California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13km WNW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13km WNW of Ocotillo, CA on Thu, Apr 23, 1987, 3:26 PM PDT (22:26 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 5km W of Palomar Observatory, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-23 22:26:01 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.798° N, 116.109° 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
81°
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: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14387 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.55km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14387 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.213km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14386 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.34km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14386 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14386 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14386 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.49km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14385 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.310km ENE of Imperial, CA · 14385 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.023km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14385 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.231km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.122km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14385 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.214km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14385 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.85km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 14385 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.320km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.022km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.420km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14384 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.317km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14384 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.75km NE of Imperial, CA · 14383 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.97km NE of Imperial, CA · 14383 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.89km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14383 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.711km ESE of Anza, CA · 14383 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.08km SW of Salton City, CA · 14383 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.916km ESE of Julian, CA · 14383 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.71km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14382 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.825km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14382 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 14382 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.013km NE of Julian, CA · 14382 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.24km SE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14382 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.113km NE of Julian, CA · 14381 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 14381 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.611km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14381 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.710km SW of Anza, CA · 14381 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.415km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14381 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.119km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14381 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.05km NE of Imperial, CA · 14380 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.64km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14380 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.010km SW of Salton City, CA · 14380 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.815km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14379 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.211km SSE of Holtville, CA · 14379 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.35km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14378 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.546km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14378 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.98km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14378 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 3.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14378 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.420km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14378 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14378 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.62km W of Brawley, CA · 14377 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.35km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14377 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.814km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14377 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.619km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14377 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.712km E of Anza, CA · 14376 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.113km E of Anza, CA · 14376 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14376 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.32km WSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14376 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.47km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14375 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.13km WSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14375 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.313km NE of Julian, CA · 14375 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.763km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14375 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.77km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14375 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.611km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14375 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.820km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14374 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 187.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci721101. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.