Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Calipatria, CA
M 2.9
Latest: 1:34 pm PDT on 11 August 2026 · 11 km (7 mi) NW of Calipatria, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Calipatria was M 2.9, 11 km (7 mi) NW of Calipatria, CA, at 1:34 pm PDT on 11 August 2026. 2 people reported feeling it to USGS. 12 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 5,732 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 448
- Largest since 2016
- M 5.3 on 5 June 2021, 11 km (7 mi) W of Calipatria, CA
- Reported felt
- 562 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.1 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Calipatria, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NW of Calipatria, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Calipatria, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NW of Calipatria, CA
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NW of Calipatria, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) NW of Calipatria, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Calipatria, CA
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Calipatria, CA
- 2.1 20 km (12 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) NW of Calipatria, CA
- 2.9 11 km (7 mi) NW of Calipatria, CA · felt by 2
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) NW of Calipatria, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) NW of Calipatria, CA
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) NW of Calipatria, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) NW of Calipatria, CA
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) NW of Calipatria, CA
- 3.0 11 km (7 mi) NW of Calipatria, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 3.2 24 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA · felt by 9
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.9 23 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 2.7 24 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 2.8 24 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.9 23 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 3.3 24 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA · felt by 9
- 2.3 23 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 3.6 23 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA · felt by 39
- 3.1 23 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) S of Calipatria, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA
- 3.0 24 km (15 mi) S of Calipatria, CA · felt by 4
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Calipatria time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Calipatria are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Calipatria; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 35 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Calipatria; the five largest:
- 6.9 The 1940 Imperial Valley, California Earthquake · 34 km SSE of Calipatria
- 6.6 The 1942 Fish Creek Mountains, California Earthquake · 30 km WSW of Calipatria
- 6.6 The 1987 Superstition Hills, California Earthquake · 34 km WSW of Calipatria
- 6.3 The 1906 Imperial Valley, California Earthquake · 25 km S of Calipatria
- 6.2 The 1987 Elmore Ranch, California Earthquake · 26 km W of Calipatria
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Brawley Seismic Zone, 8 km from its surface trace
- Extra fault, 28 km from its surface trace
- San Jacinto fault, 28 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Niland 13 km · Westmorland 14 km · Brawley 16 km · Imperial 31 km · Holtville 37 km · El Centro 37 km
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