California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 18km SE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 18km SE of Ocotillo, CA on Mon, Feb 29, 1988, 11:48 PM PST (07:48 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 73km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-03-01 07:48:59 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.636° N, 115.839° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
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: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 191 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14092 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.24km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14092 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.24km S of Salton City, CA · 14092 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.04km S of Salton City, CA · 14092 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.85km S of Salton City, CA · 14092 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.416km W of Westmorland, CA · 14092 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.94km SSE of Salton City, CA · 14092 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.03km S of Salton City, CA · 14092 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.24km S of Salton City, CA · 14091 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.714km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14091 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CA · 14091 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.420km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14091 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.15km S of Salton City, CA · 14091 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.04km S of Salton City, CA · 14091 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.24km SSE of Salton City, CA · 14091 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.111km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14091 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.314km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14091 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.113km SSW of Bombay Beach, CA · 14090 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.618km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14090 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.915km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14090 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.14km SSE of Salton City, CA · 14090 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.99km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14090 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.414km NW of Imperial, CA · 14090 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.216km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14090 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 3.014km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14090 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.421km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14090 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.813km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14089 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.54km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14089 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.914km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14089 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.09km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14089 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.119km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14089 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.35km SE of Salton City, CA · 14089 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.220km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14089 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.75km S of Salton City, CA · 14089 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.220km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14089 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.319km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14088 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.012km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14088 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.94km SSE of Salton City, CA · 14088 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.572km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14088 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.15km S of Salton City, CA · 14088 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.07km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14088 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.414km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14088 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.019km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14088 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.15km S of Salton City, CA · 14087 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 3.072km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14087 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 3.172km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14087 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.34km SSE of Salton City, CA · 14087 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.66km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14087 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.016km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14087 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.019km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14087 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.018km E of Julian, CA · 14086 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.97km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14086 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.612km NW of Imperial, CA · 14086 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.112km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14086 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.949km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14086 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.013km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14086 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.118km W of Ocotillo, CA · 14086 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.212km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14085 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.220km W of Westmorland, CA · 14085 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.971km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14085 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 2.310km NW of Westmorland, CA · 14092 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.110km SW of Salton City, CA · 14092 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.319km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14093 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.112km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14093 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.313km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14093 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.420km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14093 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.972km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14093 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.216km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14093 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.320km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14093 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.318km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14093 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.021km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14093 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.64km E of Westmorland, CA · 14093 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.873km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14094 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.318km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14094 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.59km NW of Imperial, CA · 14094 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.010km NW of Imperial, CA · 14094 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.04km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14094 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 14094 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.99km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14094 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.219km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14094 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci744621. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC.