California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2km NW of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2km NW of El Centro, CA on Sat, May 29, 2021, 1:42 AM PDT (08:42 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 11km W of Calipatria, 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
2021-05-29 08:42:53 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.806° N, 115.573° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53km NNW of El Centro, CA · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.57km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 1954 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.117km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1953 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.610km S of Holtville, CA · 1951 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.75km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1950 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1950 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1950 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1950 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.814km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 1950 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.212km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.512km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.211km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.311km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.612km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.311km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.411km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.512km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.511km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.712km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.111km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.012km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.010km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.912km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.712km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.612km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.212km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.312km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.810km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.511km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.811km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.511km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.012km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.510km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.83km NNW of El Centro, CA · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.922km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.618km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.36km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1958 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.95km W of Brawley, CA · 1958 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.84km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.625km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1958 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.517km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.57km W of Holtville, CA · 1961 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.812km W of Calipatria, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.512km N of Westmorland, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.511km W of Calipatria, CA · 1962 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.68km W of Calipatria, CA · 1962 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39909216. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.