California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 25km SW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 25km SW of Ocotillo, CA on Thu, Mar 19, 1987, 2:34 PM PST (22:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 67km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-19 22:34:44 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.552° N, 116.143° 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
210°, 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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.417km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14437 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.811km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.715km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.53km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.07km SW of Holtville, CA · 14437 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.512km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14436 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.811km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14436 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.27km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14436 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.17km SW of Holtville, CA · 14436 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14436 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.96km ESE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.311km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14436 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.064km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.29km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14436 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.812km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14435 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.65km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14435 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.169km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.816km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.118km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14433 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.017km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14433 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 3.356km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.728km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.210km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.99km NNW of Julian, CA · 14432 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.914km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14431 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 14431 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.224km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14431 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.68km S of Brawley, CA · 14429 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.919km ESE of Julian, CA · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.853km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.949km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.920km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14428 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.112km SW of Salton City, CA · 14428 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.427km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14427 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.312km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14427 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.15km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14427 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.421km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14426 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.86km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.52km S of Brawley, CA · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14425 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.89km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14425 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.521km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14425 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.25km W of Brawley, CA · 14424 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.26km SE of Westmorland, CA · 14424 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.37km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14424 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 3.253km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14424 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.68km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.75km S of Brawley, CA · 14422 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.727km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.112km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14420 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.36km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14419 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.913km NNE of Julian, CA · 14419 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14419 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.421km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14418 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.717km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14418 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14418 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.012km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14417 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.38km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14417 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.214km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14417 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 14416 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 3.262km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14438 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.950km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14438 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.816km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.614km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.611km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.314km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.513km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14441 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.313km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14441 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.215km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14441 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.218km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14442 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.712km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14442 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.816km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14442 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.111km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14442 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.41km S of Brawley, CA · 14443 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.71km SSE of Brawley, CA · 14443 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.33km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14443 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.12km S of Brawley, CA · 14443 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.72km W of Brawley, CA · 14443 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14443 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.213km WSW of Niland, CA · 14443 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci719021. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC.