California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17km NE of Indio, CA on Mon, Apr 21, 2003, 3:50 AM PDT (10:50 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 16km ENE of Coachella, 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
2003-04-21 10:50:52 UTC
Depth
16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.820° N, 116.074° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 8568 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 8568 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.68km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8567 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.65km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8567 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.511km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8567 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.936km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8567 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.717km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8566 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.625km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8566 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.54km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8566 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.714km NE of Indio, CA · 8566 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.19km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8566 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.719km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8566 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.614km NE of Indio, CA · 8566 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.714km NE of Indio, CA · 8565 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.616km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8565 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.78km NNW of Anza, CA · 8565 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.78km E of Temecula, CA · 8565 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.19km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8565 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.618km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8565 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.514km NE of Indio, CA · 8565 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.614km NE of Indio, CA · 8565 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.614km NE of Indio, CA · 8564 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8564 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8564 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8564 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.825km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8564 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.712km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8564 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.75km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8564 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.722km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8564 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.69km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8563 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.520km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8563 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.515km SSE of Anza, CA · 8563 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.78km SW of Calimesa, CA · 8563 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.624km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8563 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.514km NE of Indio, California · 8563 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8562 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.06km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8562 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.714km NE of Indio, CA · 8562 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.711km SW of Niland, California · 8562 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.312km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8562 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8562 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.513km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8562 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8562 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.720km W of Westmorland, CA · 8562 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.97km SSW of Anza, CA · 8562 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.723km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8562 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.75km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8561 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.89km NNE of Banning, CA · 8561 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 3.36km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8560 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.87km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8560 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.822km ESE of Anza, California · 8560 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.737km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8560 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.69km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8560 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.626km NNW of Twentynine Palms, California · 8560 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.614km NE of Indio, CA · 8560 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.628km SSW of Ludlow, California · 8558 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.09km WSW of Niland, CA · 8558 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 8557 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.68km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 8557 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.711km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8557 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.98km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8568 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.611km NE of Indio, CA · 8568 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.639km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8568 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.614km NE of Indio, CA · 8568 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.74km E of Big Bear City, California · 8568 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.726km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 8569 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.37km N of Julian, CA · 8569 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 8569 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8569 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.75km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8569 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.614km NE of Indio, CA · 8569 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 8569 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.214km NE of Indio, CA · 8569 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.314km NE of Indio, CA · 8569 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.715km NE of Indio, CA · 8569 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.114km NE of Indio, CA · 8569 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.814km NE of Indio, CA · 8569 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.014km NE of Indio, CA · 8569 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.015km NE of Indio, CA · 8569 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.014km NE of Indio, CA · 8570 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9909481. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.