California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 25km WNW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 25km WNW of Ocotillo, CA on Fri, Dec 3, 1982, 5:15 AM PST (13:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-12-03 13:15:26 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.852° N, 116.221° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
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: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810km ESE of Anza, CA · 16008 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 16008 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.72km E of Anza, CA · 16007 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.55km W of Anza, CA · 16007 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.016km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16006 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 16006 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 16004 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.914km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16003 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16002 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16002 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.814km NW of Imperial, CA · 16001 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.98km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16001 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.04km W of Aguanga, CA · 16001 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.515km SE of Anza, CA · 16000 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.26km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16000 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.313km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16000 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.67km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 15999 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.86km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15999 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.110km W of Anza, CA · 15999 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.415km SE of Anza, CA · 15998 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.86km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15998 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.610km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15998 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.819km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15997 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15997 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.79km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15997 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.19km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15997 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 15997 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.14km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15996 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.811km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15996 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.816km SE of Anza, CA · 15995 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.012km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15994 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.92km ENE of Anza, CA · 15994 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.18km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 15994 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.06km SW of Salton City, CA · 15993 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.44km W of Aguanga, CA · 15993 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15993 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.211km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15993 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 15993 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15992 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 15992 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15992 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.94km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15992 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.325km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15992 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.14km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 15991 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.411km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15991 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 15991 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.215km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15991 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.916km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15991 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.66km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15991 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 15990 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 15990 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 3.214km SE of Anza, CA · 15990 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.05km SW of Salton City, CA · 15989 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.414km SE of Anza, CA · 15989 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.25km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15989 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.714km ESE of Anza, CA · 15988 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.84km W of Anza, CA · 15987 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.121km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15987 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 15987 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.69km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15984 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.73km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16009 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.22km E of Anza, CA · 16009 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16011 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.011km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 16011 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.76km SSE of Brawley, CA · 16011 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16012 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16013 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.05km N of Anza, CA · 16013 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.65km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 16013 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.34km W of Anza, CA · 16015 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16015 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.83km W of Anza, CA · 16015 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.05km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 16015 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.35km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16015 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.25km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16015 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.85km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16015 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.96km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16015 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.222km ESE of Anza, CA · 16015 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.96km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16015 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 16016 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci503826. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.