M2.7 earthquake 17km NW of Ocotillo, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Apr 8, 1987, 11:38 AM PDT

UTC

1987-04-08 18:38:27 UTC

Depth

10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.832° N, 116.133° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

76°

Stations used

0

• Jacumba Hot Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 561. Forecast24 kmNNE
• Imperial, CaliforniaPopulation 17,095. Forecast53 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast67 kmWNW

After

1. 2.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Apr 8, 2:34 PM PDT · 14423 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.518km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Apr 8, 8:25 PM PDT · 14423 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
3. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Apr 8, 8:26 PM PDT · 14423 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.012km E of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Apr 8, 10:17 PM PDT · 14423 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
5. 2.38km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 9, 2:25 AM PDT · 14423 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.214km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:44 AM PDT · 14423 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.913km NE of Julian, CAThu, Apr 9, 7:15 PM PDT · 14422 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
8. 1.66km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 9, 10:09 PM PDT · 14422 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
9. 2.012km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Apr 10, 2:22 AM PDT · 14422 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
10. 2.113km NE of Julian, CAFri, Apr 10, 9:07 PM PDT · 14421 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
11. 2.38km N of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Apr 11, 11:11 AM PDT · 14421 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
12. 2.26km SSE of Salton City, CASat, Apr 11, 6:14 PM PDT · 14420 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.67km SE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Apr 11, 7:05 PM PDT · 14420 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
14. 1.910km WSW of Anza, CASat, Apr 11, 9:56 PM PDT · 14420 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.217km SW of La Quinta, CASun, Apr 12, 1:10 AM PDT · 14420 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
16. 2.413km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Apr 12, 5:03 PM PDT · 14419 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.913km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Apr 13, 6:35 AM PDT · 14419 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.814km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Apr 13, 7:05 AM PDT · 14419 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
19. 2.412km W of Niland, CAMon, Apr 13, 11:40 PM PDT · 14418 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
20. 2.012km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Apr 14, 3:13 AM PDT · 14418 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
21. 2.527km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 14, 9:05 PM PDT · 14417 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
22. 2.017km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Apr 15, 3:53 AM PDT · 14417 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
23. 1.912km NE of Julian, CAWed, Apr 15, 11:58 AM PDT · 14417 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
24. 2.19km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 16, 1:16 AM PDT · 14416 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
25. 2.09km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 16, 1:30 AM PDT · 14416 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
26. 2.311km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Apr 16, 2:03 AM PDT · 14416 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
27. 2.111km SE of Anza, CAThu, Apr 16, 2:29 AM PDT · 14416 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
28. 1.813km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Apr 16, 3:24 AM PDT · 14416 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
29. 2.810km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Apr 16, 12:19 PM PDT · 14416 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
30. 2.816km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Apr 16, 4:04 PM PDT · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
31. 1.88km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Apr 16, 5:00 PM PDT · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
32. 1.99km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Apr 16, 6:36 PM PDT · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
33. 2.09km NE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Apr 16, 6:44 PM PDT · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
34. 1.97km SE of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Apr 17, 9:03 AM PDT · 14415 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
35. 1.68km SE of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Apr 17, 9:04 AM PDT · 14415 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
36. 1.75km NW of Brawley, CAFri, Apr 17, 11:44 AM PDT · 14415 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
37. 2.47km NW of Calipatria, CASat, Apr 18, 3:52 AM PDT · 14414 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
38. 2.512km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Apr 18, 4:37 AM PDT · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
39. 1.914km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Apr 18, 4:44 AM PDT · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
40. 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Apr 18, 5:25 AM PDT · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
41. 2.020km E of Anza, CASat, Apr 18, 9:38 PM PDT · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
42. 2.125km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Apr 18, 10:28 PM PDT · 14413 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
43. 2.17km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Apr 19, 10:37 PM PDT · 14412 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
44. 2.17km SSW of Niland, CAMon, Apr 20, 3:12 AM PDT · 14412 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
45. 2.119km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Apr 20, 9:05 PM PDT · 14411 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
46. 2.87km NW of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 21, 4:30 AM PDT · 14411 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
47. 2.410km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 21, 6:31 AM PDT · 14411 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
48. 1.911km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Apr 21, 2:30 PM PDT · 14410 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
49. 2.421km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 21, 5:36 PM PDT · 14410 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
50. 2.118km N of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 22, 6:33 PM PDT · 14409 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
51. 2.930km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Apr 22, 9:08 PM PDT · 14409 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
52. 1.910km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 23, 2:13 AM PDT · 14409 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
53. 2.25km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 23, 11:37 AM PDT · 14409 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
54. 2.113km WNW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Apr 23, 3:26 PM PDT · 14408 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
55. 2.016km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Apr 24, 2:02 AM PDT · 14408 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
56. 1.87km SSW of Niland, CAFri, Apr 24, 10:28 AM PDT · 14408 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
57. 1.912km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Apr 24, 10:45 AM PDT · 14408 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
58. 2.47km SSW of Niland, CAFri, Apr 24, 12:35 PM PDT · 14408 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
59. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CASat, Apr 25, 2:21 AM PDT · 14407 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
60. 2.18km S of Mexicali, B.C., MXSat, Apr 25, 5:09 AM PDT · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

1. 2.218km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Apr 8, 11:29 AM PDT · 14424 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.421km WNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 7, 8:24 PM PDT · 14424 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.012km SE of Anza, CATue, Apr 7, 10:12 AM PDT · 14425 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Apr 7, 8:57 AM PDT · 14425 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
5. 1.913km NNE of Julian, CATue, Apr 7, 5:51 AM PDT · 14425 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.36km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAMon, Apr 6, 11:29 PM PDT · 14425 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
7. 2.112km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Apr 6, 2:23 PM PDT · 14425 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
8. 2.727km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MXMon, Apr 6, 6:54 AM PDT · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.117km ESE of Anza, CASun, Apr 5, 2:22 PM PDT · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.75km S of Brawley, CASat, Apr 4, 1:54 PM PST · 14427 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
11. 2.58km N of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Apr 4, 11:19 AM PST · 14428 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.68km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Apr 2, 4:18 PM PST · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.37km SSW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 2, 8:02 AM PST · 14430 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
14. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CAThu, Apr 2, 6:33 AM PST · 14430 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.57km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CAWed, Apr 1, 6:39 PM PST · 14430 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
16. 2.26km SE of Westmorland, CAWed, Apr 1, 5:46 PM PST · 14430 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
17. 2.25km W of Brawley, CAWed, Apr 1, 3:33 PM PST · 14430 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
18. 2.521km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Apr 1, 7:08 AM PST · 14431 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
19. 1.89km E of Borrego Springs, CATue, Mar 31, 9:17 PM PST · 14431 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
20. 1.52km S of Brawley, CATue, Mar 31, 4:28 AM PST · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci720293. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.