M1.8 earthquake 9km SW of Niland, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Jan 4, 2021, 10:15 AM PST

UTC

2021-01-04 18:15:03 UTC

Depth

2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.185° N, 115.595° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

63°

Stations used

28

• Niland, CaliforniaPopulation 1,006. Forecast9 kmSW
• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast24 kmNNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast63 kmNNW

After

1. 1.69km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:15 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.610km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:15 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.89km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:16 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
4. 3.410km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:16 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.610km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:18 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.410km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:03 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.58km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:04 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.89km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:05 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.010km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:33 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.69km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 1:01 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.59km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 1:33 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.316km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jan 4, 2:39 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
13. 1.69km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 3:18 PM PST · 2098 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.218km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jan 4, 3:33 PM PST · 2098 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Jan 5, 2:58 AM PST · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
16. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CATue, Jan 5, 5:19 AM PST · 2098 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.715km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 6, 2:48 AM PST · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
18. 1.74km NE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jan 6, 2:51 AM PST · 2097 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
19. 1.613km SW of La Quinta, CAWed, Jan 6, 9:07 AM PST · 2097 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
20. 1.611km NNW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 6, 11:05 AM PST · 2097 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
21. 2.23km NW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Jan 7, 5:29 PM PST · 2095 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.823km ENE of Thermal, CAThu, Jan 7, 6:48 PM PST · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
23. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jan 8, 10:37 AM PST · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
24. 2.37km SSE of Mexicali, B.C., MXFri, Jan 8, 2:25 PM PST · 2095 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
25. 2.117km ESE of Julian, CASat, Jan 9, 1:55 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
26. 2.910km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Jan 9, 11:01 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
27. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CASat, Jan 9, 11:13 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
28. 1.610km SW of Niland, CASat, Jan 9, 11:30 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
29. 2.210km SW of Niland, CASat, Jan 9, 11:59 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
30. 1.910km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 10, 12:02 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
31. 3.311km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 10, 12:21 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 10
32. 1.910km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:23 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
33. 1.610km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:24 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
34. 1.710km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:26 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
35. 1.710km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:29 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
36. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 10, 12:41 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
37. 1.711km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:53 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
38. 2.110km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:53 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
39. 1.810km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:56 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
40. 1.510km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 10, 1:50 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
41. 1.916km N of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 10, 3:29 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
42. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CASun, Jan 10, 4:03 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
43. 1.510km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 5:22 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
44. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 10, 7:08 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
45. 1.516km ESE of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 10, 12:26 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
46. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 10, 1:28 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
47. 2.215km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 10, 8:58 PM PST · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
48. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CAMon, Jan 11, 8:32 AM PST · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
49. 2.015km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Jan 12, 1:23 AM PST · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
50. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Jan 12, 6:40 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
51. 2.57km W of Holtville, CATue, Jan 12, 7:56 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
52. 1.615km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:35 AM PST · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
53. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 13, 2:41 AM PST · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
54. 2.316km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jan 13, 5:58 AM PST · 2090 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
55. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:49 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
56. 2.215km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jan 13, 6:27 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
57. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CAWed, Jan 13, 6:48 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.913km WSW of Niland, CAWed, Jan 13, 6:48 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
59. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 13, 6:58 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
60. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Jan 13, 7:41 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

1. 2.110km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:12 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.510km NW of Calipatria, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:10 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
3. 3.59km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:05 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
4. 4.09km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:04 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 19
5. 3.19km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:04 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
6. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CAMon, Jan 4, 4:17 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 3, 4:04 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
8. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 3, 3:38 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
9. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 3, 2:56 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.621km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jan 2, 11:05 AM PST · 2101 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Jan 1, 11:11 PM PST · 2101 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.710km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jan 1, 7:54 PM PST · 2101 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.515km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jan 1, 7:54 AM PST · 2102 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
14. 2.24km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jan 1, 2:06 AM PST · 2102 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.524km ENE of Thermal, CAFri, Jan 1, 12:28 AM PST · 2102 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.823km ENE of Thermal, CAFri, Jan 1, 12:28 AM PST · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
17. 2.823km ENE of Thermal, CAThu, Dec 31, 10:01 PM PST · 2102 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
18. 2.36km NW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Dec 31, 8:29 PM PST · 2102 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.110km NW of Calipatria, CAThu, Dec 31, 2:21 PM PST · 2103 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.424km ENE of Thermal, CAWed, Dec 30, 10:30 PM PST · 2103 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39510751. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.