California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10km W of Niland, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10km W of Niland, CA on Mon, Jun 14, 2021, 3:15 PM PDT (22:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 17km E of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-06-14 22:15:00 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.225° N, 115.630° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53km SSE of Westmorland, CA · 1937 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.712km W of Niland, CA · 1937 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.812km W of Niland, CA · 1937 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.610km WSW of Niland, CA · 1937 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.67km NE of Calexico, CA · 1937 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1936 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.58km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1936 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.68km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1936 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.117km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.611km W of Niland, CA · 1935 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.615km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1935 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.517km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1934 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 9
  14. 1.68km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1934 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.08km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1934 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.018km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1934 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.710km W of Niland, CA · 1933 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.810km W of Niland, CA · 1933 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1933 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.910km W of Niland, CA · 1933 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.610km W of Niland, CA · 1932 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.58km SW of Salton City, CA · 1932 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.010km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1932 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.214km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1932 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1932 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.712km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1932 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.713km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.68km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1931 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.65km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1930 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.910km W of Calipatria, CA · 1929 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.611km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1929 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.621km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1928 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.710km W of Niland, CA · 1928 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.714km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1928 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.115km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1928 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.616km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1927 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.910km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 1927 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.510km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1925 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
  44. 2.014km ESE of Anza, CA · 1925 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.814km SE of Julian, CA · 1924 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.717km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1923 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.011km W of Calipatria, CA · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.645km NE of Holtville, CA · 1923 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.623km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1922 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.917km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1922 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.723km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1922 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.910km W of Calipatria, CA · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.522km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 1921 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.810km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.05km S of Brawley, CA · 1919 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.811km ESE of Anza, CA · 1918 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 1918 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.827km NE of Indio, CA · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 166.

Before

  1. 1.916km ESE of Anza, CA · 1938 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1938 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.112km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1938 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 24
  4. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1938 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1938 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1938 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.610km W of Calipatria, CA · 1938 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.66km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1938 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.517km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1938 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CA · 1939 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.712km W of Niland, CA · 1939 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.111km N of Westmorland, CA · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.811km N of Westmorland, CA · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CA · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.69km N of Westmorland, CA · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.711km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1939 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1939 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 1939 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 1939 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39706295. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.