California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7km WSW of Calexico, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7km WSW of Calexico, CA on Thu, Jan 22, 1987, 12:29 PM PST (20:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 11km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-01-22 20:29:08 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.664° N, 115.575° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
262°, 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: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.820km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14500 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.33km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14499 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.03km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.42km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14498 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.23km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14498 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.58km S of Brawley, CA · 14498 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.040km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14498 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.210km N of Westmorland, CA · 14497 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.914km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14497 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.510km N of Westmorland, CA · 14496 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 14496 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.032km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14496 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.215km WSW of Niland, CA · 14495 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.715km E of Julian, CA · 14494 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.012km SW of Salton City, CA · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.38km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.316km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.29km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.02km SW of Brawley, CA · 14493 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.273km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14492 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 3.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14491 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.42km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14491 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 3.272km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14491 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14491 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14489 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.51km NNW of Brawley, CA · 14489 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.312km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14488 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.18km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14487 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.614km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14487 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.01km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.121km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.83km E of Heber, CA · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.610km S of Salton City, CA · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 3.312km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.124km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14485 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 3.212km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 5.411km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 3.111km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 3.12km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 3.110km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 3.011km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 3.112km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.912km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 3.512km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 3.312km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.38km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.610km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 3.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 3.213km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.012km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.810km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.211km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 3.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.110km NNE of Holtville, CA · 14485 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.610km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.611km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.312km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.713km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.113km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 3.111km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 2.61km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14500 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.28km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14501 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.513km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 14501 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.211km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14502 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.36km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14502 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.513km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14502 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.98km SW of Salton City, CA · 14503 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.313km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14503 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.613km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14504 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.911km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14504 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.113km NW of Westmorland, CA · 14504 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.153km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14506 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.522km E of Julian, CA · 14507 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.017km SW of Oasis, CA · 14508 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.139km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.610km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14509 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.39km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14509 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.18km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14509 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.98km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14509 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.98km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14509 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci716211. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:57 PM UTC.