 12:03 AM PDT · 14328 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
49. 1.86km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Jul 10, 12:50 AM PDT · 14328 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
50. 2.110km WNW of Garnet, CAFri, Jul 10, 1:41 AM PDT · 14328 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
51. 2.516km N of Indio, CAFri, Jul 10, 12:55 PM PDT · 14328 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
52. 2.06km E of Lucerne Valley, CAFri, Jul 10, 4:39 PM PDT · 14327 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
53. 1.915km N of Indio, CAFri, Jul 10, 9:56 PM PDT · 14327 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
54. 2.18km NNE of Big Bear City, CASat, Jul 11, 5:43 PM PDT · 14326 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
55. 2.06km SSW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Jul 11, 7:15 PM PDT · 14326 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
56. 1.92km ESE of Redlands, CASun, Jul 12, 3:23 AM PDT · 14326 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
57. 2.312km W of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jul 12, 2:12 PM PDT · 14325 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
58. 1.912km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jul 12, 9:19 PM PDT · 14325 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
59. 2.610km ESE of North Shore, CAMon, Jul 13, 12:10 AM PDT · 14325 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
60. 1.816km N of Indio, CAMon, Jul 13, 2:50 AM PDT · 14325 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

1. 2.220km NE of Thousand Palms, CAFri, Jul 3, 6:01 PM PDT · 14334 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
2. 1.715km N of Indio, CAFri, Jul 3, 3:04 PM PDT · 14334 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
3. 1.816km NNE of Indio, CAFri, Jul 3, 1:10 PM PDT · 14334 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
4. 1.716km N of Indio, CAFri, Jul 3, 10:07 AM PDT · 14335 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
5. 2.316km N of Indio, CAFri, Jul 3, 2:19 AM PDT · 14335 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
6. 2.416km N of Indio, CAFri, Jul 3, 12:21 AM PDT · 14335 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.016km N of Indio, CAFri, Jul 3, 12:14 AM PDT · 14335 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
8. 2.316km N of Indio, CAFri, Jul 3, 12:12 AM PDT · 14335 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
9. 3.216km NNE of Indio, CAThu, Jul 2, 11:52 PM PDT · 14335 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.35km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Jul 2, 11:30 PM PDT · 14335 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.013km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jul 2, 7:57 PM PDT · 14335 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.19km N of Cabazon, CAThu, Jul 2, 7:14 PM PDT · 14335 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
13. 1.716km N of Indio, CAThu, Jul 2, 5:53 PM PDT · 14335 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.65km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Jul 2, 4:16 PM PDT · 14335 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
15. 1.75km NNW of Garnet, CAThu, Jul 2, 10:10 AM PDT · 14336 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
16. 2.07km NE of Aguanga, CAThu, Jul 2, 9:43 AM PDT · 14336 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.05km NNW of Garnet, CAThu, Jul 2, 8:35 AM PDT · 14336 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
18. 1.916km N of Indio, CAThu, Jul 2, 7:34 AM PDT · 14336 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
19. 1.86km SSE of Big Bear City, CAThu, Jul 2, 7:11 AM PDT · 14336 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
20. 2.03km NE of Beaumont, CAThu, Jul 2, 4:01 AM PDT · 14336 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci725421. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.