California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 13km SE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 13km SE of Ocotillo, CA on Wed, Dec 2, 1987, 11:10 PM PST (07:10 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 13km NW of Imperial, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-12-03 07:10:10 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.657° N, 115.896° 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
264°, 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.317km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.017km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.020km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.121km W of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.714km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.518km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.619km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.215km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.319km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.112km W of Niland, CA · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.116km W of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.115km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.321km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14186 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.116km W of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.511km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.417km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.071km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.316km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.020km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.418km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.917km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.118km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.519km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.34km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14185 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.417km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.97km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14185 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.071km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.320km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.423km W of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.114km W of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 3.924km W of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.722km W of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.623km W of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.318km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.419km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.420km W of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.020km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.418km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.85km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14185 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.910km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 3.171km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.120km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.120km W of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.420km W of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.315km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14185 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.118km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.312km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14185 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.119km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.914km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14185 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.219km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.122km W of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.223km W of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.59km W of Imperial, CA · 14185 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.120km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 2.020km W of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.06km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14185 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.212km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14185 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 3.218km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.217km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14185 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.019km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.215km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.212km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.173km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.123km W of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.119km W of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.812km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.921km W of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.322km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.119km W of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.613km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.071km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.171km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.512km W of Niland, CA · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.117km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14186 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.815km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.118km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14186 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.071km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci737751. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:58 PM UTC.