California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 23km ENE of Thermal, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 23km ENE of Thermal, CA on Fri, Dec 25, 2020, 12:58 PM PST (20:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 9km SW of Niland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2020-12-25 20:58:56 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.741° N, 115.922° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.52km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 2109 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.723km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2109 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.123km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.723km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.024km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.124km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2109 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.519km SW of Ludlow, CA · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.619km SW of Ludlow, CA · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2109 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.227km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 2107 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.510km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2106 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.96km S of Cabazon, CA · 2106 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.621km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2106 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.517km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 2106 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.89km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2105 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2105 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.724km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.524km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.424km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2104 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2104 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.824km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2104 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.424km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2104 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.110km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2103 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.823km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2103 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  26. 1.823km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.524km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2103 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.68km S of Big Bear City, CA · 2103 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.67km S of Big Bear City, CA · 2103 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.58km S of Beaumont, CA · 2103 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.710km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2102 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 2102 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2101 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 3.19km SW of Niland, CA · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 4.09km SW of Niland, CA · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 19
  36. 3.59km SW of Niland, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.510km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.110km SW of Niland, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 3.410km SW of Niland, CA · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.410km SW of Niland, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.58km SW of Niland, CA · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.010km SW of Niland, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.59km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.411km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 2099 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  53. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.74km NE of Westmorland, CA · 2098 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.613km SW of La Quinta, CA · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.24km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2097 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  57. 1.58km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 2097 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.823km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.64km NNE of Banning, CA · 2095 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.117km ESE of Julian, CA · 2094 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.123km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.424km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.524km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.524km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.623km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2110 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 92
  7. 1.523km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2110 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.723km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2110 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 2110 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 9
  10. 1.923km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2110 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.224km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2110 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.323km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2110 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.710km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2110 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.423km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2110 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.410km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2110 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.923km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2110 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.023km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2110 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.92km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 2111 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.67km SW of Anza, CA · 2111 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.513km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 2111 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci37464421. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.