California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10km NNE of Indio, CA on Wed, Aug 20, 2003, 12:49 AM PDT (07:49 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 13km N of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-08-20 07:49:53 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.804° N, 116.183° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8447 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.66km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8446 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.824km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8446 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.65km SE of Loma Linda, California · 8446 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.817km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8446 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.613km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8445 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.56km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8444 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.612km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8444 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.59km N of Cabazon, CA · 8444 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 8444 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.78km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 8443 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8443 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.58km W of Calimesa, CA · 8443 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8443 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.75km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8443 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.915km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8442 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.925km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8442 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.22km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8442 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.623km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8441 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.712km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8441 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.45km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8441 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.634km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8441 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.538km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8441 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.922km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.717km ESE of Anza, CA · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.55km SSE of Redlands, California · 8441 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.67km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8440 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8440 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.212km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8440 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.014km WNW of Anza, CA · 8440 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.68km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8440 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, California · 8440 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.533km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8439 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.622km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8438 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.58km NNE of Banning, CA · 8438 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.73km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8438 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.612km NE of Indio, CA · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 8437 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.82km ENE of Banning, CA · 8437 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8437 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.716km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8435 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 8435 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.63km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8435 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.58km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8434 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.216km SE of Anza, CA · 8434 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.515km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8434 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.817km ESE of Anza, CA · 8434 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 8434 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.716km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8433 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.611km WSW of Niland, California · 8433 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.39km SE of Running Springs, CA · 8432 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.99km SE of Running Springs, CA · 8432 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.57km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8432 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.63km SW of Mentone, CA · 8432 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.63km S of Mentone, CA · 8432 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CA · 8432 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 8432 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.68km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8432 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.810km ESE of Big Bear City, California · 8432 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.811km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8447 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.26km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8447 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.89km NNW of Big Bear Lake, California · 8447 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.939km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8448 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.66km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 8448 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.68km WSW of Calimesa, CA · 8449 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.85km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 8449 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.613km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8450 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.513km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8450 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.510km WSW of Niland, California · 8450 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.69km WSW of Niland, CA · 8450 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.613km NNE of Indio, CA · 8450 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.97km SW of Niland, CA · 8450 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.716km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8450 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.920km ESE of Anza, California · 8450 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.919km ESE of Anza, CA · 8450 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.65km NNE of Moreno Valley, California · 8450 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.010km SW of Niland, CA · 8451 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.011km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8451 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.53km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8451 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13986216. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.