California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 15km NW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 15km NW of Ocotillo, CA on Sun, Mar 15, 1987, 6:51 PM PST (02:51 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 53km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-16 02:51:17 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.846° N, 116.087° 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
150°
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: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68km S of Brawley, CA · 14424 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.919km ESE of Julian, CA · 14424 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.853km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.313km SE of Anza, CA · 14423 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.920km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14422 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 14422 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 14422 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.020km ESE of Anza, CA · 14422 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.112km SW of Salton City, CA · 14422 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.427km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14422 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.312km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14422 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.15km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14422 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.421km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14421 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.86km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14421 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.52km S of Brawley, CA · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.89km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14420 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.521km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14419 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.25km W of Brawley, CA · 14419 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.26km SE of Westmorland, CA · 14419 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.57km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14419 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14418 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.37km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14418 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.68km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14418 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.58km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14416 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.75km S of Brawley, CA · 14416 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.117km ESE of Anza, CA · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.727km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.112km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14414 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.36km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14414 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.913km NNE of Julian, CA · 14413 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 14413 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.421km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14413 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.218km ESE of Anza, CA · 14412 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.717km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14412 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14412 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 14412 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 14412 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.012km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14412 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.38km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14411 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.214km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14411 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 14411 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.66km WSW of Holtville, CA · 14411 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.012km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14410 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.113km NE of Julian, CA · 14410 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.38km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14409 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.26km SSE of Salton City, CA · 14409 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.67km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14409 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.910km WSW of Anza, CA · 14409 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.217km SW of La Quinta, CA · 14409 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.413km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14408 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.913km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.814km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.412km W of Niland, CA · 14407 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.012km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14406 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.527km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14406 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.017km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14405 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.912km NE of Julian, CA · 14405 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.19km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14405 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.09km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14405 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci718849. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.