California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13km NE of Indio, CA on Fri, Jan 3, 2003, 8:25 PM PST (04:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 6km N of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-01-04 04:25:28 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.795° N, 116.106° 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, 17.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.39
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618km SW of Ludlow, California · 8674 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.28km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8674 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.06km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8674 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.66km SSE of Banning, CA · 8673 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8672 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.84km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8672 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.914km S of Big Bear Lake, California · 8672 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.75km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 8672 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.68km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8672 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8671 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.813km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8671 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8670 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.96km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8670 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8670 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.914km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8670 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.723km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8670 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8669 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.613km N of Cabazon, CA · 8669 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8668 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 8668 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.731km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8667 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.57km SW of Niland, CA · 8667 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.622km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8666 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8666 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8665 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.714km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.910km S of Banning, CA · 8665 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.68km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 8665 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.626km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8665 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.817km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.611km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8664 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.615km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8664 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.75km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8664 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.69km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8663 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.618km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8663 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.85km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8663 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.610km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 8663 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8663 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8663 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.514km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8663 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.55km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8662 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.67km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8662 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.537km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8662 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.613km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8661 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.810km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8660 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.17km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8659 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.87km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8659 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.133km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 8659 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.27km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8659 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.511km SW of Niland, California · 8659 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.87km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8659 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.64km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8659 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 8658 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.530km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8658 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8658 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.526km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8657 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8657 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.512km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8657 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.810km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8657 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.78km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8657 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 8675 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.810km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8675 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.96km NNW of Garnet, CA · 8676 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.63km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 8676 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.026km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8676 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.130km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8676 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 8676 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.723km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8676 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8676 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.86km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 8677 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.69km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8677 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.57km ENE of Moreno Valley, California · 8677 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.719km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8677 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.58km SW of Niland, California · 8677 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.016km SW of Ludlow, CA · 8677 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.67km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8677 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.639km NE of Big Bear City, California · 8678 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.718km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8678 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8678 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 8678 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9876681. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.