California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7km SE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7km SE of Ocotillo, CA on Wed, Jul 10, 1985, 6:07 AM PDT (13:07 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 71km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-10 13:07:29 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.697° N, 115.931° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
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: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.88km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15025 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.971km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15024 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.612km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15023 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.513km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15023 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15023 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.626km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15023 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.817km ESE of Julian, CA · 15022 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.04km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15022 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.217km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15021 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.470km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.771km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.670km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.970km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.568km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.572km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15020 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.717km E of Julian, CA · 15020 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.912km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.810km SW of Salton City, CA · 15019 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.313km ESE of Julian, CA · 15019 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.77km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.07km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.619km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.521km E of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15018 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.37km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.514km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15017 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15017 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15017 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.66km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15016 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.76km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15016 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15016 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15016 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.17km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15016 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15016 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.96km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15016 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.75km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15016 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.51km N of El Centro, CA · 15015 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.511km WNW of Niland, CA · 15015 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.97km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 15015 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.371km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 15015 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15015 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.721km E of Julian, CA · 15014 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15014 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.521km ESE of Anza, CA · 15014 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.95km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 15013 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.611km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15012 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.89km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15011 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15011 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15011 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 175.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci70049. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.