California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10km SE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10km SE of Ocotillo, CA on Sun, Oct 25, 1981, 6:36 AM PST (14:36 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 68km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-25 14:36:48 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.681° N, 115.914° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.524km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16403 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.168km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16402 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.712km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16402 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16401 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.916km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16401 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.029km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16400 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.89km SW of Holtville, CA · 16400 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.146km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16400 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.231km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.96km W of Westmorland, CA · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.111km SW of Salton City, CA · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.74km SW of Brawley, CA · 16397 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.513km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.57km S of Brawley, CA · 16396 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.812km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16395 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.523km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.511km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16394 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.028km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.56km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16391 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.112km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16391 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.528km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.70km W of Julian, CA · 16388 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.76km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16388 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.135km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.310km NE of Julian, CA · 16385 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.54km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16384 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16384 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.822km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.714km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.85km S of Brawley, CA · 16382 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.363km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.029km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.512km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 16377 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.664km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.354km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.78km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16377 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.440km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.340km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.241km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.530km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.610km WSW of Tecate, B.C., MX · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 3.458km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16372 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.512km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16371 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.79km SW of Salton City, CA · 16371 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.55km NNW of Brawley, CA · 16371 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 3.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16370 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.61km WSW of El Centro, CA · 16370 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.914km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16370 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.516km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16369 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.012km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16369 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 2.032km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16404 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.314km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.08km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16404 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.038km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16404 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 16406 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.418km N of Ocotillo, CA · 16406 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.721km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16407 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.66km S of Brawley, CA · 16407 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.817km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16407 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.08km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16408 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.154km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16408 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.625km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16409 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.94km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16409 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.112km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16410 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.112km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16411 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.612km SW of Salton City, CA · 16411 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.811km SW of Salton City, CA · 16411 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.712km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16411 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.112km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16411 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.212km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16411 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526099. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.