Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


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Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California


Version #5: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 9:23:58 PM (PDT) on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
The magnitude 0.8 event occurred 15 km (9 miles) NNE (16 degrees) of Indio, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).


Magnitude 0.8 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 9:23:58 PM (PDT)
Monday, March 16, 2026 at 4:23:58 (UTC)
Distance from Indio, CA - 15 km (9 miles) NNE (16 degrees)
Coachella, CA - 19 km (12 miles) N (1 degrees)
Indian Wells, CA - 20 km (12 miles) NE (41 degrees)
Thousand Palms, CA - 21 km (13 miles) E (80 degrees)
Thermal, CA - 24 km (15 miles) N (353 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 51.1 min. N (33.851N), 116 deg. 10.2 min. W (116.169W)
Depth 3.22 km (2.00 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=33, Nph=56, Dmin=7.7 km, Rmss=0.14 sec, Erho=0.16 km, Erzz=0.2 km, Gp=81 degrees
Event ID# ci41204863
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