California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 13km WSW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13km WSW of Niland, CA on Sat, Jun 12, 2021, 7:16 AM PDT (14:16 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10km W of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-06-12 14:16:39 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.193° N, 115.644° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.88ML, local (Richter)Southern California Seismic NetworkPreferred · Final · ±0.208 · 125 stations
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.052 · 48 stations

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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
27°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 193.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39937512 (also filed as us7000ecfr). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.