M1.9 earthquake 6km ESE of Niland, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, May 3, 1981, 2:00 PM PDT

UTC

1981-05-03 21:00:01 UTC

Depth

4.3 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.211° N, 115.462° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

63°

Stations used

14

• Niland, CaliforniaPopulation 1,006. Forecast6 kmESE
• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast27 kmNNE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast65 kmN

After

1. 1.612km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, May 18, 2:49 PM PDT · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
2. 2.511km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, May 18, 3:38 PM PDT · 16563 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.710km S of Salton City, CAMon, May 18, 5:18 PM PDT · 16563 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
4. 1.56km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 18, 9:01 PM PDT · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.77km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, May 18, 10:13 PM PDT · 16563 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
6. 2.78km NW of Calipatria, CATue, May 19, 2:56 AM PDT · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.87km E of Imperial, CATue, May 19, 1:16 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.514km S of Salton City, CAThu, May 21, 1:11 AM PDT · 16561 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
9. 1.94km SSW of Salton City, CAThu, May 21, 6:21 AM PDT · 16560 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
10. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, May 21, 12:48 PM PDT · 16560 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
11. 2.114km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, May 22, 10:12 AM PDT · 16559 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.75km N of Westmorland, CAFri, May 22, 10:54 AM PDT · 16559 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
13. 1.85km SSW of Niland, CAFri, May 22, 11:33 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
14. 1.75km NE of Indio, CASat, May 23, 2:23 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.910km W of Calipatria, CASun, May 24, 6:44 AM PDT · 16557 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
16. 1.67km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, May 24, 6:46 AM PDT · 16557 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
17. 1.85km WNW of Westmorland, CASun, May 24, 7:38 AM PDT · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
18. 1.86km S of Salton City, CASun, May 24, 8:24 AM PDT · 16557 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
19. 1.734km NNE of North Shore, CAMon, May 25, 4:14 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
20. 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CAMon, May 25, 4:26 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
21. 1.727km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, May 25, 5:41 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
22. 1.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, May 26, 10:17 PM PDT · 16555 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
23. 1.62km S of Brawley, CAWed, May 27, 2:30 PM PDT · 16554 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
24. 2.37km WSW of Calipatria, CAWed, May 27, 2:43 PM PDT · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
25. 1.96km E of Niland, CAThu, May 28, 2:16 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.85km ESE of Niland, CAThu, May 28, 2:21 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
27. 2.218km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, May 28, 7:54 PM PDT · 16553 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
28. 1.84km WNW of Westmorland, CAFri, May 29, 4:25 AM PDT · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
29. 2.24km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, May 29, 8:18 AM PDT · 16552 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
30. 2.25km S of Salton City, CASat, May 30, 7:35 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
31. 2.47km NW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, May 30, 3:08 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
32. 1.76km S of Salton City, CASat, May 30, 8:20 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
33. 1.912km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jun 1, 12:47 AM PDT · 16550 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
34. 2.35km S of Salton City, CAMon, Jun 1, 10:16 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
35. 1.88km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jun 2, 2:53 AM PDT · 16549 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
36. 1.513km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jun 2, 5:16 AM PDT · 16548 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
37. 2.15km S of Salton City, CATue, Jun 2, 1:18 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
38. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CATue, Jun 2, 6:25 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
39. 1.736km WNW of Desert Center, CAWed, Jun 3, 7:21 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
40. 1.735km NNE of North Shore, CAWed, Jun 3, 7:38 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
41. 1.62km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, Jun 3, 11:23 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
42. 1.92km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, Jun 3, 11:24 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
43. 1.67km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jun 4, 12:21 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
44. 1.527km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jun 4, 8:24 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
45. 1.57km WSW of Calipatria, CAThu, Jun 4, 8:10 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
46. 1.631km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, Jun 5, 8:03 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
47. 2.15km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Jun 7, 5:12 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
48. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Jun 7, 8:05 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
49. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CASun, Jun 7, 12:13 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
50. 1.94km SW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jun 8, 4:07 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
51. 2.15km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Jun 8, 7:33 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
52. 1.97km S of Salton City, CAMon, Jun 8, 10:51 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
53. 2.87km S of Salton City, CAMon, Jun 8, 2:43 PM PDT · 16542 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
54. 1.87km S of Salton City, CATue, Jun 9, 12:47 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
55. 1.814km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jun 9, 2:42 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
56. 1.67km S of Salton City, CATue, Jun 9, 10:25 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
57. 2.07km S of Salton City, CAWed, Jun 10, 1:34 AM PDT · 16541 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
58. 2.37km SSW of Salton City, CAWed, Jun 10, 1:45 AM PDT · 16541 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
59. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CAWed, Jun 10, 1:47 AM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
60. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CAWed, Jun 10, 2:56 AM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515290. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.