California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15km E of Niland, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15km E of Niland, CA on Thu, Mar 12, 1981, 12:47 AM PST (08:47 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-03-12 08:47:58 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.245° N, 115.354° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72km SW of Niland, CA · 16643 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.04km SW of Niland, CA · 16642 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.33km WSW of Niland, CA · 16642 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.84km SW of Niland, CA · 16642 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.43km SW of Niland, CA · 16642 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16642 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.55km SSW of Niland, CA · 16642 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.54km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16641 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.67km NE of Imperial, CA · 16640 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.011km SW of Salton City, CA · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.14 km SW of Rancho Mesa Verde, Arizona · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.227km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16637 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.626km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16637 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.817km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16636 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.89km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16636 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.04km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.88km W of Imperial, CA · 16633 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16631 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.511km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16631 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.012km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16631 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.916km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.014km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16631 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.925km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.525km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.525km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.713km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16627 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.47km SW of Holtville, CA · 16627 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.013km NE of Coachella, CA · 16625 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.09km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16625 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.84km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16625 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.122km NE of Indio, CA · 16624 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.35km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.65km SW of Holtville, CA · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.310km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16623 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.713km W of Niland, CA · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.34km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16623 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.87km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16619 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.61km WNW of Niland, CA · 16618 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.812km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16618 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.713km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16618 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.66km SSW of Niland, CA · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.61km S of Niland, CA · 16618 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.63km S of Niland, CA · 16618 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.63km SSW of Niland, CA · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.33km SW of Niland, CA · 16618 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.63km SSW of Niland, CA · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.63km SSW of Niland, CA · 16618 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16617 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 3.123km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16617 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.510km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16616 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.031km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16616 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.510km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16615 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16615 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.222km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16615 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.28km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16614 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16613 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.79km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16612 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16612 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.219km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.93km SSW of Niland, CA · 16643 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16643 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.33km SSW of Niland, CA · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.44km SSW of Niland, CA · 16643 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.78km N of Westmorland, CA · 16645 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.012km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.15km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16647 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.55km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16647 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.54km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16647 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.05km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16647 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.25km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16647 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.84km WNW of Brawley, CA · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16647 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.65km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.77km SW of Salton City, CA · 16648 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.215km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16651 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.35km S of Brawley, CA · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.65km E of Heber, CA · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.717km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

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