California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 13km WSW of Imperial, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13km WSW of Imperial, CA on Fri, Feb 5, 1982, 8:05 PM PST (04:05 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 15km SSW of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-06 04:05:18 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.812° N, 115.702° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16299 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.110km SW of Salton City, CA · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.86km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.619km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16297 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.419km E of Brawley, CA · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.716km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.116km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.022km ESE of Campo, CA · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.917km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16289 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.76km S of Salton City, CA · 16289 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.16km S of Salton City, CA · 16289 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.45km S of Salton City, CA · 16289 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.65km S of Salton City, CA · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.35km S of Salton City, CA · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.224km SE of Campo, CA · 16287 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.723km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.823km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.814km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.315km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16285 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CA · 16284 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.99km SW of Brawley, CA · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.911km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.93km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16284 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.816km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.64km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16283 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.814km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16283 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.919km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 16281 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.020km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16280 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.34km N of Imperial, CA · 16279 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.02km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 16279 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.915km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16278 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.911km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.314km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.28km S of Brawley, CA · 16275 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.68km NNE of Imperial, CA · 16275 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.88km NNE of Imperial, CA · 16275 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.88km NE of Imperial, CA · 16275 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.918km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16275 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.721km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16275 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 3.14km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16274 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.722km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16273 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.98km ENE of El Centro, CA · 16273 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 3.110km SE of Julian, CA · 16272 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.94km E of Julian, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.520km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16272 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16271 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.221km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16271 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.98km NNE of Julian, CA · 16270 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16270 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.110km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16270 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.818km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16269 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.112km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.120km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.918km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16268 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.015km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16267 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.96km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16300 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.918km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16301 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.911km WSW of Oasis, CA · 16301 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.925km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.314km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16302 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.48km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.96km ESE of Imperial, CA · 16303 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.06km NE of Imperial, CA · 16303 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.110km NNW of Holtville, CA · 16303 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.28km NNW of Holtville, CA · 16303 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.712km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.36km NNE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MX · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.717km S of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.04km NE of Julian, CA · 16304 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.318km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16304 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.028km ESE of Campo, CA · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.915km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16306 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.811km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16307 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.010km S of Salton City, CA · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.618km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16308 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci105498. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.