California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 25km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA on Sun, Aug 5, 1984, 1:28 PM PDT (20:28 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 23km N of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-08-05 20:28:54 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.958° N, 116.281° 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
137°
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: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 15392 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.76km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15392 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.916km ESE of Anza, CA · 15392 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.815km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 15392 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15391 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.222km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15391 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15391 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.98km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15391 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.531km SSE of Campo, CA · 15390 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.521km ESE of Anza, CA · 15390 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 15390 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.911km SSW of Bombay Beach, CA · 15390 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15389 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15389 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.714km SE of Anza, CA · 15389 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.68km NE of Anza, CA · 15388 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.825km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15388 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.010km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15387 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.011km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15387 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.714km SE of Anza, CA · 15387 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.617km E of Julian, CA · 15387 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.86km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15387 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 3.048km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15387 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15386 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15386 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.88km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15385 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.26km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15385 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CA · 15385 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.129km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15385 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.24km ESE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15385 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.721km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15384 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.117km ESE of Julian, CA · 15384 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.020km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15384 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.922km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15384 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.920km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15384 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.514km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15384 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15384 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15383 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.19km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15383 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.011km W of Anza, CA · 15383 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15382 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.120km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15381 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.323km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15381 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15381 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.14km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15381 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.88km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15380 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.512km W of Anza, CA · 15380 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.717km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15379 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.712km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15378 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 15377 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.74km SW of Salton City, CA · 15377 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.24km SW of Salton City, CA · 15377 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.619km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15377 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 15377 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.313km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15377 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.820km W of Westmorland, CA · 15377 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.624km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15376 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.025km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15376 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.715km SE of Anza, CA · 15376 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.523km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15376 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.913km SSE of Anza, CA · 15393 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15393 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.616km ESE of Julian, CA · 15393 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.710km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15393 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.312km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15393 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.012km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15393 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.62km SW of Salton City, CA · 15393 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15393 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.24km SW of Salton City, CA · 15394 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.718km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15394 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.07km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15394 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15394 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15394 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.63km SW of Salton City, CA · 15394 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.812km SE of Anza, CA · 15394 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.517km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15395 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.911km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15395 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.817km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15395 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.86km N of Westmorland, CA · 15395 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.55km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15395 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci46708. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC.