California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11km WSW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11km WSW of Niland, CA on Sat, May 2, 1981, 12:48 PM PDT (19:48 UTC), 6 km (3 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
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-05-02 19:48:28 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.206° N, 115.632° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711km WSW of Niland, CA · 16589 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.212km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16589 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.326km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16589 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.912km WSW of Niland, CA · 16589 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.811km WSW of Niland, CA · 16589 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.06km ESE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.711km WSW of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.813km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16588 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.611km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16588 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.77km W of Westmorland, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.86km W of Westmorland, CA · 16588 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.212km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.77km W of Westmorland, CA · 16588 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.97km NE of Imperial, CA · 16588 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.95km SE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.68km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16588 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16588 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.610km N of Westmorland, CA · 16588 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 16588 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 16588 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.07km SE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.67km SE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.07km SE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.511km N of Westmorland, CA · 16588 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 16588 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.58km SE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.58km ESE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.611km WSW of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.96km ESE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.66km ESE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.07km ESE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.77km ESE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.67km ESE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.77km ESE of Niland, CA · 16588 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.711km WSW of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.25km ESE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.65km ESE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.86km ESE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.57km ESE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.56km ESE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CA · 16587 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.04km SE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.86km ESE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.67km ESE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.26km ESE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.15km ESE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.57km ESE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16587 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.87km SE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.67km W of Westmorland, CA · 16587 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.87km W of Westmorland, CA · 16587 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.15km ESE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.625km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16587 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 2.311km WSW of Niland, CA · 16589 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.47km W of Westmorland, CA · 16589 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.56km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.97km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16589 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CA · 16589 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.76km S of Niland, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.512km SE of Anza, CA · 16589 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.612km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16589 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.510km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16589 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.85km N of Calipatria, CA · 16589 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.06km N of Calipatria, CA · 16589 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CA · 16590 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.812km WSW of Niland, CA · 16590 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.811km WSW of Niland, CA · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CA · 16590 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.98km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.67km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16590 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.56km W of Westmorland, CA · 16590 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.56km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16590 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.05km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515232. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.