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M1.6 earthquake 5km SW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5km SW of Niland, CA on Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 1:36 PM PDT (20:36 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7km N of Delta, B.C., MX. 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
2021-08-24 20:36:15 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.210° N, 115.553° 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
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.710km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1865 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.15km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.616km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1864 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.18km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.218km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1862 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.720km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1861 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.26km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1860 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 36
  9. 2.37km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1860 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.612km NNW of Desert Center, CA · 1859 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.95km WSW of Niland, CA · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.927km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.116km NE of Indio, CA · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.14km WSW of Niland, CA · 1858 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.14km WSW of Niland, CA · 1858 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.25km WSW of Niland, CA · 1858 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.827km NE of Indio, CA · 1857 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.07km SW of Holtville, CA · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.622km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1855 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.610km ESE of North Shore, CA · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.610km ESE of North Shore, CA · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.715km SE of Anza, CA · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.78km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.614km WSW of Niland, CA · 1853 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.811km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1852 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.721km E of Julian, CA · 1852 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.213km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1852 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.67km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1852 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.47km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1851 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  34. 3.06km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1851 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.618km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.59km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1850 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.613km W of Niland, CA · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.74km N of Heber, CA · 1849 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.94km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.98km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1848 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.917km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.19km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.64km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 3.77km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 1843 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.22km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1842 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.55km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.913km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1842 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.76km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1840 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.119km SW of La Quinta, CA · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  53. 1.58km W of Calipatria, CA · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 3.228km NE of Indio, CA · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 18
  55. 2.17km N of Westmorland, CA · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.319km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.27km SW of Holtville, CA · 1836 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.27km SW of Holtville, CA · 1836 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.810km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.512km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.411km W of Calipatria, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 1867 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.69km SE of Julian, CA · 1867 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.811km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.510km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci37347204. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.