The earthquake occurred 12 miles from Palm Desert, 14 miles from La Quinta, 14 miles from Rancho Mirage and 17 miles from Cathedral City. In the past 10 days, there have been 12 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. An average of 234 earthquakes with magnitudes between 3.0 and 4.0 occur per year in California and Nevada ...