California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3km SSW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3km SSW of Niland, CA on Sun, Apr 5, 1981, 8:07 PM PST (04:07 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 7km W of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-06 04:07:21 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.213° N, 115.536° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77km W of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.97km NE of Imperial, CA · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.95km SE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.68km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16578 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16578 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.610km N of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.07km SE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.67km SE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.07km SE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.511km N of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.58km SE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.58km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.611km WSW of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.96km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.66km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.07km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.77km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.67km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.77km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.711km WSW of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.25km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.65km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.86km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.57km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.56km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CA · 16578 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.04km SE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.86km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.67km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.26km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.15km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.57km ESE of Niland, CA · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.87km SE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.67km W of Westmorland, CA · 16577 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.87km W of Westmorland, CA · 16577 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.15km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.625km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.58km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.66km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.89km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.54km SE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 3.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.422km ESE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.412km WSW of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.74km ESE of Niland, CA · 16577 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515908. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.