California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9km SW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9km SW of Niland, CA on Tue, Dec 21, 2021, 5:54 PM PST (01:54 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-12-22 01:54:00 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.191° N, 115.592° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.919km W of Westmorland, CA · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.717km NNE of Indio, CA · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.64km SW of Brawley, CA · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.612km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.111km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.511km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.515km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1744 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.66km WSW of Imperial, CA · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.217km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1742 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.210km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1742 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.614km WSW of Niland, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.917km ESE of Julian, CA · 1741 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.716km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.913km N of Indio, CA · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 50
  17. 1.56km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1740 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.022km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.710km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.96km W of Bombay Beach, CA · 1738 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.99km W of Holtville, CA · 1737 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.612km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1737 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.712km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.97km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1736 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.07km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1736 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.58km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 1735 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1735 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.024km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1734 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.914km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1734 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.716km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1734 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 1733 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.818km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1733 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.97km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1733 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.02km NNW of El Centro, CA · 1732 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.66km S of Brawley, CA · 1731 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.26km S of Brawley, CA · 1731 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.66km S of Brawley, CA · 1731 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
  41. 1.67km S of Brawley, CA · 1731 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.67km S of Brawley, CA · 1731 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.96km S of Brawley, CA · 1731 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.66km S of Brawley, CA · 1731 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.61km N of El Centro, CA · 1730 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.61km ESE of El Centro, CA · 1729 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.012km SSW of Salton City, CA · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.615km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1729 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.59km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1729 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.56km S of Brawley, CA · 1729 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1729 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.97km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1727 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.716km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.815km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.715km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1726 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.612km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1726 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1726 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.55km S of Brawley, CA · 1748 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.912km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.917km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1751 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1751 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.016km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1751 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.316km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1751 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.224km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.66km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.811km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.511km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 1752 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.924km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.023km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.024km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.29km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CA · 1753 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1753 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.819km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39893103. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.