California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 18km SSW of Oasis, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18km SSW of Oasis, CA on Sat, Dec 11, 2021, 7:07 AM PST (15:07 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 5km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-12-11 15:07:03 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.326° N, 116.187° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
21°
Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1757 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.712km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1757 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1755 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.819km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.33km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1753 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
  7. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CA · 1753 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.63km WSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1753 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.024km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.023km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.924km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 1752 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.511km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.811km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.66km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.224km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.316km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1751 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.016km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1751 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1751 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.917km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1751 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.85km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1750 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.53km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.76km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1749 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.912km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.55km S of Brawley, CA · 1748 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.97km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 1748 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.86km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 1748 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.13km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.73km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 53
  31. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 1747 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.511km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.13km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.13km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1746 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.919km W of Westmorland, CA · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.13km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1746 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.77km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 1746 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.13km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 37
  39. 2.03km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.717km NNE of Indio, CA · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.03km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.811km NNE of Banning, CA · 1744 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.64km SW of Brawley, CA · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.612km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.111km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.511km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.66km WSW of Imperial, CA · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.53km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.210km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1742 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.614km WSW of Niland, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.917km ESE of Julian, CA · 1741 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.716km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.913km N of Indio, CA · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 50
  55. 1.56km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1740 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.022km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.03km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.910km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.69km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1738 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.68km WSW of Anza, CA · 1758 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.513km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 1759 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.528km NE of Indio, CA · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.524km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.64km ESE of El Centro, CA · 1760 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.63km NNE of Heber, CA · 1760 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.94km NE of Heber, CA · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.23km NNE of Heber, CA · 1760 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.63km NNE of Heber, CA · 1760 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 10
  10. 1.83km NNE of Heber, CA · 1760 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.63km NNE of Heber, CA · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.721km WSW of El Centro, CA · 1760 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.82km SSW of Calexico, CA · 1761 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  15. 1.811km N of Westmorland, CA · 1762 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.610km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.727km NNE of North Shore, CA · 1764 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.57km NE of Imperial, CA · 1764 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.37km NE of Imperial, CA · 1764 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.07km ENE of Imperial, CA · 1764 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39885423. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.