Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Version #3: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 0:31:34 AM (PST) on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
The magnitude 0.6 event occurred 18 km (11 miles) NNE (13 degrees) of Indio, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 0:31:34 AM (PST) Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 8:31:34 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Indio, CA - 18 km (11 miles) NNE (13 degrees) Thousand Palms, CA - 21 km (13 miles) ENE (72 degrees) Coachella, CA - 22 km (14 miles) N (1 degrees) Indian Wells, CA - 22 km (14 miles) NE (35 degrees) Palm Desert, CA - 26 km (16 miles) NE (47 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 52.8 min. N (33.880N), 116 deg. 10.2 min. W (116.170W) |
| Depth | 4.81 km (3.00 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=16, Nph=20, Dmin=5.1 km, Rmss=0.12 sec, Erho=0.73 km, Erzz=0.63 km, Gp=192 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41164095 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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