California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5km WSW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5km WSW of Niland, CA on Sun, Nov 14, 2021, 8:00 PM PST (04:00 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2021-11-15 04:00:43 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.225° N, 115.570° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 1782 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.88km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1782 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.624km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 1782 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.827km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.811km E of Julian, CA · 1781 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.810km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1781 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.89km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1781 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.59km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1780 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1780 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.44km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1780 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.58km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1778 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.912km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1778 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.417km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.411km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1773 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.37km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1773 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.78km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1773 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.917km N of Indio, CA · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CA · 1772 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1772 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.19km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1772 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.114km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1770 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.713km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.510km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.811km SW of Niland, CA · 1766 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.65km NW of Brawley, CA · 1766 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.47km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 8
  35. 1.57km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.86km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.17km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.16km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.26km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.76km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.96km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.86km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.26km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.27km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.36km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.36km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 3.26km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 28
  48. 1.96km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.15km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.25km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.46km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.86km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.96km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 3.16km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 7
  55. 1.66km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.96km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1765 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.86km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  58. 1.66km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.77km NE of Imperial, CA · 1765 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 1784 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.65km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1785 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.910km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 1788 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.07km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 1788 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.09km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.526km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1789 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.617km NE of Coachella, CA · 1790 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.317km SE of Anza, CA · 1792 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.79km WNW of Niland, CA · 1792 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CA · 1792 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.74km WSW of Niland, CA · 1792 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.63km SW of Niland, CA · 1792 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.610km SSE of Salton City, CA · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.928km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1796 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.116km ESE of Julian, CA · 1796 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.67km SSE of Brawley, CA · 1798 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.813km SSE of Salton City, CA · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.84km SW of Niland, CA · 1800 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40097208. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.