California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4km SSW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4km SSW of Niland, CA on Wed, Mar 11, 1981, 7:58 PM PST (03:58 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 The 1981 Westmorland, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-12 03:58:55 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.206° N, 115.540° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33km SSW of Niland, CA · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16637 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.93km SSW of Niland, CA · 16637 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.715km E of Niland, CA · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.72km SW of Niland, CA · 16637 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.04km SW of Niland, CA · 16637 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.33km WSW of Niland, CA · 16637 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.84km SW of Niland, CA · 16637 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.43km SW of Niland, CA · 16637 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.55km SSW of Niland, CA · 16636 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.54km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16635 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.67km NE of Imperial, CA · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.011km SW of Salton City, CA · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.622km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.227km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16631 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.626km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16631 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.817km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16631 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.89km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16631 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 16629 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.04km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.88km W of Imperial, CA · 16627 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16626 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.511km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.012km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16626 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.916km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.014km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16626 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.925km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.525km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16625 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.525km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16625 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.022km ESE of Anza, CA · 16624 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.713km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16622 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.47km SW of Holtville, CA · 16621 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.523km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16621 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.013km NE of Coachella, CA · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.09km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16619 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.84km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.122km NE of Indio, CA · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.620km E of Anza, CA · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.35km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.65km SW of Holtville, CA · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.310km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16617 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.713km W of Niland, CA · 16617 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.34km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16617 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16616 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.87km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16613 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.61km WNW of Niland, CA · 16613 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.812km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16613 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.713km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.66km SSW of Niland, CA · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.61km S of Niland, CA · 16612 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.63km S of Niland, CA · 16612 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.63km SSW of Niland, CA · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.33km SW of Niland, CA · 16612 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.63km SSW of Niland, CA · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.63km SSW of Niland, CA · 16612 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 3.123km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16611 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.510km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16611 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.818km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16639 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 16639 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.78km N of Westmorland, CA · 16639 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.012km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.15km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16641 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.55km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16641 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.54km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16641 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.05km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16641 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.25km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16641 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.84km WNW of Brawley, CA · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16641 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.65km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16642 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.77km SW of Salton City, CA · 16642 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.215km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16645 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.35km S of Brawley, CA · 16646 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.65km E of Heber, CA · 16646 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.717km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16646 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.95km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16649 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16649 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.64km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16649 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531007 (also filed as usp0001cnh). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.