California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4km SW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4km SW of Niland, CA on Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 10:52 PM PDT (05:52 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX. 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
2021-10-30 05:52:16 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.218° N, 115.550° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813km SSE of Salton City, CA · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.67km SSE of Brawley, CA · 1798 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.116km ESE of Julian, CA · 1796 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.928km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1796 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.610km SSE of Salton City, CA · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.63km SW of Niland, CA · 1792 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.74km WSW of Niland, CA · 1792 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CA · 1792 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.79km WNW of Niland, CA · 1792 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.317km SE of Anza, CA · 1792 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.617km NE of Coachella, CA · 1790 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.526km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1789 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.09km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.07km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 1788 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 1788 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.910km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.65km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1785 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 1784 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CA · 1784 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.912km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 1782 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.88km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1782 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.624km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 1782 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.827km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.811km E of Julian, CA · 1781 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.810km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1781 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.89km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1781 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.59km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1780 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1780 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.44km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1780 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.58km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1778 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.912km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1778 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.417km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.411km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1773 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.37km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1773 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.78km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1773 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.917km N of Indio, CA · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CA · 1772 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1772 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.19km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1772 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.114km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1770 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.713km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.510km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.811km SW of Niland, CA · 1766 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.65km NW of Brawley, CA · 1766 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.47km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 8
  55. 1.57km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.86km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.17km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.16km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.26km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.76km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 2.56km WSW of Niland, CA · 1800 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.614km WSW of Niland, CA · 1801 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.410km ENE of Indio, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.919km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1805 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.67km W of Imperial, CA · 1805 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.811km SW of Salton City, CA · 1805 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.512km SW of Salton City, CA · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.712km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.26km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.525km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1806 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 16
  11. 1.716km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1806 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.015km S of Salton City, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.716km S of Salton City, CA · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.38km S of Brawley, CA · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.79km WNW of Imperial, CA · 1807 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.317km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.87km SW of Niland, CA · 1809 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.07km SW of Niland, CA · 1809 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39844567. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.