California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9km SE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9km SE of Ocotillo, CA on Fri, Nov 27, 1987, 1:28 AM PST (09:28 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 72km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-11-27 09:28:03 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.679° N, 115.919° 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
186°, 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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.314km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.018km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.312km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.914km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.219km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.216km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.918km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.419km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.922km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.021km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.714km WSW of Niland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.222km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.118km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.222km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.320km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.322km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14192 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14192 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.313km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.317km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.314km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.118km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.412km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.321km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.320km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.117km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.017km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.615km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.318km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.119km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.923km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.418km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.020km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.814km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14192 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 3.321km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.117km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.310km WSW of Niland, CA · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.118km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.318km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.315km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.118km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.720km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.920km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.016km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.221km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.117km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.015km NW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.123km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.317km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.520km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.020km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.213km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.321km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.218km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.218km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.420km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.418km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.120km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.54km W of Imperial, CA · 14191 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.619km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.817km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.18km NW of Imperial, CA · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.218km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.919km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.816km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.217km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.018km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.320km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.017km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.017km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.314km NW of Imperial, CA · 14192 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.718km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.96km SW of Holtville, CA · 14192 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.412km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14192 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.011km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14192 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.220km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.016km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.117km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.218km W of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.513km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14192 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci736799. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.