California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10km E of Pala, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10km E of Pala, CA on Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 8:27 PM PST (04:27 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-12-31 04:27:27 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.357° N, 116.971° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
22°
Stations used
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.02km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 27
  2. 1.83km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.62km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.93km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1738 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.75km N of Cabazon, CA · 1738 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.43km SW of Redlands, CA · 1738 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 509
  7. 2.12km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.63km W of Redlands, CA · 1737 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.612km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1737 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.614km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 1736 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1735 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.410km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1735 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.62km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1735 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.81km WSW of Valle Vista, CA · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.914km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1734 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.716km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1734 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.716km S of San Clemente, CA · 1733 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.730km WSW of La Jolla, CA · 1731 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.03km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1729 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 3.23km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1729 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 67
  23. 1.92km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1729 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.13km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1729 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.22km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1729 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.012km SSW of Salton City, CA · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.615km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1729 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1729 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.610km NW of Anza, CA · 1729 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.97km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1727 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.612km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1726 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1726 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.91km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 1726 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  34. 3.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2,570
  35. 2.424km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 1725 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 59
  36. 2.224km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.024km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 1725 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.023km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 1725 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
  39. 2.324km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  40. 1.924km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 1725 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.823km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 197
  43. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 21
  45. 1.724km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 18
  46. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 35
  47. 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 20
  48. 1.823km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 7
  49. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 8
  50. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 9
  51. 2.813km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 8
  52. 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 1725 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  54. 2.04km ENE of Colton, CA · 1724 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 1724 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 1723 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.612km SSW of Salton City, CA · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.66km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 1721 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.62km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 1721 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 3.510km NNW of Idyllwild, CA · 1720 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 606

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.69km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1738 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.910km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.03km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.718km WSW of La Jolla, CA · 1739 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.022km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.56km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1740 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.913km N of Indio, CA · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 50
  9. 2.64km NW of Fontana, CA · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 88
  10. 1.716km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.917km ESE of Julian, CA · 1741 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.210km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1742 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.53km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.910km S of Big Bear City, CA · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.511km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.111km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.612km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.811km NNE of Banning, CA · 1744 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.03km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.717km NNE of Indio, CA · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39899439. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.