California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28km NE of Indio, CA on Thu, Dec 9, 2021, 11:11 AM PST (19:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 23km ESE of Anza, 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
2021-12-09 19:11:05 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.886° N, 115.982° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
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: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 1759 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.68km WSW of Anza, CA · 1758 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.318km SSW of Oasis, CA · 1758 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1757 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.712km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1757 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.936km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 1755 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1755 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CA · 1753 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.63km WSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1753 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.024km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.023km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.924km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 1752 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.511km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.811km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.66km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.224km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.25km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 1751 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.917km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1751 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.92km N of Yucaipa, CA · 1751 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 37
  23. 1.85km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1750 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.76km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1749 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.912km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.85km WNW of Beaumont, CA · 1748 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.97km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 1748 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.86km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 1748 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 1747 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.511km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.919km W of Westmorland, CA · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.76km E of Calimesa, CA · 1746 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.77km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 1746 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.717km NNE of Indio, CA · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.811km NNE of Banning, CA · 1744 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.612km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.111km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.511km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.910km S of Big Bear City, CA · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.210km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1742 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.614km WSW of Niland, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.716km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.913km N of Indio, CA · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 50
  45. 1.56km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1740 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.022km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.18km N of Big Bear City, CA · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.96km W of Bombay Beach, CA · 1738 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.75km N of Cabazon, CA · 1738 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.612km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1737 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.614km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 1736 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1735 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.410km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1735 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.81km WSW of Valle Vista, CA · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.914km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1734 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.716km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1734 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.012km SSW of Salton City, CA · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.811km N of Westmorland, CA · 1762 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.019km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 1763 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.727km NNE of North Shore, CA · 1763 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.013km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1764 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 1765 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.28km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1765 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.811km SW of Niland, CA · 1766 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.636km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1766 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.99km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 1766 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.77km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1766 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.811km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1767 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.713km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1769 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1770 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.114km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.83km E of Calimesa, CA · 1772 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.69km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39883935. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.