California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11km WSW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11km WSW of Niland, CA on Sun, Jul 4, 2021, 9:23 PM PDT (04:23 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 12km N of Westmorland, 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
2021-07-05 04:23:39 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.213° N, 115.633° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810km S of Holtville, CA · 1916 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.615km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1915 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.017km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1915 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.511km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1914 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1913 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1913 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.813km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 1912 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.87km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1912 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.823km ESE of Anza, CA · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.619km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 1911 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.96km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1909 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.427km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.526km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.927km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1908 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.99km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.28km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.28km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.98km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1908 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.68km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1908 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.69km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.79km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.59km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.18km W of Holtville, CA · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.18km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.98km W of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.69km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.99km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.88km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.28km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.98km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.98km W of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.28km W of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.68km W of Holtville, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.725km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1906 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.78km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.619km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.74km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1904 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.82km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1903 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.22km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.62km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.515km ENE of Ocotillo, CA · 1902 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 1902 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.715km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.77km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.57km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.27km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.77km SW of Holtville, CA · 1901 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.21km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1900 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.77km W of Holtville, CA · 1900 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.98km W of Holtville, CA · 1900 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  59. 2.48km W of Holtville, CA · 1900 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 3.07km W of Holtville, CA · 1900 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 12

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.627km NE of Indio, CA · 1918 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.827km NE of Indio, CA · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 1918 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.811km ESE of Anza, CA · 1918 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.05km S of Brawley, CA · 1919 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.810km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.522km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 1921 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.910km W of Calipatria, CA · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.723km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1922 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.917km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1922 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.623km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1922 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.645km NE of Holtville, CA · 1923 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.011km W of Calipatria, CA · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.717km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1923 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.814km SE of Julian, CA · 1924 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.014km ESE of Anza, CA · 1925 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1925 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
  20. 1.510km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39729423. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.