M1.5 earthquake 7km SE of Ocotillo, CA
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7km SE of Ocotillo, CA on Thu, Jun 20, 1985, 8:59 PM PDT (03:59 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 71km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-21 03:59:28 UTC
- Depth
- 6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.696° N, 115.939° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 88°
- 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: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 169 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.87km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15077 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.87km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.569km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.370km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15076 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.044km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15076 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.11km NNE of El Centro, CA · 15076 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.916km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15076 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.935km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15076 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.232km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15075 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.570km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15074 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.617km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15074 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15074 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.98km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.68km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15073 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.712km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.359km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15072 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 15072 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.934km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15071 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.88km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15071 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.142km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15071 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 15070 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 15070 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 15070 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.473km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15070 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.266km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15070 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.56km S of Brawley, CA · 15070 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.616km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.06km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.014km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15069 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.715km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15069 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.668km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15069 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.666km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15069 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.468km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15068 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.471km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15068 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.67km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15068 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.271km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15068 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.618km W of Imperial, CA · 15068 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.656km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15068 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15068 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.268km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15067 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.05km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15067 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.75km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15067 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.168km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15066 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.114km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15066 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.914km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15066 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.533km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15065 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.69km N of Julian, CA · 15065 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.95km W of Imperial, CA · 15065 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.827km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15064 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.569km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15064 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15064 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15064 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.212km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15064 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15064 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15064 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15064 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.971km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15064 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.86km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15064 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
The first 60 of 172.
Before
- 3.448km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15077 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.638km SE of Campo, CA · 15077 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.860km S of Ocotillo, CA · 15077 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.014km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15078 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.336km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.712km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15079 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.65km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.141km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.540km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.817km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15080 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15080 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.071km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.217km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15080 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.222km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15080 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.719km ESE of Julian, CA · 15080 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15081 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.626km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15081 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.567km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15081 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.87km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15081 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
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