California earthquakes

M0.9 earthquake 14 km NE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 0.9 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Indio, CA on Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 5:44 AM PDT (12:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 12 km SW of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
0.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-20 12:44:15 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.819° N, 116.129° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 since this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 24 hr ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.83 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 20 hr ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.915 km N of Cabazon, CA · 13 hr ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.57 km N of Beaumont, CA · 9 hr ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.522 km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 2 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.66 km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 4 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.540 km SW of Ludlow, CA · 7 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.921 km E of Julian, CA · 8 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.610 km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.08 km SW of Anza, CA · 9 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.820 km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.115 km NE of Thermal, CA · 10 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.68 km SSE of Redlands, CA · 10 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.012 km NNW of Warner Springs, CA · 10 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.62 km NW of Banning, CA · 10 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.710 km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 10 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.819 km NNE of Indio, CA · 11 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.839 km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 12 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.819 km NNE of Indio, CA · 12 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.916 km ESE of Anza, CA · 13 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.55 km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 13 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.016 km ESE of Anza, CA · 13 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.739 km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 14 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.59 km WNW of Anza, CA · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci41335543. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.