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 #2: 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 6:38:36 AM (PST) on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
The magnitude 1.0 event occurred 20 km (13 miles) N (11 degrees) of Indio, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.0 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 6:38:36 AM (PST) Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 14:38:36 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Indio, CA - 20 km (13 miles) N (11 degrees) Thousand Palms, CA - 22 km (14 miles) ENE (66 degrees) Indian Wells, CA - 24 km (15 miles) NNE (31 degrees) Coachella, CA - 25 km (15 miles) N (0 degrees) Palm Desert, CA - 27 km (17 miles) NE (43 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 54.1 min. N (33.901N), 116 deg. 10.4 min. W (116.174W) |
| Depth | 4.41 km (2.70 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=23, Nph=24, Dmin=2.7 km, Rmss=0.170000002 sec, Erho=0.68 km, Erzz=0.439999998 km, Gp=172 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41164727 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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