Earthquakes by city United States 100 km
Seismic city profile

Palm Desert

Palm Desert, United States: 666 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population
51,869
Residents in the indexed city record.
Earthquakes
666
Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.
Max magnitude
7.3
Strongest recorded event in the current radius.
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates 33.723, -116.377
Nearby activity pulse
Last 30 days
0
Last 12 months
3
Last nearby event: 2026-01-21 08:30 UTC
Strongest nearby event
M 7.3
US
1992-06-28 11:57 UTC

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Palm Desert

The map centers on Palm Desert and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude
4.5
Average depth
5.9 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 3 events shown
UTC Magnitude Region Depth
2026-01-21 08:30 M 4.3
Indio
United States
3.7 km
2026-01-20 01:56 M 4.9
Indio
United States
3.1 km
2025-07-11 09:55 M 4.3
El Centro
United States
11.2 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 1 events
2026-01 2 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Year Max magnitude Earthquakes
2026 M 4.9 2
2025 M 5.2 2
2024 M 4.2 3
2023 M 4.3 5
2022 M 4.1 2
2021 M 5.3 9
2020 M 4.9 4
2019 M 4.2 1
2018 M 4.5 2
2016 M 5.2 5
2015 M 4.1 2
2014 M 4.6 2
2013 M 4.7 1
2012 M 4.2 2
2011 M 4.1 1
2010 M 5.4 9
2009 M 4.8 2
2008 M 4.2 4
2007 M 4.3 3
2006 M 4.4 3
2005 M 5.2 15
2004 M 4.2 2
2003 M 5.0 9
2002 M 4.4 3
2001 M 5.0 4
2000 M 4.4 2
1999 M 7.1 33
1998 M 4.8 6
1997 M 4.9 5
1996 M 4.5 3
1995 M 4.8 2
1994 M 5.0 3
1993 M 5.0 4
1992 M 7.3 149
1991 M 4.3 4
1990 M 4.5 6
1989 M 4.6 3
1988 M 5.0 4
1987 M 6.6 20
1986 M 6.0 10
1985 M 4.6 2
1984 M 4.5 4
1983 M 4.1 1
1982 M 4.8 5
1981 M 5.8 1
1980 M 5.3 1
1979 M 5.2 11
1978 M 4.4 3
1976 M 5.1 4
1975 M 5.3 6
1974 M 4.1 1
1973 M 4.7 2
1972 M 4.0 1
1971 M 5.0 3
1969 M 5.5 5
1968 M 6.6 14
1967 M 4.7 3
1966 M 4.1 1
1965 M 5.0 5
1964 M 4.6 4
1963 M 5.3 9
1962 M 5.0 7
1961 M 4.7 6
1960 M 4.3 2
1959 M 4.4 4
1957 M 5.2 15
1956 M 4.7 6
1955 M 4.3 4
1954 M 6.4 17
1953 M 4.3 3
1952 M 4.4 3
1951 M 4.7 6
1950 M 5.4 9
1949 M 5.7 4
1948 M 6.0 7
1947 M 5.3 12
1946 M 5.5 5
1945 M 5.8 5
1944 M 5.2 7
1943 M 5.3 13
1942 M 6.6 23
1941 M 4.3 1
1940 M 5.3 23
1939 M 4.5 2
1938 M 4.5 6
1937 M 6.0 4
1936 M 4.7 5
1935 M 4.9 6
1934 M 4.6 1
1933 M 4.6 4
1932 M 4.3 2
1930 M 5.3 2
1928 M 5.0 1
1926 M 5.5 1
1925 M 4.5 1
1923 M 6.2 1
1920 M 5.0 1
1918 M 6.7 2
1916 M 5.0 1
1911 M 4.5 1
1910 M 6.0 3
1907 M 5.3 1
1906 M 4.5 1
1902 M 4.5 1