M2.0 earthquake 10km E of Pala, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10km E of Pala, CA on Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 8:00 PM PDT (03:00 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 8km N of Cabazon, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-15 03:00:17 UTC
- Depth
- 5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.369° N, 116.970° W
- Region
- California
- 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 III, weak shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 20°
- Stations used
- 79
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.44km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
- 1.914km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.54km NW of Fontana, CA · 1813 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.94km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1813 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.47km S of Redlands, CA · 1813 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
- 2.313km W of Salton City, CA · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
- 2.25km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 1812 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
- 1.810km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1811 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.010km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1811 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.810km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1811 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 30
- 1.93km WNW of Fontana, CA · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
- 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.410km NNW of Anza, CA · 1809 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
- 1.73km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 1808 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.63km E of Loma Linda, CA · 1807 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.716km S of Salton City, CA · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 2.13km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 1806 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.015km S of Salton City, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 1.716km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1806 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.59km NE of Aguanga, CA · 1806 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.712km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.65km NNE of Fontana, CA · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
- 1.81km SE of Anza, CA · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.512km SW of Salton City, CA · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.811km SW of Salton City, CA · 1805 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.733km WSW of La Jolla, CA · 1805 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
- 1.513km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1805 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.513km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1805 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.713km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1805 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.213km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1805 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.56km E of Yucaipa, CA · 1804 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
- 1.52km E of Yucaipa, CA · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.410km ENE of Indio, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.813km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1804 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.77km NW of Lakeland Village, CA · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.76km NE of Cabazon, CA · 1803 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.03km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 1801 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.69km NNW of Anza, CA · 1801 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.73km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 1800 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
- 1.62km ESE of Anaheim, CA · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.62km ESE of Anaheim, CA · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.711km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1799 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.510km N of Cabazon, CA · 1799 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.116km ESE of Julian, CA · 1796 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
- 1.928km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1796 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.610km SSE of Salton City, CA · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.85km SSW of Redlands, CA · 1794 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.317km SE of Anza, CA · 1792 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.617km NE of Coachella, CA · 1790 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.79km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 1790 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
- 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.74km SE of Redlands, CA · 1787 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.85km NE of Anza, CA · 1787 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.615km NNE of Banning, CA · 1786 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.910km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 1784 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.74km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 1783 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
- 1.58km SSE of Banning, CA · 1783 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
- 1.827km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.811km E of Julian, CA · 1781 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
The first 60 of 95.
Before
- 2.010km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.611km NE of Julian, CA · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.58km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1816 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.76km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 1818 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.69km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1818 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.111km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 1820 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.516km NE of Coachella, CA · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 2.916km NE of Coachella, CA · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 7
- 1.839km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 1825 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.65km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1826 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.83km ESE of Julian, CA · 1827 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.226km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 1827 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.226km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.88km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 1827 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.88km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.13km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 103
- 1.97km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 1830 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.216km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 1831 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39834175. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.