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M2.5 earthquake 13km WSW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13km WSW of Niland, CA on Mon, Apr 27, 1981, 5:30 AM PDT (12:30 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-04-27 12:30:33 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.182° N, 115.641° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.014km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.514km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.113km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.87km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.94km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.513km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.212km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.69km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.510km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.16km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.07km NW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.515km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.37km W of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.88km W of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.614km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.76km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.620km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.66km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.58km W of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.911km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.71km SSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.87km SSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.77km W of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.68km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.54km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.96km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.56km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.66km W of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.87km ESE of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.57km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.012km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.713km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.03km SSE of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.87km SE of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.813km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.84km S of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.814km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.05km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.55km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.17km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.06km W of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.86km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.67km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.46km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.06km W of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.85km NW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.66km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16596 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.66km NW of Westmorland, CA · 16596 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.98km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16596 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.66km N of Westmorland, CA · 16596 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.55km W of Westmorland, CA · 16596 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514968. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.