M2.2 earthquake 19km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA

Magnitude

2.2 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Apr 12, 1981, 10:53 AM PST

UTC

1981-04-12 18:53:16 UTC

Depth

3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.992° N, 116.223° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

67°

Stations used

32

• Borrego Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 3,429. Forecast33 kmSSE
• San Diego Country Estates, CaliforniaPopulation 10,109. Forecast52 kmE
• El Cajon, CaliforniaPopulation 103,679. Forecast72 kmENE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast82 kmWNW

After

1. 1.77km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 5:26 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
2. 1.711km WSW of Niland, CASun, May 3, 6:12 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.25km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 6:33 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.65km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 6:41 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
5. 1.86km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 6:46 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
6. 1.57km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 6:48 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.56km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 7:34 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CASun, May 3, 8:23 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.04km SE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 8:35 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
10. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 10:34 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.86km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 11:28 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
12. 1.67km ESE of Niland, CASun, May 3, 11:49 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
13. 2.612km WSW of Niland, CASun, May 3, 11:58 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
14. 2.26km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 12:00 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
15. 2.15km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 1:58 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.57km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 2:14 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
17. 1.933km S of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, May 4, 2:24 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CAMon, May 4, 3:33 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
19. 1.87km SE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 3:46 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
20. 1.67km W of Westmorland, CAMon, May 4, 4:09 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
21. 1.87km W of Westmorland, CAMon, May 4, 4:28 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
22. 2.15km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 4:51 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
23. 1.625km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, May 4, 5:07 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
24. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 5:08 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
25. 1.58km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 7:15 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
26. 2.822km ESE of Anza, CAMon, May 4, 7:58 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
27. 1.66km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 8:25 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
28. 1.54km SE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 10:08 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
29. 3.023km ESE of Anza, CAMon, May 4, 11:41 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
30. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CAMon, May 4, 11:43 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
31. 2.422km ESE of Anza, CAMon, May 4, 11:49 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
32. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CAMon, May 4, 11:51 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
33. 2.412km WSW of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 12:29 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
34. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 2:54 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
35. 1.74km ESE of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 4:07 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
36. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CAMon, May 4, 4:34 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
37. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 5:25 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
38. 1.67km W of Westmorland, CAMon, May 4, 5:45 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
39. 1.911km WSW of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 7:49 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
40. 1.57km WSW of Calipatria, CAMon, May 4, 9:52 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
41. 2.012km WSW of Niland, CAMon, May 4, 11:28 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
42. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CATue, May 5, 1:48 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
43. 1.76km ESE of Niland, CATue, May 5, 2:58 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
44. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CATue, May 5, 4:08 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
45. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CATue, May 5, 4:47 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
46. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CATue, May 5, 5:20 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
47. 1.821km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, May 5, 10:10 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
48. 1.95km ESE of Niland, CATue, May 5, 10:36 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
49. 2.06km N of Westmorland, CATue, May 5, 11:11 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
50. 1.913km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, May 5, 6:12 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
51. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CATue, May 5, 9:45 PM PDT · 16575 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
52. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CATue, May 5, 10:17 PM PDT · 16575 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
53. 1.87km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, May 6, 1:14 AM PDT · 16575 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
54. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CAWed, May 6, 2:29 AM PDT · 16575 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
55. 1.57km W of Westmorland, CAWed, May 6, 3:32 AM PDT · 16575 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
56. 1.85km N of Westmorland, CAWed, May 6, 10:45 AM PDT · 16575 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
57. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CAWed, May 6, 11:56 AM PDT · 16575 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
58. 2.513km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, May 6, 3:42 PM PDT · 16575 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
59. 1.612km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, May 6, 4:26 PM PDT · 16575 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
60. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CAWed, May 6, 6:26 PM PDT · 16575 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514144. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.