M2.6 earthquake 11km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11km NE of Indio, CA on Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 7:47 AM PDT (14:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 12km N of Westmorland, 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
2.61	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.149 · 100 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.041 · 80 stations

8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak 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: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 185.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39755863 (also filed as us6000eztu). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.