M1.7 earthquake 2km NNE of Colton, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2km NNE of Colton, CA on Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 12:27 PM PDT (19:27 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 2km E of Lennox, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-16 19:27:28 UTC
- Depth
- 7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.090° N, 117.303° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 10
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 24°
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.62km NE of Colton, CA · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.04km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 2027 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
- 1.83km WNW of Valle Vista, CA · 2027 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.87km SW of Pearblossom, CA · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.08km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2025 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.76km S of Redlands, CA · 2024 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
- 3.02km ESE of Ontario, CA · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 524
- 1.814km WNW of Anza, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.61km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 2022 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4
- 1.84km SE of Dana Point, CA · 2021 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.84km SE of Calimesa, CA · 2021 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.63km NW of Valle Vista, CA · 2020 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.99km N of Cabazon, CA · 2019 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.06km SSW of Redlands, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
- 1.53km NW of Fontana, CA · 2019 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 2018 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 2018 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.510km E of Cabazon, CA · 2017 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.69km S of Banning, CA · 2017 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
- 1.98km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2016 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.18km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2016 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.514km SE of Anza, CA · 2016 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.89km NNW of Anza, CA · 2016 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.834km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2013 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.812km N of Banning, CA · 2013 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2013 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.812km N of Banning, CA · 2013 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
- 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.01km ENE of Huntington Park, CA · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 619
- 1.912km ESE of Anza, CA · 2011 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
- 2.27km N of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.910km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2011 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.914km WNW of Anza, CA · 2010 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.54km N of Beaumont, CA · 2008 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.34km N of Beaumont, CA · 2008 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 145
- 1.72km SE of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
- 3.02km ENE of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1,055
- 2.42km NW of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 90
- 4.02km E of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7,217 · tsunami flag
- 2.02km NW of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.82km WNW of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.02km WNW of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.41km NE of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 82
- 1.62km ENE of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.72km WNW of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.63km W of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.01km WSW of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 18
- 1.62km W of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.61km SW of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.62km WSW of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.81km SSE of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 38
- 1.91km N of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.71km N of Lennox, CA · 2008 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
- 1.92km W of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 47
- 1.61km SW of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.61km W of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.71km WSW of Inglewood, CA · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 10
The first 60 of 188.
Before
- 2.513km WNW of Anza, CA · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
- 1.88km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.64km NE of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 2028 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 8
- 1.639km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2029 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.97km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2030 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.54km NE of Beaumont, CA · 2030 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.29km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2030 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
- 1.69km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2030 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.011km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2031 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.614km E of Yucaipa, CA · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.53km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 2032 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 16
- 1.86km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2032 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.66km E of Calimesa, CA · 2032 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.611km S of Idyllwild, CA · 2033 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.63km SSE of Charter Oak, CA · 2034 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.412km N of Banning, CA · 2035 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
- 1.68km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.84km W of Beaumont, CA · 2035 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.54km NNE of Montebello, CA · 2035 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.96km N of Fontana, CA · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39581759. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.