California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12km WSW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12km WSW of Niland, CA on Mon, Apr 27, 1981, 3:28 PM PDT (22:28 UTC), 8 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
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-04-27 22:28:39 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.182° N, 115.626° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87km SSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.77km W of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.68km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.54km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.96km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.56km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.66km W of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.87km ESE of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.57km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.012km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.713km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.03km SSE of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.87km SE of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.813km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.84km S of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.67km W of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.913km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.913km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.613km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.76km N of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.514km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.58km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.913km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.68km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.912km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.94km SSW of Niland, CA · 16593 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CA · 16593 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.85km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16593 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CA · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.44km WSW of Niland, CA · 16593 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.54km SW of Niland, CA · 16593 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.77km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16593 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.14km SW of Niland, CA · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.15km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16593 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.57km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16593 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.912km WSW of Niland, CA · 16593 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.75km N of Westmorland, CA · 16593 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.513km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16593 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16593 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.213km WSW of Niland, CA · 16593 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.07km W of Westmorland, CA · 16593 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.66km W of Westmorland, CA · 16593 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.84km SW of Niland, CA · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.94km SW of Niland, CA · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.712km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16593 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.57km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.71km SSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.911km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.58km W of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.66km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.620km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.76km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.614km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.88km W of Calipatria, CA · 16594 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.37km W of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CA · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.515km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 3.07km NW of Westmorland, CA · 16594 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520472. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC.