M1.6 earthquake 4km ESE of El Centro, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Dec 9, 2021, 4:07 AM PST

UTC

2021-12-09 12:07:04 UTC

Depth

16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.775° N, 115.517° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

11

• El Centro, CaliforniaPopulation 43,956. Forecast5 kmESE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast17 kmNNW

After

1. 1.524km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Dec 9, 6:53 AM PST · 1761 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
2. 2.318km SSW of Oasis, CASat, Dec 11, 7:07 AM PST · 1759 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Dec 12, 6:48 AM PST · 1758 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Dec 13, 11:46 AM PST · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
5. 1.819km ESE of Ocotillo, CATue, Dec 14, 8:30 PM PST · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
6. 3.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Dec 16, 5:13 AM PST · 1754 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
7. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CAThu, Dec 16, 8:54 AM PST · 1754 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.29km NW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Dec 16, 2:09 PM PST · 1754 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
9. 2.511km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Dec 17, 5:08 AM PST · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
10. 1.811km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Dec 17, 5:09 AM PST · 1753 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.66km ENE of Westmorland, CAFri, Dec 17, 8:11 AM PST · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
12. 2.316km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Dec 17, 5:47 PM PST · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
13. 2.016km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Dec 18, 12:22 AM PST · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
14. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 18, 1:31 AM PST · 1752 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.912km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Dec 19, 9:32 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.55km S of Brawley, CATue, Dec 21, 1:33 AM PST · 1749 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
17. 1.69km SW of Niland, CATue, Dec 21, 5:54 PM PST · 1748 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.511km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Dec 22, 6:47 PM PST · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
19. 2.919km W of Westmorland, CAWed, Dec 22, 9:04 PM PST · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.911km W of Calipatria, CAFri, Dec 24, 5:59 PM PST · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
21. 1.64km SW of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 24, 7:21 PM PST · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
22. 1.612km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Dec 25, 3:23 AM PST · 1745 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
23. 2.111km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Dec 25, 3:24 AM PST · 1745 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
24. 1.511km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Dec 25, 3:26 AM PST · 1745 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
25. 2.515km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Dec 25, 11:21 AM PST · 1745 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
26. 1.66km WSW of Imperial, CASun, Dec 26, 3:13 AM PST · 1744 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
27. 2.217km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Dec 26, 6:10 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
28. 1.614km WSW of Niland, CAMon, Dec 27, 5:24 PM PST · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
29. 1.917km ESE of Julian, CATue, Dec 28, 12:04 AM PST · 1742 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
30. 1.716km E of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Dec 28, 1:33 AM PST · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
31. 1.56km E of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Dec 28, 1:40 PM PST · 1742 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
32. 1.710km S of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Dec 29, 5:03 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
33. 1.96km W of Bombay Beach, CAThu, Dec 30, 9:21 PM PST · 1739 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
34. 1.99km W of Holtville, CAFri, Dec 31, 5:31 PM PST · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
35. 1.612km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 31, 10:26 PM PST · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
36. 1.712km S of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jan 1, 6:47 AM PST · 1738 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
37. 2.316km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Jan 1, 4:16 PM PST · 1738 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
38. 1.97km NW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Jan 2, 3:49 AM PST · 1737 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
39. 2.07km NW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Jan 2, 4:37 AM PST · 1737 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
40. 1.58km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXMon, Jan 3, 1:40 AM PST · 1736 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
41. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CAMon, Jan 3, 1:41 AM PST · 1736 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
42. 2.024km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Jan 4, 1:05 AM PST · 1735 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
43. 1.914km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 4, 7:55 AM PST · 1735 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
44. 1.716km NE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 4, 10:26 AM PST · 1735 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
45. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CATue, Jan 4, 6:05 PM PST · 1734 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
46. 1.818km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jan 4, 7:09 PM PST · 1734 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
47. 1.97km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jan 5, 3:48 AM PST · 1734 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
48. 2.02km NNW of El Centro, CAThu, Jan 6, 10:43 AM PST · 1733 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
49. 1.66km S of Brawley, CAFri, Jan 7, 4:20 AM PST · 1732 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
50. 2.26km S of Brawley, CAFri, Jan 7, 4:42 AM PST · 1732 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.66km S of Brawley, CAFri, Jan 7, 5:15 AM PST · 1732 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
52. 1.67km S of Brawley, CAFri, Jan 7, 5:21 AM PST · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
53. 1.67km S of Brawley, CAFri, Jan 7, 5:37 AM PST · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
54. 1.96km S of Brawley, CAFri, Jan 7, 5:43 AM PST · 1732 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
55. 1.66km S of Brawley, CAFri, Jan 7, 5:49 AM PST · 1732 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
56. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Jan 7, 6:34 PM PST · 1731 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
57. 1.61km N of El Centro, CASat, Jan 8, 11:30 AM PST · 1731 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
58. 1.61km ESE of El Centro, CASat, Jan 8, 6:09 PM PST · 1730 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
59. 2.012km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Jan 9, 1:13 AM PST · 1730 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
60. 1.615km E of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jan 9, 4:11 AM PST · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 103.

Before

1. 1.63km NNE of Heber, CAWed, Dec 8, 11:37 PM PST · 1761 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.94km NE of Heber, CAWed, Dec 8, 11:31 PM PST · 1761 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.23km NNE of Heber, CAWed, Dec 8, 11:30 PM PST · 1761 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
4. 2.63km NNE of Heber, CAWed, Dec 8, 11:25 PM PST · 1761 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 10
5. 1.83km NNE of Heber, CAWed, Dec 8, 11:14 PM PST · 1761 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.63km NNE of Heber, CAWed, Dec 8, 11:14 PM PST · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.721km WSW of El Centro, CAWed, Dec 8, 6:06 PM PST · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
8. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Dec 8, 7:01 AM PST · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.82km SSW of Calexico, CAWed, Dec 8, 1:53 AM PST · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
10. 2.08km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Dec 8, 12:53 AM PST · 1762 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.37km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Dec 7, 8:57 PM PST · 1762 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
12. 1.811km N of Westmorland, CATue, Dec 7, 5:43 AM PST · 1763 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
13. 1.610km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Dec 6, 4:01 AM PST · 1764 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
14. 2.05km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Dec 5, 9:13 AM PST · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.66km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Dec 5, 2:43 AM PST · 1765 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
16. 1.57km NE of Imperial, CASun, Dec 5, 2:35 AM PST · 1765 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
17. 2.37km NE of Imperial, CASat, Dec 4, 7:31 PM PST · 1765 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.07km ENE of Imperial, CASat, Dec 4, 7:29 PM PST · 1765 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
19. 1.97km ENE of Imperial, CASat, Dec 4, 7:29 PM PST · 1765 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
20. 1.86km ENE of Imperial, CASat, Dec 4, 7:27 PM PST · 1765 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39883535. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.