M1.6 earthquake 12km W of Niland, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 5:05 PM PDT

UTC

2021-09-11 00:05:38 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.237° N, 115.644° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

41°

Stations used

39

• Niland, CaliforniaPopulation 1,006. Forecast12 kmW
• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast31 kmNNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast70 kmNNW

After

1. 1.74km N of Heber, CAFri, Sep 10, 8:51 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
2. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CASat, Sep 11, 9:24 AM PDT · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.94km SSW of Brawley, CASat, Sep 11, 2:11 PM PDT · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
4. 1.98km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Sep 11, 5:13 PM PDT · 1848 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
5. 1.917km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Sep 12, 11:10 AM PDT · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
6. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Sep 13, 5:25 AM PDT · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
7. 2.19km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Sep 14, 7:12 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.64km WSW of Salton City, CATue, Sep 14, 2:20 PM PDT · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
9. 1.55km WSW of Salton City, CASat, Sep 18, 2:39 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
10. 1.913km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Sep 18, 9:36 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.76km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Sep 20, 6:20 AM PDT · 1840 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
12. 2.119km SW of La Quinta, CAMon, Sep 20, 4:40 PM PDT · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
13. 1.58km W of Calipatria, CATue, Sep 21, 2:22 AM PDT · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
14. 3.228km NE of Indio, CATue, Sep 21, 4:15 AM PDT · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 18
15. 2.17km N of Westmorland, CATue, Sep 21, 12:50 PM PDT · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.319km NNE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Sep 22, 12:34 PM PDT · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.511km NW of Julian, CAWed, Sep 22, 2:54 PM PDT · 1837 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Sep 23, 11:39 AM PDT · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
19. 2.27km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Sep 23, 11:53 AM PDT · 1836 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
20. 2.27km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Sep 23, 11:57 AM PDT · 1836 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
21. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Sep 23, 11:59 AM PDT · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
22. 2.027km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 24, 3:29 AM PDT · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
23. 1.65km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Sep 24, 6:52 PM PDT · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
24. 1.72km SW of Brawley, CASat, Sep 25, 7:48 AM PDT · 1835 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
25. 2.610km S of Borrego Springs, CASat, Sep 25, 8:07 AM PDT · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 8
26. 2.110km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Sep 26, 10:14 AM PDT · 1834 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
27. 1.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Sep 28, 5:39 AM PDT · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
28. 1.720km ENE of Thermal, CATue, Sep 28, 7:36 AM PDT · 1832 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
29. 1.67km WSW of Niland, CATue, Sep 28, 4:38 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
30. 3.04km NE of Westmorland, CATue, Sep 28, 10:53 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
31. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CAWed, Sep 29, 12:02 AM PDT · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
32. 1.94km NE of Westmorland, CAWed, Sep 29, 12:30 AM PDT · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
33. 1.620km ENE of Thermal, CAFri, Oct 1, 8:23 AM PDT · 1829 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
34. 1.88km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 2, 3:08 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
35. 2.226km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Oct 2, 9:17 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
36. 2.226km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Oct 2, 9:18 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
37. 1.616km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Oct 2, 9:27 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
38. 2.017km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Oct 2, 9:28 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
39. 1.83km ESE of Julian, CASun, Oct 3, 4:09 AM PDT · 1827 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
40. 1.65km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 3, 2:45 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
41. 1.721km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Oct 4, 4:40 PM PDT · 1825 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
42. 1.54km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 5, 6:53 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
43. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 5, 8:14 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
44. 2.916km NE of Coachella, CATue, Oct 5, 8:32 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 7
45. 1.516km NE of Coachella, CATue, Oct 5, 10:26 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
46. 2.74km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 5, 10:52 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
47. 2.08km W of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 6, 1:20 PM PDT · 1823 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
48. 1.645km NE of Holtville, CAFri, Oct 8, 2:35 PM PDT · 1821 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
49. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Oct 9, 10:24 AM PDT · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
50. 1.56km ENE of Calexico, CASat, Oct 9, 9:10 PM PDT · 1820 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
51. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo, CASun, Oct 10, 10:57 AM PDT · 1820 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
52. 1.644km NE of Holtville, CATue, Oct 12, 3:07 PM PDT · 1817 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
53. 1.621km SSE of Salton City, CAWed, Oct 13, 8:11 AM PDT · 1817 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
54. 1.65km S of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 13, 10:01 AM PDT · 1817 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
55. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Oct 13, 11:48 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
56. 1.58km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 13, 8:07 PM PDT · 1816 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
57. 1.611km NE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 13, 11:07 PM PDT · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
58. 1.59km SW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 15, 1:53 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
59. 1.68km SW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:06 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
60. 1.610km SW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:00 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

1. 1.613km W of Niland, CAFri, Sep 10, 12:40 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.59km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Sep 10, 4:19 AM PDT · 1850 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
3. 1.618km NNE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Sep 9, 3:24 PM PDT · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
4. 2.47km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Sep 8, 11:19 AM PDT · 1852 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
5. 1.67km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Sep 8, 5:45 AM PDT · 1852 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
6. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Sep 8, 1:37 AM PDT · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.213km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Sep 8, 1:37 AM PDT · 1852 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
8. 1.721km E of Julian, CAWed, Sep 8, 12:52 AM PDT · 1852 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.811km E of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Sep 7, 9:31 PM PDT · 1852 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
10. 1.614km WSW of Niland, CAMon, Sep 6, 6:55 PM PDT · 1853 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.78km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Sep 6, 6:45 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
12. 2.715km SE of Anza, CAMon, Sep 6, 6:14 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.610km ESE of North Shore, CAMon, Sep 6, 3:15 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.610km ESE of North Shore, CAMon, Sep 6, 3:06 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.622km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Sep 5, 2:14 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Sep 3, 2:58 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.07km SW of Holtville, CAFri, Sep 3, 12:45 AM PDT · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
18. 1.827km NE of Indio, CAThu, Sep 2, 11:08 PM PDT · 1857 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
19. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CAThu, Sep 2, 7:40 PM PDT · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.25km WSW of Niland, CAThu, Sep 2, 2:08 AM PDT · 1858 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39805007. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC.