California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16km ENE of Thermal, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16km ENE of Thermal, CA on Sat, May 29, 2021, 11:39 AM PDT (18:39 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 11km W of Calipatria, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-05-29 18:39:35 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.717° N, 115.994° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
49

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37km NE of Aguanga, CA · 1953 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  2. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 1952 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.34km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.59km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1951 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.68km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1951 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.23km NW of Aguanga, CA · 1950 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 159
  7. 2.74km NW of Aguanga, CA · 1950 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.75km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1949 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.624km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1949 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 1948 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.523km NNE of Indio, CA · 1948 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.212km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.512km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.211km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.311km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.612km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.311km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.411km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.512km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.511km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.712km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.111km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.012km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.010km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.912km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.712km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.612km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.212km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.312km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.810km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.511km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.811km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.511km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.611km NW of Anza, CA · 1954 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.67km E of Calimesa, CA · 1954 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.86km SE of Cabazon, CA · 1954 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.922km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.34km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.54km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1955 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.24km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.95km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.85km S of Banning, CA · 1957 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.16km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 1957 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.36km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1957 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.95km W of Brawley, CA · 1958 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.84km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.625km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.517km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.910km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 1958 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.812km W of Calipatria, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39909608. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.