M1.6 earthquake 27km NE of Indio, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27km NE of Indio, CA on Sun, Jul 4, 2021, 8:05 AM PDT (15:05 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 12km N of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-04 15:05:08 UTC
- Depth
- 3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.886° N, 116.002° W
- Region
- California
- 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, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.611km WSW of Niland, CA · 1918 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.813km W of Ludlow, CA · 1917 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
- 1.936km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1917 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.55km SSE of Banning, CA · 1916 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.53km ENE of San Jacinto, CA · 1916 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
- 1.615km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1916 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.017km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1915 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.640km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 1915 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.07km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1915 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
- 1.824km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 1914 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.511km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1914 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.737km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1913 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.813km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 1913 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.87km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1912 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.823km ESE of Anza, CA · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.427km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
- 1.526km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.927km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.13km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1909 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.89km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 1909 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.66km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.96km E of Calimesa, CA · 1907 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.59km N of Cabazon, CA · 1905 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.911km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.817km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.612km E of Yucaipa, CA · 1903 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 1902 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.715km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.77km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.57km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.27km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.910km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 1900 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.95km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 1900 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.012km ESE of Anza, CA · 1898 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.510km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1896 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1896 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.514km NE of Indio, CA · 1896 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.626km NNE of North Shore, CA · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.428km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1896 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
- 1.86km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1894 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.611km NE of Indio, CA · 1894 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 8
- 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1893 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.014km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
- 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 1892 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.511km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 1892 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.910km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1889 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.716km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1889 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.540km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1889 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
- 1.516km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1889 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 1888 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.51km E of Beaumont, CA · 1888 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.616km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1888 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.711km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.79km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 1887 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 9
- 3.12km NW of Hemet, CA · 1887 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 573
The first 60 of 156.
Before
- 1.827km NE of Indio, CA · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 1918 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.811km ESE of Anza, CA · 1919 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.810km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1920 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.910km W of Calipatria, CA · 1923 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.723km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1923 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.623km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1923 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.67km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1923 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.011km W of Calipatria, CA · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.014km ESE of Anza, CA · 1925 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.621km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 1926 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1926 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
- 1.76km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1926 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.510km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.616km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1928 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.115km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1928 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.714km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1928 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.710km W of Niland, CA · 1929 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39728951. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC.