M1.6 earthquake 7km WSW of Niland, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Sep 28, 2021, 4:38 PM PDT

UTC

2021-09-28 23:38:27 UTC

Depth

3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.206° N, 115.586° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

61°

Stations used

30

• Niland, CaliforniaPopulation 1,006. Forecast7 kmWSW
• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast26 kmNNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast65 kmN

After

1. 3.04km NE of Westmorland, CATue, Sep 28, 10:53 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 5
2. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CAWed, Sep 29, 12:02 AM PDT · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
3. 1.94km NE of Westmorland, CAWed, Sep 29, 12:30 AM PDT · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
4. 1.620km ENE of Thermal, CAFri, Oct 1, 8:23 AM PDT · 1829 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.88km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 2, 3:08 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.226km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Oct 2, 9:17 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
7. 2.226km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Oct 2, 9:18 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
8. 1.616km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Oct 2, 9:27 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
9. 2.017km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Oct 2, 9:28 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
10. 1.83km ESE of Julian, CASun, Oct 3, 4:09 AM PDT · 1827 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.65km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 3, 2:45 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
12. 1.721km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Oct 4, 4:40 PM PDT · 1825 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
13. 1.54km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 5, 6:53 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
14. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 5, 8:14 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.916km NE of Coachella, CATue, Oct 5, 8:32 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 7
16. 1.516km NE of Coachella, CATue, Oct 5, 10:26 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
17. 2.74km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 5, 10:52 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
18. 2.08km W of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 6, 1:20 PM PDT · 1824 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.645km NE of Holtville, CAFri, Oct 8, 2:35 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
20. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Oct 9, 10:24 AM PDT · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
21. 1.56km ENE of Calexico, CASat, Oct 9, 9:10 PM PDT · 1820 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
22. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo, CASun, Oct 10, 10:57 AM PDT · 1820 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
23. 1.644km NE of Holtville, CATue, Oct 12, 3:07 PM PDT · 1817 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
24. 1.621km SSE of Salton City, CAWed, Oct 13, 8:11 AM PDT · 1817 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
25. 1.65km S of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 13, 10:01 AM PDT · 1817 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
26. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Oct 13, 11:48 AM PDT · 1817 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
27. 1.58km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 13, 8:07 PM PDT · 1816 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
28. 1.611km NE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 13, 11:07 PM PDT · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
29. 1.59km SW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 15, 1:53 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
30. 1.68km SW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:06 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
31. 1.610km SW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:00 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
32. 1.63km W of Niland, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:10 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
33. 1.68km SW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:20 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
34. 1.83km W of Niland, CASat, Oct 16, 12:26 AM PDT · 1814 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
35. 2.44km WSW of Salton City, CASat, Oct 16, 9:31 AM PDT · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
36. 1.74km W of Niland, CASat, Oct 16, 9:36 AM PDT · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
37. 1.94km WSW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 17, 11:01 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
38. 2.313km W of Salton City, CASun, Oct 17, 8:58 PM PDT · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
39. 1.712km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Oct 19, 6:46 AM PDT · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
40. 1.57km SW of Niland, CATue, Oct 19, 10:02 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
41. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 20, 2:31 AM PDT · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
42. 2.07km SW of Niland, CAWed, Oct 20, 5:50 PM PDT · 1809 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
43. 1.87km SW of Niland, CAWed, Oct 20, 6:11 PM PDT · 1809 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
44. 1.89km SW of Niland, CAWed, Oct 20, 6:11 PM PDT · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
45. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Oct 21, 5:22 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
46. 2.317km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Oct 21, 8:41 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
47. 1.79km WNW of Imperial, CAFri, Oct 22, 8:42 PM PDT · 1807 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
48. 2.38km S of Brawley, CASat, Oct 23, 6:22 AM PDT · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
49. 2.716km S of Salton City, CASat, Oct 23, 9:12 AM PDT · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
50. 2.015km S of Salton City, CASat, Oct 23, 2:45 PM PDT · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
51. 1.716km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 23, 2:49 PM PDT · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
52. 3.525km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Oct 23, 11:49 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 16
53. 2.26km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 24, 3:51 AM PDT · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
54. 1.712km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 24, 6:41 AM PDT · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
55. 2.512km SW of Salton City, CASun, Oct 24, 5:14 PM PDT · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
56. 1.811km SW of Salton City, CASun, Oct 24, 5:16 PM PDT · 1805 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
57. 1.67km W of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 25, 1:03 AM PDT · 1805 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
58. 1.919km N of Ocotillo, CAMon, Oct 25, 12:43 PM PDT · 1805 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
59. 2.410km ENE of Indio, CATue, Oct 26, 11:24 AM PDT · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
60. 1.614km WSW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 29, 7:13 AM PDT · 1801 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

1. 1.720km ENE of Thermal, CATue, Sep 28, 7:36 AM PDT · 1832 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
2. 1.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Sep 28, 5:39 AM PDT · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.110km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Sep 26, 10:14 AM PDT · 1834 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
4. 2.610km S of Borrego Springs, CASat, Sep 25, 8:07 AM PDT · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 8
5. 1.72km SW of Brawley, CASat, Sep 25, 7:48 AM PDT · 1835 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
6. 1.65km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Sep 24, 6:52 PM PDT · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.027km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 24, 3:29 AM PDT · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
8. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Sep 23, 11:59 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.27km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Sep 23, 11:57 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.27km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Sep 23, 11:53 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Sep 23, 11:39 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
12. 2.319km NNE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Sep 22, 12:34 PM PDT · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.17km N of Westmorland, CATue, Sep 21, 12:50 PM PDT · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
14. 3.228km NE of Indio, CATue, Sep 21, 4:15 AM PDT · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 18
15. 1.58km W of Calipatria, CATue, Sep 21, 2:22 AM PDT · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.119km SW of La Quinta, CAMon, Sep 20, 4:40 PM PDT · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
17. 1.76km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Sep 20, 6:20 AM PDT · 1840 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
18. 1.913km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Sep 18, 9:36 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.55km WSW of Salton City, CASat, Sep 18, 2:39 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
20. 3.77km N of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Sep 17, 5:51 AM PDT · 1843 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40059024. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.