California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10km SE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10km SE of Ocotillo, CA on Sat, Mar 7, 1987, 4:41 PM PST (00:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 1km S of Brawley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-08 00:41:10 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.685° N, 115.907° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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
98°
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: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.41km S of Brawley, CA · 14437 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.111km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14437 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.816km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.712km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.218km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14437 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.215km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14436 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.313km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14436 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.513km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14435 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.314km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.611km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.614km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.816km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14434 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.950km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.525km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.417km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14432 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.811km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.715km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.120km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14431 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.53km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.07km SW of Holtville, CA · 14431 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.512km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.811km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.27km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14430 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.17km SW of Holtville, CA · 14430 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.96km ESE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.311km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 3.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.29km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.812km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.65km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14430 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 3.169km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.816km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14428 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.118km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14427 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.017km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14427 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.210km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.99km NNW of Julian, CA · 14426 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.914km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14425 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 14425 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.224km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14425 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.68km S of Brawley, CA · 14424 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.919km ESE of Julian, CA · 14424 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.853km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.920km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14422 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.112km SW of Salton City, CA · 14422 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.427km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14422 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.312km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14422 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.15km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14422 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.421km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14421 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.86km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14421 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.52km S of Brawley, CA · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14420 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.89km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14420 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.521km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14419 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.25km W of Brawley, CA · 14419 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.26km SE of Westmorland, CA · 14419 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.37km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14418 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.68km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14418 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.75km S of Brawley, CA · 14416 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci718482. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.