California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 53km SE of Campo, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 53km SE of Campo, CA on Tue, May 15, 1979, 10:20 AM PDT (17:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 23km WSW of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-05-15 17:20:34 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.215° N, 116.139° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
256°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.523km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17305 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.725km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 17305 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.517km W of Imperial, CA · 17304 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.018km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17302 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.419km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17302 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.618km ESE of Julian, CA · 17301 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.716km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17301 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.30km E of El Centro, CA · 17300 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.519km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17300 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.586km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.212km WNW of Imperial, CA · 17298 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.66km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17297 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.99km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17297 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.725km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 17297 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17295 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.717km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17295 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.27km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17295 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.917km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17295 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.512km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.824km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17293 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.910km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.769km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17291 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.12km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 3.216km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.38km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17289 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 3.114km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 17289 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.820km NE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17289 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.75km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17289 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.910km NW of Holtville, CA · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.84km S of Brawley, CA · 17287 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17284 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.03km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17283 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.913km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17283 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.814km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.917km W of Westmorland, CA · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.76km SW of Holtville, CA · 17281 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.621km N of Ocotillo, CA · 17281 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.541km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 17280 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.611km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17279 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.153km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17279 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.634km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17278 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.810km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17277 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.915km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17275 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.65km SW of Brawley, CA · 17275 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CA · 17274 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.610km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17273 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.617km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 17271 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17269 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.350km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17269 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.913km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17267 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.112km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17267 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.212km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17267 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17266 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.37km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17265 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.24km SW of Brawley, CA · 17264 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.94km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17264 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.44km SW of Brawley, CA · 17264 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 2.420km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17306 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.253km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 17307 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.167km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.67km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17310 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.619km WNW of Imperial, CA · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.05km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.710km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17312 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.42km NW of Imperial, CA · 17313 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.025km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.58km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.89km ENE of Calexico, CA · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.410km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.09km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.09km NNE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.013km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 17315 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.39km ENE of Calexico, CA · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.68km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.78km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.39km ENE of Calexico, CA · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.910km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3308607. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.