California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18km NNE of Indio, CA on Tue, Jun 5, 1990, 2:07 PM PDT (21:07 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 12km WNW of Calipatria, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-06-05 21:07:31 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.872° N, 116.148° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116km NNE of Indio, CA · 13270 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.16km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 13269 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.413km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 13269 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.311km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13269 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.86km WSW of Niland, CA · 13269 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.913km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 13269 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.922km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13268 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.824km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 13268 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.53km NNE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 13266 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.910km NE of Cabazon, CA · 13266 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13266 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.617km SW of Oasis, CA · 13266 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.97km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 13266 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.03km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13265 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.522km E of Julian, CA · 13265 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.59km NNE of Banning, CA · 13265 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.020km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13264 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.410km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 13264 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.820km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 13264 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.218km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 13264 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 13264 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.79km NW of Joshua Tree, CA · 13264 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.110km NE of Running Springs, CA · 13264 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.412km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13264 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.916km N of Indio, CA · 13263 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.716km N of Indio, CA · 13263 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.827km WSW of Amboy, CA · 13263 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.01km ENE of San Jacinto, CA · 13263 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.517km N of Indio, CA · 13262 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.57km NNW of Garnet, CA · 13261 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.014km ESE of Anza, CA · 13260 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.417km NNE of Indio, CA · 13260 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.517km NNE of Indio, CA · 13260 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 13260 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.818km NNE of Indio, CA · 13260 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.017km NNE of Indio, CA · 13260 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.517km NNE of Indio, CA · 13260 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.517km NNE of Indio, CA · 13260 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.618km NNE of Indio, CA · 13260 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.612km NE of Coachella, CA · 13259 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.517km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13259 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.536km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 13259 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.74km E of Cabazon, CA · 13258 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.616km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13258 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.86km N of Beaumont, CA · 13258 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.57km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13258 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.77km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 13257 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.98km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 13257 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13257 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.215km ENE of Coachella, CA · 13257 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.111km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13256 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13256 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.422km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 13256 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.918km NNE of Indio, CA · 13256 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 13256 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.517km SW of Oasis, CA · 13255 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.78km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 3.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 3.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 3.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.210km NE of Aguanga, CA · 13271 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.211km WNW of Garnet, CA · 13271 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.28km SW of Niland, CA · 13273 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.517km E of Julian, CA · 13273 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.58km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 13273 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.28km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13274 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.024km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13274 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.58km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13274 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.210km N of Cabazon, CA · 13274 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.712km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 13274 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.62km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13275 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.910km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13276 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.63km NW of Julian, CA · 13277 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.622km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 13277 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.79km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13277 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.511km ENE of Indio, CA · 13278 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.813km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 13278 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13278 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13278 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13278 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1059519. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.