California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 18km SW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 18km SW of Ocotillo, CA on Sun, Jul 12, 1981, 3:52 PM PDT (22:52 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 19 km N of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-07-12 22:52:32 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.624° N, 116.135° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92km SSW of Brawley, CA · 16518 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.77km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16518 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.86km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16518 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.57km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16518 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.013km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.411km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.79km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.66km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 16517 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 16517 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.62km SSW of Brawley, CA · 16517 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.519km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16516 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.713km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16515 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.622km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.016km W of Westmorland, CA · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16513 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.57km SW of Salton City, CA · 16513 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.316km W of Imperial, CA · 16513 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.121km W of Westmorland, CA · 16512 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.513km W of Niland, CA · 16512 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.78km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16512 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16512 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.511km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16511 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.46km S of Salton City, CA · 16510 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.55km S of Brawley, CA · 16510 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.710km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16509 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.218km ESE of Julian, CA · 16509 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.511km NW of Julian, CA · 16508 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.76km S of Salton City, CA · 16508 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.59km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16507 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.86km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16507 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 4.319 km N of Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico · 16507 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.731km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16507 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.230km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16507 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.834km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16507 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.133km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16507 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.710km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16506 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.011km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16505 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.061km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.139km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.67km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16504 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.618km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16503 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.19km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16503 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 3.36km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16502 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.525km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16502 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.96km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16501 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 3.411km ENE of Julian, CA · 16501 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.911km NE of Julian, CA · 16501 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.026km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.330km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.05km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16500 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16500 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.54km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16500 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.54km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16500 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.56km S of Salton City, CA · 16499 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.036km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16499 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.435km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16499 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.612km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16498 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.912km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16497 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.34km SSE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.58km W of Salton City, CA · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.712km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.46km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.66km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16518 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.210km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.08km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16519 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.54km S of Salton City, CA · 16520 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16521 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16521 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16521 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.140km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16521 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16521 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.240km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16521 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.97km S of Brawley, CA · 16521 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.04km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16522 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.518km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.823km ESE of Anza, CA · 16522 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519347. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC.