M1.6 earthquake 23km ENE of Thermal, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23km ENE of Thermal, CA on Tue, Jun 29, 2021, 4:53 PM PDT (23:53 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 12km N of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-06-29 23:53:07 UTC
- Depth
- 3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.747° N, 115.922° W
- Region
- California
- 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 45°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.723km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1923 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.910km W of Calipatria, CA · 1923 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1920 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.810km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.05km S of Brawley, CA · 1919 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.811km ESE of Anza, CA · 1919 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 1918 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.827km NE of Indio, CA · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.627km NE of Indio, CA · 1918 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.611km WSW of Niland, CA · 1918 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.55km SSE of Banning, CA · 1916 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.53km ENE of San Jacinto, CA · 1916 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
- 1.615km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1916 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.017km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1915 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.640km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 1915 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.07km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1915 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
- 1.824km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 1914 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.511km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1914 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.813km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 1913 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.87km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1912 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.98km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1912 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.823km ESE of Anza, CA · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.427km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.727km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
- 1.526km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.927km NE of Indio, CA · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.13km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1909 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.89km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 1909 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.66km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.725km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1907 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.59km N of Cabazon, CA · 1905 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.619km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.911km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.82km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1904 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.612km E of Yucaipa, CA · 1903 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.22km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1903 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.62km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1903 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 1902 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.715km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.77km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.57km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.27km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.21km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1901 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.92km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1901 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.910km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 1900 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.95km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 1900 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.92km NW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.012km ESE of Anza, CA · 1898 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.510km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1896 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1896 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.514km NE of Indio, CA · 1896 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.626km NNE of North Shore, CA · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.428km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1896 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 1.86km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1894 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.611km NE of Indio, CA · 1894 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 8
The first 60 of 161.
Before
- 1.67km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 1923 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.011km W of Calipatria, CA · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.814km SE of Julian, CA · 1924 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.014km ESE of Anza, CA · 1925 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.621km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 1926 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1926 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
- 1.76km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1926 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.75km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1927 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.510km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.616km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1928 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.115km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1928 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.714km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1928 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.710km W of Niland, CA · 1929 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1929 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.621km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.64km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.64km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1929 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 134
- 1.910km W of Calipatria, CA · 1930 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.65km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1931 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39723895. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC.