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M 3.1ml
Earthquake near Indio, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Indio in the 24 hours to 10:14 am PST (18:14 UTC). The last one was M 4.9, 173 km (107 mi) SE, at 10:27 am PST on 3 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 321 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Indio
This page: a magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded 34 km (21 mi) east-southeast of Indio, CA, at 4:56 pm PST on 13 January 2026 (00:56 UTC), 2.6 km deep. 9 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 4 km NE of North Shore, CA
37 km (23 mi) ESE of Indio, CA · 141 km (88 mi) NE of San Diego, CA
- When
- 4:56 pm PST on 13 January 2026 ()
- Where
- 34 km (21 mi) east-southeast of Indio, CA · earthquakes near Indio
- Magnitude
- M 3.1 (ml)
- Depth
- 2.6 km below the surface
- Felt
- 9 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- Riverside County, 22 km NNW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Hidden Spring fault, 2 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 216 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 43 km (27 mi) from the epicentre. In Indio, 34 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Mecca 16 km, intensity III · Coachella 29 km, intensity II · Salton City 29 km, intensity II · Indio 34 km, intensity II · La Quinta 40 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 1,500 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.1 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 220,000× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 9,800× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 6,900× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 3.1 about 1,500 lb of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 1.6× more
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.6 on 2020-08-10 — about 150 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.6 The 1968 Borrego Mountain, California Earthquake · 46 km SSW of this epicentre
- 6.4 The 1954 San Jacinto Fault, California Earthquake · 33 km SSW of this epicentre
- 6.0 16km WSW of Oasis, CA · 36 km WSW of this epicentre
- 5.7 Eastern San Diego County, California · 43 km SSW of this epicentre
- 5.6 6km WNW of Niland, CA · 44 km SE of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 33.5547, -115.9037. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside County, CA | 22 km (13 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Riverside County |
| Imperial County, CA | 77 km (48 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Imperial County |
| San Diego County, CA | 100 km (62 mi) | SW | earthquakes near San Diego County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
59 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 19 km NNE of Indio, CA
- 2.1 18 km NNE of Indio, CA
- 1.7 21 km NNE of Indio, CA
- 1.8 20 km NNE of Indio, CA
- 1.6 19 km NNE of Indio, CA
- 2.7 17 km NNE of Indio, CA
- 2.8 20 km NNE of Indio, CA
- 1.6 18 km N of Indio, CA
- 2.3 18 km NNE of Indio, CA
- 1.8 18 km N of Indio, CA
- 2.1 20 km N of Indio, CA
- 2.8 21 km N of Indio, CA
- 1.7 19 km NNE of Indio, CA
- 2.5 20 km NNE of Indio, CA
- 3.3 18 km N of Indio, CA
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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