California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18km NNE of Indio, CA on Fri, Sep 21, 1990, 7:39 PM PDT (02:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15km E of Lucerne Valley, 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
1990-09-22 02:39:56 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.869° N, 116.154° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43km ENE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 13161 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.04km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13161 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.84km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13161 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.814km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13161 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.76km SSW of Niland, CA · 13161 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.07km SW of Niland, CA · 13160 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.04km SSW of Anza, CA · 13160 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.62km SW of Redlands, CA · 13160 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.935km SW of Ludlow, CA · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.210km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13159 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.714km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 13159 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.98km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13159 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.26km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 13158 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.912km ESE of Anza, CA · 13158 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.720km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13157 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.77km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13157 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.66km W of Salton City, CA · 13157 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.221km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13157 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.922km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13157 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.76km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 13156 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.05km SSW of Aguanga, CA · 13155 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.56km N of Running Springs, CA · 13155 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.821km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13155 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13155 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.52km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 13154 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.316km ESE of Anza, CA · 13154 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.820km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13153 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.510km SW of Salton City, CA · 13152 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.017km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13152 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.818km W of Westmorland, CA · 13152 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.69km SSW of Salton City, CA · 13151 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.58km N of Banning, CA · 13151 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 13150 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 3.033km SW of Ludlow, CA · 13149 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 13149 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.29km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13148 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.09km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13148 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.73km NNW of Beaumont, CA · 13147 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.59km NNE of Julian, CA · 13147 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 13147 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.311km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13147 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.020km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13146 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.96km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 13146 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.520km W of Westmorland, CA · 13146 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.55km W of Salton City, CA · 13146 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.511km SSW of Anza, CA · 13146 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 2.210km NE of Cabazon, CA · 13146 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.213km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13146 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.625km NE of Thermal, CA · 13146 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 13145 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13145 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.517km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 13145 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.610km SW of Anza, CA · 13144 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.917km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13144 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 13143 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 13143 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.97km N of Valle Vista, CA · 13141 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.814km WNW of Anza, CA · 13141 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 13141 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.716km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 13141 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 2.89km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13162 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.66km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13162 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.512km SW of Salton City, CA · 13162 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.88km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 13163 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.717km ESE of Anza, CA · 13163 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.314km SE of Anza, CA · 13163 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.912km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13164 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13164 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.715km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 13164 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.15km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 13164 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.75km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 13165 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.86km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 13165 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.66km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 13165 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.520km W of Westmorland, CA · 13166 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.410km SW of Niland, CA · 13166 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.26km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 13167 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.010km NE of Running Springs, CA · 13167 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.613km NNE of Banning, CA · 13168 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.011km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13168 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.629km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 13168 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2005202. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC.