California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7km NE of Calexico, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7km NE of Calexico, CA on Tue, Jun 15, 2021, 7:28 AM PDT (14:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 17km E of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-06-15 14:28:25 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.720° N, 115.441° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1937 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.58km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1937 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.68km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1937 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.117km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1936 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.611km W of Niland, CA · 1936 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.615km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1936 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.517km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1935 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 9
  8. 1.68km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1935 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.08km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1935 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.95km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1935 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.018km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1935 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.710km W of Niland, CA · 1934 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.810km W of Niland, CA · 1934 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.910km W of Niland, CA · 1934 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.610km W of Niland, CA · 1933 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.58km SW of Salton City, CA · 1933 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.214km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1933 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1933 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.712km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1932 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.68km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1932 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.65km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1931 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.910km W of Calipatria, CA · 1930 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.77km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1930 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 3.114km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1930 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.611km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.621km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1929 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.710km W of Niland, CA · 1929 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.714km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1929 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.115km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1929 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.616km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1928 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.910km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 1928 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.04km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 1927 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1926 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  39. 1.717km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1924 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.011km W of Calipatria, CA · 1924 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1924 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.645km NE of Holtville, CA · 1924 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.917km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1923 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.910km W of Calipatria, CA · 1923 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1923 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.522km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 1922 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.05km S of Brawley, CA · 1920 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.611km WSW of Niland, CA · 1918 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.810km S of Holtville, CA · 1917 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.615km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1916 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.017km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1915 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.87km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1913 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.619km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 1912 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.96km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1910 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.99km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.28km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1909 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.28km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1909 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 1.610km WSW of Niland, CA · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.812km W of Niland, CA · 1938 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.712km W of Niland, CA · 1938 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.53km SSE of Westmorland, CA · 1938 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.510km W of Niland, CA · 1938 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1939 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1939 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1939 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1939 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.610km W of Calipatria, CA · 1939 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.66km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1939 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.517km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1939 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CA · 1940 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.712km W of Niland, CA · 1940 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.111km N of Westmorland, CA · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.811km N of Westmorland, CA · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CA · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.69km N of Westmorland, CA · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39707223. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.