California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9km WSW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9km WSW of Niland, CA on Mon, Jan 25, 2021, 12:18 AM PST (08:18 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-01-25 08:18:28 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.196° N, 115.604° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 169 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.316km ESE of Julian, CA · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.118km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 2076 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2076 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2076 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.95km SSW of Holtville, CA · 2076 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.88km W of Holtville, CA · 2076 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.98km W of Holtville, CA · 2076 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.78km W of Holtville, CA · 2076 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.88km W of Holtville, CA · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.18km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2075 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2075 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.68km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 2075 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2075 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.16km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2075 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2075 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2075 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.623km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.711km SW of Niland, CA · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.510km SW of Niland, CA · 2074 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.611km SW of Niland, CA · 2074 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.715km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2074 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.610km WNW of Imperial, CA · 2073 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.618km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 2073 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  37. 1.614km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2072 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.915km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.98km NE of Imperial, CA · 2072 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.314km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2072 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.914km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.85km SW of Salton City, CA · 2072 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2072 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.114km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.515km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2072 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2071 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.120km ESE of Anza, CA · 2071 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.513km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.811km WSW of El Centro, CA · 2071 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.59km WSW of Niland, CA · 2077 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.624km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2078 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.019km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 2078 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2078 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.29km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 2078 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.619km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 2079 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.614km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2079 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2079 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 2079 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 2080 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.019km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 2080 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 2080 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.615km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.613km WSW of Niland, CA · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.613km WSW of Niland, CA · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.220km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 2081 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39767744. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.