California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23km ENE of Thermal, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23km ENE of Thermal, CA on Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 5:46 PM PST (01:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11km WNW of Calipatria, 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
2021-01-28 01:46:47 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.751° N, 115.927° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.711km SW of Niland, CA · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.510km SW of Niland, CA · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.611km SW of Niland, CA · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 2075 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.610km WNW of Imperial, CA · 2074 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 2074 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 2073 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.68km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.79km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 2073 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.85km SW of Salton City, CA · 2073 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.120km ESE of Anza, CA · 2072 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.513km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.413km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.96km SW of Salton City, CA · 2071 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.814km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.55km SSE of Brawley, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.89km SW of Salton City, CA · 2070 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.013km WNW of Anza, CA · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.216km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 2070 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.86km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2069 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.716km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.89km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2067 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.36km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2067 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  40. 1.99km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.96km SSE of Brawley, CA · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.68km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2066 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.59km SSW of Salton City, CA · 2066 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.69km SSW of Salton City, CA · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.14km E of Cabazon, CA · 2065 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.53km SW of Brawley, CA · 2065 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.56km ENE of Anza, CA · 2065 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.716km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.012km ENE of Thermal, CA · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2064 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.011km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.214km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 2063 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.68km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.316km ESE of Julian, CA · 2078 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.64km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 2078 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.89km WSW of Niland, CA · 2078 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.59km WSW of Niland, CA · 2078 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.624km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 2080 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 2080 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.68km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 2081 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.613km WSW of Niland, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.613km WSW of Niland, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.25km SW of Salton City, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.512km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CA · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.513km W of Niland, CA · 2083 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.910km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.75km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 2085 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39533919. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.