California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16km NNE of Indio, CA on Thu, Jun 28, 1990, 4:25 PM PDT (23:25 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-06-28 23:25:23 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.852° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
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 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13247 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.321km ESE of Anza, CA · 13246 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.721km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13246 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.630km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 13246 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.831km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 13246 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.65km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 13246 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.318km NNE of Indio, CA · 13246 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.510km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 13245 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.619km NNE of Indio, CA · 13245 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.312km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13244 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.813km S of Salton City, CA · 13244 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.516km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13244 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.09km N of Anza, CA · 13243 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.08km N of Anza, CA · 13243 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.39km N of Anza, CA · 13243 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.19km N of Anza, CA · 13243 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.517km W of Westmorland, CA · 13243 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.35km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 13243 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.520km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13243 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 13243 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.73km N of Big Bear City, CA · 13242 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.89km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13242 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.816km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13242 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.73km NW of Hemet, CA · 13241 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.59km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13241 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.59km NE of Indio, CA · 13241 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.55km SW of Salton City, CA · 13241 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.05km S of Redlands, CA · 13241 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.919km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13241 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.23km NNE of Green Acres, CA · 13241 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.115km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13239 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.510km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13239 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.010km ENE of Pala, CA · 13239 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.510km ENE of Pala, CA · 13239 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.210km ENE of Pala, CA · 13238 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.510km ENE of Pala, CA · 13238 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.59km NE of Indio, CA · 13237 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.110km ENE of Pala, CA · 13237 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.621km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13237 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.622km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 13237 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.112km SW of Salton City, CA · 13237 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.85km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13237 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.113km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13236 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.18km ENE of Anza, CA · 13236 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.59km NNW of Anza, CA · 13236 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.621km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13235 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.515km SE of Anza, CA · 13235 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.010km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13234 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.811km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13234 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.46km S of Redlands, CA · 13234 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.86km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 13234 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.99km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13234 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.724km SSE of Ludlow, CA · 13234 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.96km SW of Salton City, CA · 13234 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 13233 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.718km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13233 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.67km NW of Calipatria, CA · 13233 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.812km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13232 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.17km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 13231 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.511km E of Anza, CA · 13230 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.65km NE of Cabazon, CA · 13248 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.110km NNW of Anza, CA · 13249 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.420km W of Westmorland, CA · 13249 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.531km NW of Desert Center, CA · 13250 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.112km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13250 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.611km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13250 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.517km NNE of Indio, CA · 13250 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.810km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 13251 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 13252 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.310km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 13252 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.24km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13252 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 13252 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.04km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 13252 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.817km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13253 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.913km ENE of Julian, CA · 13254 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.810km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 13254 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13254 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13254 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13254 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.911km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13254 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2000959. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC.