California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 11km NNE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 11km NNE of Ocotillo, CA on Tue, Oct 4, 1988, 7:13 AM PDT (14:13 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 10km SW of Niland, 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
1988-10-04 14:13:08 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.820° N, 115.943° 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
96°
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: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13879 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.418km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13879 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.220km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13878 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.518km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13878 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.514km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13878 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.520km W of Westmorland, CA · 13877 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 13877 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.517km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13877 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.056km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13877 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.38km SW of Salton City, CA · 13876 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.218km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13876 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.017km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13876 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.915km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13876 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.721km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13876 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.715km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13876 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.215km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13876 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.215km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13876 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.615km E of Ocotillo, CA · 13875 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.814km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13875 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.84km W of Brawley, CA · 13875 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.517km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13875 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.320km ESE of Anza, CA · 13875 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.420km W of Westmorland, CA · 13874 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.317km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13874 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.95km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13874 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.618km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13874 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.610km NW of Imperial, CA · 13873 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.42km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13873 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.416km NW of Westmorland, CA · 13873 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.516km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13873 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.64km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 13873 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.212km SW of Salton City, CA · 13872 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 13872 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.07km SW of Salton City, CA · 13872 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.916km ESE of Anza, CA · 13871 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.53km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13871 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.124km ESE of Anza, CA · 13871 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.56km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13871 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.116km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13870 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.33km N of Julian, CA · 13870 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.32km NW of Julian, CA · 13870 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.25km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13870 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.35km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13870 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.77km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13870 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.714km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13870 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.05km NW of Brawley, CA · 13870 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.419km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13870 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.316km W of Westmorland, CA · 13870 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.423km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 13870 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.46km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13869 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.18km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13869 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.120km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13868 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.59km SW of Niland, CA · 13868 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.611km WSW of Niland, CA · 13868 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.511km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13867 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 13867 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.26km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13867 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13867 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 3.154km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13867 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.314km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13866 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 2.220km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13880 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.318km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13880 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.513km ENE of Julian, CA · 13881 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.323km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13881 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13882 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13882 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.35km WSW of Warner Springs, CA · 13882 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.34km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 13882 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.45km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 13882 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.611km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13882 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.611km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13883 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.02km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13883 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.19km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13883 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.16km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 13883 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.012km W of Niland, CA · 13884 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.012km W of Niland, CA · 13884 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.412km SE of Salton City, CA · 13885 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.870km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 13886 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.318km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13886 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.713km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13886 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1010321. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.