M2.5 earthquake 16km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16km NE of Indio, CA on Sat, Apr 24, 2021, 11:17 PM PDT (06:17 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 11km W of Calipatria, 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
2.46	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.151 · 25 stations
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.05 · 52 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 202.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39628191 (also filed as us6000e4kc). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.