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M1.6 earthquake 6km ENE of Imperial, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6km ENE of Imperial, CA on Sun, Apr 26, 1981, 3:41 PM PDT (22:41 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6km SSW of Salton City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-04-26 22:41:58 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.876° N, 115.510° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.913km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.013km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.211km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.312km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.06km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.912km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.511km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.312km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.513km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.611km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.113km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.813km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.512km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.77km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.011km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.85km N of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.57km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.012km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.87km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.87km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.66km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.77km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.24km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.76km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.612km N of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.64km NW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.711km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.56km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.67km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.713km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.57km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16594 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.65km W of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.611km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.913km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.57km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.413km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.214km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.07km W of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.213km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.66km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.86km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.88km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.06km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.88km W of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.86km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.013km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.67km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.013km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.17km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.58km W of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.76km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.56km W of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away

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