California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 13km ESE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13km ESE of Ocotillo, CA on Sun, Dec 13, 1987, 3:26 AM PST (11:26 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 72km WSW 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
1987-12-13 11:26:57 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.692° N, 115.862° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
156°
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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.072km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14118 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.25km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14118 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.117km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14118 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.871km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14118 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.472km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14118 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.017km W of Westmorland, CA · 14118 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.971km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14118 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.971km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14118 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.020km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14118 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.772km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14118 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.716km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14118 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.315km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14118 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.28km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14118 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.59km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14118 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.98km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14118 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.59km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14118 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.713km NW of Imperial, CA · 14118 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.013km NW of Imperial, CA · 14118 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.113km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 14118 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.113km NW of Imperial, CA · 14118 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.812km NW of Imperial, CA · 14118 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14118 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.08km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14118 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.03km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14118 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.98km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14118 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 3.068km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14118 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.514km NW of Imperial, CA · 14118 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.912km NW of Imperial, CA · 14118 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 3.871km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14118 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.212km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 14118 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 3.065km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14118 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.917km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14118 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.870km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14117 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.622km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14117 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.720km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14117 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 3.070km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14117 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 3.170km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14117 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 3.270km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14117 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.022km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14117 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.971km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14117 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14117 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.521km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14117 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.35km E of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14117 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.872km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14117 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.118km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14117 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.214km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14117 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.09km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14117 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.870km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14117 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.36km WNW of Brawley, CA · 14116 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.94km SE of Salton City, CA · 14116 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.98km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14116 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.917km E of Julian, CA · 14116 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.89km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14116 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 3.371km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14116 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.971km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14116 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 3.071km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14116 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 3.271km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14116 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.413km NW of Imperial, CA · 14116 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 3.273km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14116 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 3.371km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14116 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci738792. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.