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M1.6 earthquake 10km SW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10km SW of Niland, CA on Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 12:24 AM PST (08:24 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11km WNW 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
2021-01-10 08:24:40 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.183° N, 115.601° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.711km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.110km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.510km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.916km N of Ocotillo, CA · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.510km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.516km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.215km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CA · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.015km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.57km W of Holtville, CA · 2090 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.615km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.316km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2090 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.215km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2089 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.913km WSW of Niland, CA · 2089 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.510km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.97km W of Holtville, CA · 2089 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CA · 2088 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.77km W of Holtville, CA · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2088 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.316km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2088 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.57km W of Holtville, CA · 2087 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.65km W of Bombay Beach, CA · 2087 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2087 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.88km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2087 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.07km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2087 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.38km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2087 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  48. 2.516km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.316km ENE of Indio, CA · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.87km W of Holtville, CA · 2086 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.28km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 2086 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 2086 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.011km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.711km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.67km W of Holtville, CA · 2086 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.76km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.620km WNW of Imperial, CA · 2086 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.07km WSW of Holtville, CA · 2086 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.210km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2086 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.311km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  3. 1.910km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.117km ESE of Julian, CA · 2094 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.37km SSE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 2094 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.823km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.23km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2095 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.611km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 2097 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.613km SW of La Quinta, CA · 2097 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.74km NE of Westmorland, CA · 2097 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.715km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2098 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.218km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2098 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 2098 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci37463853. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.