California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13km WSW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13km WSW of Niland, CA on Sun, Apr 26, 1981, 7:19 PM PDT (02:19 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-04-27 02:19:25 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.179° N, 115.635° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.85km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.87km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.67km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.96km W of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.28km W of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.68km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.913km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.99km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.67km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.66km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.89km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.513km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.17km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.86km W of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.713km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.213km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.76km N of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.18km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.06km N of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.76km N of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.06km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.75km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.65km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.96km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.813km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.88km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.613km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.55km W of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.66km N of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.98km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.66km NW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.66km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.85km NW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.06km W of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.46km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.67km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.86km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 3.06km W of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.17km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.55km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.05km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.06km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.711km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.96km N of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.213km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.07km W of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.214km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.413km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.57km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.913km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.611km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.65km W of Westmorland, CA · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.57km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16595 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16595 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.713km WSW of Niland, CA · 16595 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520982. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.