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M2.0 earthquake 19km SSW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 19km SSW of Ocotillo, CA on Mon, Apr 22, 1985, 2:40 AM PST (10:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 70km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-04-22 10:40:24 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.593° N, 116.100° 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
189°, 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: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15138 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.63km SW of Brawley, CA · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 15138 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.87km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15138 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.113km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.615km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15137 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15137 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.714km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15137 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.126km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15136 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.016km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15136 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.010km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15135 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.510km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15135 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.59km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15135 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.436km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15135 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.759km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15135 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 15135 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 15135 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.521km ESE of Julian, CA · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.116km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15134 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.016km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15134 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.720km E of Julian, CA · 15134 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.534km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15133 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.215km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15133 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.616km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15133 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.86km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15133 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15133 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.85km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15133 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.916km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15132 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.511km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.620km E of Julian, CA · 15131 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.22km W of Chula Vista, CA · 15131 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.810km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15130 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15130 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.722km ESE of Julian, CA · 15129 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15129 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.910km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15129 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.610km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15128 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.522km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15128 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.68km W of Imperial, CA · 15128 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.711km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.756km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.029km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15126 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.612km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.144km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.612km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15125 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.412km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15125 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.913km NW of Imperial, CA · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.412km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15125 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15125 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.916km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15124 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.816km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15124 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.440km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15124 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.68km S of Brawley, CA · 15124 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.823km ENE of Campo, CA · 15124 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.469km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15122 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15122 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.772km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15122 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.921km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.922km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15140 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15140 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.659km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15140 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.853km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15140 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.18km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.116km WNW of Imperial, CA · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15141 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.811km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.87km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.68km NE of Calexico, CA · 15142 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.014km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15142 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.866km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15142 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15142 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.34km W of Brawley, CA · 15142 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15143 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.68km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci64872. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.