California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19km NNE of Indio, CA on Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 10:38 PM PDT (05:38 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-08-18 05:38:29 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.888° N, 116.171° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619km NNE of Indio, CA · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.918km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.818km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.118km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.119km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.618km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.718km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.518km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.318km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.718km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.618km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.219km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 46
  15. 3.817km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.418km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.518km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.719km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.818km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.213km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  23. 3.418km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.918km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.817km S of Big Bear City, CA · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.620km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.918km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.510km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1869 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.09km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.525km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1868 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.94km NE of Temecula, CA · 1868 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CA · 1868 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.85km W of Niland, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 4.012km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 22
  39. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.510km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.811km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 1867 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.411km W of Calipatria, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.810km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.65km SW of Niland, CA · 1866 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.34km NE of Beaumont, CA · 1865 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 2.36km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 1874 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.13km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 44
  3. 1.926km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.45km S of Redlands, CA · 1877 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.68km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 1878 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.65km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1879 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.76km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 1880 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.56km SSW of Redlands, CA · 1880 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 1881 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.627km NE of Indio, CA · 1881 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.010km WSW of Niland, CA · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.614km SW of Ludlow, CA · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.513km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.86km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.99km W of Calipatria, CA · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.76km S of Calimesa, CA · 1883 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.26km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 1884 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39776231. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.