California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8km ENE of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8km ENE of El Centro, CA on Sat, Feb 3, 1979, 10:26 AM PST (18:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 26km SE of Campo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-02-03 18:26:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.822° N, 115.480° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17411 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17411 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17411 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.134km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17410 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.736km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17410 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.620km W of Imperial, CA · 17409 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.216km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17409 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.626km SE of Campo, CA · 17409 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.522km ESE of Campo, CA · 17409 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.717km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17409 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.14km E of Westmorland, CA · 17409 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.79km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17408 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.117km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17408 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.619km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17408 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.122km ESE of Campo, CA · 17407 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.521km W of Imperial, CA · 17406 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.316km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17406 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.017km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17406 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.431km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17405 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.710km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.78km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.712km SW of Salton City, CA · 17405 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.832km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.716km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17404 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.714km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17403 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.524km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17402 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.813km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 17401 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.55km NW of El Centro, CA · 17401 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.610km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17400 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.312km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17400 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.840km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.66km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17400 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.66km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17400 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.57km W of Holtville, CA · 17398 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.812km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17398 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.153km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17398 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.58km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17398 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.811km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17397 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.97km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17397 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.166km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17397 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.010km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17397 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.310km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17396 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.68km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.76km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17395 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.514km E of Julian, CA · 17395 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 3.036km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17394 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.56km W of Holtville, CA · 17393 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 17393 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.86km W of Imperial, CA · 17392 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.78km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17391 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 1.58km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17391 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.721km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17390 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.68km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17390 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.55km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17390 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.924km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17390 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.723km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17390 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.515km W of Westmorland, CA · 17389 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.217km W of Westmorland, CA · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.818km W of Westmorland, CA · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.98km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 1.58km E of Imperial, CA · 17411 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17411 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 17412 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 17412 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.936km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17412 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.65km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17414 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.35km SW of Imperial, CA · 17414 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.54km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17414 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.75km SW of Imperial, CA · 17414 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17414 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.64km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17415 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.94km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17415 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.535km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.810km N of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.79km N of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.67km N of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.810km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.010km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.813km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.39km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3345889. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.