M3.2 earthquake 14km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 14km NE of Indio, CA on Sat, Apr 19, 2003, 4:50 PM PDT (23:50 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 16km ENE of Coachella, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.17	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.198 · 189 stations
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for ci9909097. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 192.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9909097 (also filed as usp000bvjn). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.