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M1.7 earthquake 6km WSW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6km WSW of Ocotillo, CA on Thu, Nov 14, 1985, 8:27 PM PST (04:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 31km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-11-15 04:27:37 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.711° N, 116.056° 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
106°
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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14933 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14933 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.746km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.55km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.723km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14933 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.818km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14933 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.917km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14931 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.817km ESE of Julian, CA · 14931 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14930 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.816km SSE of Anza, CA · 14930 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.64km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14930 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.917km ESE of Julian, CA · 14930 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.75km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14929 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.85km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14929 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.531km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14929 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.611km ESE of North Shore, CA · 14929 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.75km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14928 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.64km SW of Salton City, CA · 14928 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.558km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14928 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.621km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14927 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14927 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14926 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.522km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14926 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.131km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14925 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.923km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14924 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.542km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14923 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14922 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.818km ESE of Anza, CA · 14922 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 14922 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.817km ESE of Anza, CA · 14922 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.717km ESE of Anza, CA · 14922 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.07km W of El Centro, CA · 14922 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.811km NNW of Warner Springs, CA · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.620km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14922 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 14921 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.517km E of Anza, CA · 14921 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.715km SSE of Anza, CA · 14920 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.67km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14920 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.716km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14920 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.916km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14920 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.860km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.557km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.010km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 14918 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 14918 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.08km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14917 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.672km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14917 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.617km E of Anza, CA · 14917 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 14916 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.812km ENE of Julian, CA · 14916 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.68km SW of Salton City, CA · 14916 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.624km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14915 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.513km NE of Julian, CA · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14914 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.871km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.562km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.013km SSE of Anza, CA · 14913 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.413km SSE of Anza, CA · 14913 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.717km ESE of Julian, CA · 14913 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.820km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14933 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.06km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14934 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.65km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14934 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 14934 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.78km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14934 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.68km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14934 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.572km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14935 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.517km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14935 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.970km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14936 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.872km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.319km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14936 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.823km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14936 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.919km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14937 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.433km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14937 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14937 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.322km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14938 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.838km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14938 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.858km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14938 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci108401. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.