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M2.1 earthquake 27km NNE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 27km NNE of Ocotillo, CA on Wed, Feb 11, 1981, 2:35 AM PST (10:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 11km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-11 10:35:20 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.961° N, 115.894° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 16659 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 16659 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.917km ESE of Anza, CA · 16659 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.613km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16658 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.724km W of Desert Center, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.74km S of Salton City, CA · 16657 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.411km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.66km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.213km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.811km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.214km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16652 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.818km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.68km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16650 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.122km ESE of Anza, CA · 16649 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.618km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.99km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16648 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.85km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16648 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.95km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16648 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.950km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.42km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.74km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16647 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.65km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CA · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.362km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.29km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.210km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16644 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.322km W of Westmorland, CA · 16644 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.68km N of Westmorland, CA · 16643 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16643 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 16643 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.05km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16642 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16642 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.64km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16642 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16642 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.95km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16642 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.717km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.65km E of Heber, CA · 16639 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.35km S of Brawley, CA · 16639 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.215km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16638 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.77km SW of Salton City, CA · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.65km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16635 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16635 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.84km WNW of Brawley, CA · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.25km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 3.05km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.54km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16634 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 3.55km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.15km NE of Westmorland, CA · 16634 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.012km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.78km N of Westmorland, CA · 16633 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 16632 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.818km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16632 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.44km SSW of Niland, CA · 16631 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.33km SSW of Niland, CA · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 1.725km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16663 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.06km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.99km SW of Salton City, CA · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.97km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16664 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.46km S of Salton City, CA · 16664 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.116km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.18km S of Salton City, CA · 16666 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.412km SSE of Anza, CA · 16667 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.18km N of Westmorland, CA · 16667 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.314km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16667 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.619km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16667 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.219km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.813km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.525km ESE of Julian, CA · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.914km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.221km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16671 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.611km NNW of Warner Springs, CA · 16672 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.75km SW of Holtville, CA · 16673 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.08km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16673 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12254607. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.