California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16km SSW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16km SSW of Ocotillo, CA on Sun, Feb 21, 1982, 11:48 PM PST (07:48 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 36km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-22 07:48:23 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.613° N, 116.081° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16283 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.936km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.814km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16283 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.919km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 16281 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16281 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.020km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16280 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.34km N of Imperial, CA · 16279 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.02km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 16279 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.915km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16278 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.911km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.314km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.330km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16276 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.28km S of Brawley, CA · 16275 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.68km NNE of Imperial, CA · 16275 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.88km NNE of Imperial, CA · 16275 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.88km NE of Imperial, CA · 16275 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.918km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16275 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.721km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16275 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.248km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16274 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.14km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16274 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.722km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16273 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.98km ENE of El Centro, CA · 16273 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 3.110km SE of Julian, CA · 16272 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.94km E of Julian, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.520km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16271 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16271 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.221km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16271 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.98km NNE of Julian, CA · 16270 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16270 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.110km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16270 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.818km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16269 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.112km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.120km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.918km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16268 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.015km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16267 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.69km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16266 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.09km NE of Imperial, CA · 16266 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.323km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.721km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.815km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 16264 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.112km NE of Julian, CA · 16264 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.221km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.68km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.09km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 3.38km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16261 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.17km W of Holtville, CA · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16261 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.227km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16260 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16260 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.95km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16260 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16259 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 3.134km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 1.93km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16284 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.911km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.99km SW of Brawley, CA · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CA · 16284 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.315km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16285 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.814km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.823km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.723km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.224km SE of Campo, CA · 16287 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.27km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16287 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.35km S of Salton City, CA · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.65km S of Salton City, CA · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.45km S of Salton City, CA · 16288 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.16km S of Salton City, CA · 16289 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.76km S of Salton City, CA · 16289 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.917km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16289 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.022km ESE of Campo, CA · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.116km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.716km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106293. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.