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M1.8 earthquake 11km SW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11km SW of Niland, CA on Fri, Dec 3, 2021, 7:50 AM PST (15:50 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 23km ESE of Anza, 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
2021-12-03 15:50:40 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.185° N, 115.614° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65km NW of Brawley, CA · 1766 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.47km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 8
  3. 1.57km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.86km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.17km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.16km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.26km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.76km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.96km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.86km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.26km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.27km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.36km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.36km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.26km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 28
  16. 1.96km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.15km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.25km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.46km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.86km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.96km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.16km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 7
  23. 1.66km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.96km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.86km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  26. 1.66km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.77km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 1765 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.87km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.76km ENE of Imperial, CA · 1764 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.86km ENE of Imperial, CA · 1764 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.97km ENE of Imperial, CA · 1764 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.07km ENE of Imperial, CA · 1764 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.37km NE of Imperial, CA · 1764 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.57km NE of Imperial, CA · 1764 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.66km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1764 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.05km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1764 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.727km NNE of North Shore, CA · 1764 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.610km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.811km N of Westmorland, CA · 1762 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.37km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1761 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.08km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1761 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.82km SSW of Calexico, CA · 1761 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  45. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.721km WSW of El Centro, CA · 1760 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.63km NNE of Heber, CA · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.83km NNE of Heber, CA · 1760 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.63km NNE of Heber, CA · 1760 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 10
  50. 2.23km NNE of Heber, CA · 1760 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.94km NE of Heber, CA · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.63km NNE of Heber, CA · 1760 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.64km ESE of El Centro, CA · 1760 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.524km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.528km NE of Indio, CA · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.318km SSW of Oasis, CA · 1758 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1757 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.712km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1757 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.819km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.510km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.713km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1770 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.114km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.19km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1772 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1772 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CA · 1772 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.917km N of Indio, CA · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.78km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1773 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.37km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1773 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.411km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1774 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.417km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.912km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1778 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39877575. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.