California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 23km ENE of Thermal, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23km ENE of Thermal, CA on Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 12:28 AM PST (08:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 9km SW of Niland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-01-01 08:28:33 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.748° N, 115.923° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.524km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2102 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.68km S of Big Bear City, CA · 2102 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.67km S of Big Bear City, CA · 2102 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.58km S of Beaumont, CA · 2102 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.710km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2102 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 2102 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.19km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.09km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 19
  10. 3.59km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.510km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.110km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.410km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.410km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.58km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.010km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.59km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.411km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 2098 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2098 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.74km NE of Westmorland, CA · 2097 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.613km SW of La Quinta, CA · 2097 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.24km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2097 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  31. 1.58km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 2096 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.823km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.64km NNE of Banning, CA · 2094 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.117km ESE of Julian, CA · 2094 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.910km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 3.311km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 10
  42. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.711km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.110km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.510km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.916km N of Ocotillo, CA · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 1.510km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.77km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 2092 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2090 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.913km WSW of Niland, CA · 2090 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2090 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2090 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.510km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2090 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.823km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2103 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.110km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2103 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.424km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2104 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.824km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2104 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2104 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.424km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2104 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.524km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.724km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.624km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2104 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.89km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2105 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.517km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 2105 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.621km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2105 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.96km S of Cabazon, CA · 2105 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.510km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2106 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 2107 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.227km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 2108 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2109 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.619km SW of Ludlow, CA · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.519km SW of Ludlow, CA · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.124km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2109 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci37463685. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC.