California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11km SW of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11km SW of El Centro, CA on Sat, Jun 5, 2021, 7:19 PM PDT (02:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12km WSW of Niland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-06-06 02:19:12 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.729° N, 115.651° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
31

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.99km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.812km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.610km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.211km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.713km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.78km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.610km W of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.99km N of Westmorland, CA · 1946 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.09km N of Westmorland, CA · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.89km N of Westmorland, CA · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.78km N of Westmorland, CA · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.113km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.312km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.713km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.911km SW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.813km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.613km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.012km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.114km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.813km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.212km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.710km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.013km W of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 3.213km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.312km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.710km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.013km WSW of Niland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.19km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.412km WSW of Niland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.813km WSW of Niland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.013km WSW of Niland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.812km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.214km WSW of Niland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.113km WSW of Niland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.713km WSW of Niland, CA · 1947 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.511km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.012km NW of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.610km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39922272. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC.