California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27km NE of Indio, CA on Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 3:24 PM PDT (22:24 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-08-09 22:24:26 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.884° N, 116.004° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 1881 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.76km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 1880 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.65km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1879 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.68km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 1878 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.926km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.13km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 44
  10. 2.36km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 1874 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.819km NNE of Indio, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.619km NNE of Indio, CA · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.918km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.818km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.118km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.119km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.618km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.718km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.518km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.318km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.718km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.618km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.219km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 4.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 46
  26. 3.817km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7
  27. 2.418km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.518km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.719km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.818km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.213km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  34. 3.418km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.918km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.817km S of Big Bear City, CA · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.620km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.918km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1869 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.510km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1869 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.09km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.525km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1868 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CA · 1868 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.85km W of Niland, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 4.012km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 22
  49. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.510km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 2.010km WSW of Niland, CA · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.614km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.513km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.86km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.99km W of Calipatria, CA · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.76km S of Calimesa, CA · 1883 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.26km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 1884 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
  8. 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1884 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.95km N of Beaumont, CA · 1886 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.67km SW of Niland, CA · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.12km NW of Hemet, CA · 1886 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 573
  12. 2.79km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 1886 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 9
  13. 1.711km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.616km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.51km E of Beaumont, CA · 1887 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 1887 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.516km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1888 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.540km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1888 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.716km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1889 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.910km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1889 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39768927. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:56 AM UTC.