Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


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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 8:46:59 PM (PDT) on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
The magnitude 1.2 event occurred 18 km (11 miles) NNE (13 degrees) of Indio, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).


Magnitude 1.2 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 8:46:59 PM (PDT)
Monday, March 9, 2026 at 3:46:59 (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. 52.7 min. N (33.878N), 116 deg. 10.3 min. W (116.172W)
Depth 3.11 km (1.90 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=44, Nph=82, Dmin=5.2 km, Rmss=0.17 sec, Erho=0.16 km, Erzz=0.29 km, Gp=50 degrees
Event ID# ci41200399
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