California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14km NE of Indio, CA on Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 8:25 AM PDT (15:25 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 12km N of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-07-26 15:25:57 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.801° N, 116.096° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626km NNE of North Shore, CA · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.428km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1895 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.86km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1894 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.611km NE of Indio, CA · 1894 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 8
  5. 1.727km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 1893 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1892 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.014km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 1892 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 1892 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.511km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 1891 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.910km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1889 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.716km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1889 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.540km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1888 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.516km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1888 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 1888 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.51km E of Beaumont, CA · 1887 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.616km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.711km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.79km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 1886 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 9
  19. 3.12km NW of Hemet, CA · 1886 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 573
  20. 1.67km SW of Niland, CA · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.95km N of Beaumont, CA · 1886 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.63km S of Mentone, CA · 1885 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1884 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.26km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 1884 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 6
  25. 1.76km S of Calimesa, CA · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.99km W of Calipatria, CA · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.86km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.513km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.614km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.010km WSW of Niland, CA · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.627km NE of Indio, CA · 1881 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 1881 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.76km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 1880 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.65km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1879 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.68km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 1878 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.926km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 3.13km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 44
  41. 2.36km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 1874 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.819km NNE of Indio, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.619km NNE of Indio, CA · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.918km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.818km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.118km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.119km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.618km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.718km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.518km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.318km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.718km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.618km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.219km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 4.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 46
  57. 3.817km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 7
  58. 2.418km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1896 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.510km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1896 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.012km ESE of Anza, CA · 1897 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.92km NW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.95km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 1899 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.910km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 1900 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.27km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.57km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.77km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.715km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 1902 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.62km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.22km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.612km E of Yucaipa, CA · 1903 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.817km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.82km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1903 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.911km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.59km N of Cabazon, CA · 1905 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39753607. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.