California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9km NNE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9km NNE of Ocotillo, CA on Wed, Oct 13, 1982, 3:39 AM PDT (10:39 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 18km NNE of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-13 10:39:17 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.813° N, 115.964° 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
87°
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: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.124km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16057 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16054 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.96km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16053 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.88km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16053 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 16053 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.910km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16053 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.65km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16053 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 16052 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.04km SW of Salton City, CA · 16052 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.69km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16051 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 16051 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.65km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16050 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.514km SE of Anza, CA · 16050 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.46km SW of Salton City, CA · 16050 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 16049 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.09km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16049 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.74km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16049 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.83km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16048 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 16046 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.320km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16046 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.714km SE of Anza, CA · 16045 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 16044 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.941km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 16044 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.612km SE of Anza, CA · 16042 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.710km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16042 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.621km SW of La Quinta, CA · 16042 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 16041 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.57km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.66km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.04km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16039 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.910km ENE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16039 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.920km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16038 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.022km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16037 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16037 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.25km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16037 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.815km SE of Anza, CA · 16036 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16036 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.99km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16036 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.86km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16036 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.96km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.96km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.114km SE of Anza, CA · 16036 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.06km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16035 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.76km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16035 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.56km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16035 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.04km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16035 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.69km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.77km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16034 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.59km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.319km ESE of Julian, CA · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.822km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16032 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.924km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16030 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.25km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.96km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.219km WNW of Imperial, CA · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.48km SSE of Brawley, CA · 16028 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.614km S of Anza, CA · 16028 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.89km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16028 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.93km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16028 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 16058 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.76km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16059 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.118km E of Anza, CA · 16059 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.54km SW of Salton City, CA · 16060 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.110km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16060 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 16060 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.55km SW of Salton City, CA · 16060 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.715km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16060 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 16061 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.612km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16062 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.224km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16062 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.74km SW of Salton City, CA · 16062 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 16063 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.924km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16063 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 16063 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.324km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16063 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.922km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16063 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.516km SE of Anza, CA · 16063 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.45km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16063 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.919km W of Westmorland, CA · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci508964. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.