California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 22km W of Westmorland, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22km W of Westmorland, CA on Thu, Nov 26, 1987, 5:04 PM PST (01:04 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 10km N of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-27 01:04:31 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.023° N, 115.856° 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
83°
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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14137 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.520km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14137 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.912km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14137 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.511km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14137 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.014km NW of Westmorland, CA · 14137 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.922km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14137 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.119km W of Westmorland, CA · 14137 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.219km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14137 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.020km SW of La Quinta, CA · 14137 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.520km W of Westmorland, CA · 14137 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.316km W of Westmorland, CA · 14137 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.419km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14136 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.419km W of Westmorland, CA · 14136 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.118km W of Westmorland, CA · 14136 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.020km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14136 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.215km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14136 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.313km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14136 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.918km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14136 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.020km W of Westmorland, CA · 14136 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.217km W of Westmorland, CA · 14136 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.46km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14135 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.218km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14135 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.110km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14135 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.34km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14135 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.519km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14135 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.918km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14135 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.219km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14135 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.220km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14135 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.919km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14135 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.318km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14135 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.920km W of Westmorland, CA · 14135 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.914km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14135 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.023km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14135 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.916km SE of Anza, CA · 14134 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.919km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14134 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.310km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14134 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.721km W of Westmorland, CA · 14134 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.118km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14134 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.112km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14134 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.610km N of Ocotillo, CA · 14134 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.120km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14133 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.63km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14133 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.43km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14133 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.110km NW of Imperial, CA · 14133 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.36km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14133 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.220km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14132 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.311km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14132 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.117km W of Westmorland, CA · 14132 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.319km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14132 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.010km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 14132 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.313km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14132 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.318km E of Julian, CA · 14132 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.415km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14132 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.016km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14132 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.021km ESE of Anza, CA · 14132 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.420km ESE of Anza, CA · 14132 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.020km ESE of Anza, CA · 14132 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.217km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14132 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.017km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14132 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.02km NE of Anza, CA · 14132 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 189.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci736708. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC.