California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 25km NW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25km NW of Ocotillo, CA on Sat, Aug 29, 1987, 8:06 PM PDT (03:06 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 58km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, 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
1987-08-30 03:06:53 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.871° N, 116.211° 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
85°
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: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113km E of Julian, CA · 14278 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.024km ESE of Julian, CA · 14277 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 14277 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.214km SE of Anza, CA · 14277 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.520km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14277 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14276 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14276 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.419km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14276 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.320km ESE of Anza, CA · 14276 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.25km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14275 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.812km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14275 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 14275 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.13km NE of Anza, CA · 14274 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.115km SE of Anza, CA · 14274 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 14274 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 14274 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.07km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 14274 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.320km ESE of Anza, CA · 14274 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.426km W of Westmorland, CA · 14273 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14272 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.88km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14272 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.312km W of Anza, CA · 14271 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.911km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14270 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.511km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14270 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.611km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14270 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.012km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14270 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.111km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14270 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14270 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.18km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14270 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14270 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.84km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14270 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.05km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14270 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 14269 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.014km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14268 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14268 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.75km NNW of Anza, CA · 14268 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.010km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14267 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.417km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14267 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.617km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14267 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.117km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14267 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.211km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14266 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 2.320km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14266 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.421km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14266 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.23km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14266 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.96km NNE of Imperial, CA · 14265 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.919km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14265 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.012km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14264 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.117km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14264 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.95km SSE of Coronado, CA · 14264 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.94km SW of National City, CA · 14264 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.95km SE of Coronado, CA · 14264 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.017km WSW of Oasis, CA · 14263 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.85km SW of National City, CA · 14263 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.924km ESE of Anza, CA · 14263 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.527km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14263 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.65km SW of National City, CA · 14263 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.011km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14261 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.010km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14261 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.215km SE of Anza, CA · 14261 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.413km W of Westmorland, CA · 14261 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.611km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14279 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.19km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14279 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.72km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 14279 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.33km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 14279 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.13km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 14279 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.132km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14279 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.022km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14280 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14280 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.523km ESE of Anza, CA · 14280 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 14280 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.024km ESE of Anza, CA · 14280 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.124km ESE of Anza, CA · 14280 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.024km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14280 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.924km ESE of Anza, CA · 14280 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.024km ESE of Anza, CA · 14280 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.76km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 14281 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.96km NNW of Brawley, CA · 14281 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.76km NW of Brawley, CA · 14281 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.614km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14282 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.11km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14282 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci622113. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.