California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12km WNW of Westmorland, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12km WNW of Westmorland, CA on Mon, Feb 29, 1988, 5:58 PM PST (01:58 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 8km SSW of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1988-03-01 01:58:47 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.091° N, 115.729° 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
97°
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 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.319km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14095 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.110km SW of Salton City, CA · 14095 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.310km NW of Westmorland, CA · 14095 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.918km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14095 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.46km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14095 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.24km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14094 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.24km S of Salton City, CA · 14094 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.04km S of Salton City, CA · 14094 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.85km S of Salton City, CA · 14094 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.416km W of Westmorland, CA · 14094 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.36km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14094 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.94km SSE of Salton City, CA · 14094 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.03km S of Salton City, CA · 14094 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.418km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14094 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.24km S of Salton City, CA · 14094 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.714km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14094 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CA · 14094 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.420km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14094 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.15km S of Salton City, CA · 14093 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.04km S of Salton City, CA · 14093 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.24km SSE of Salton City, CA · 14093 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.111km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14093 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.314km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14093 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.113km SSW of Bombay Beach, CA · 14092 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.618km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14092 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.915km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14092 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.14km SSE of Salton City, CA · 14092 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.99km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14092 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.414km NW of Imperial, CA · 14092 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.216km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14092 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 3.014km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14092 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.421km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14092 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.922km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14092 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.813km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14092 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.54km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14092 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.015km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14092 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.723km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14092 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.914km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14092 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.09km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14091 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.06km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14091 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.119km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14091 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.35km SE of Salton City, CA · 14091 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.220km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14091 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.75km S of Salton City, CA · 14091 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.220km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14091 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.720km NNE of Indio, CA · 14091 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.319km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14091 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.018km ESE of Anza, CA · 14090 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.012km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14090 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.94km SSE of Salton City, CA · 14090 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.15km S of Salton City, CA · 14090 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.07km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14090 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.414km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14090 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.019km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14090 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.15km S of Salton City, CA · 14089 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.34km SSE of Salton City, CA · 14089 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.66km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14089 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.920km SW of La Quinta, CA · 14089 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.016km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14089 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.019km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14089 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 2.313km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14095 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.420km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14095 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.216km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14095 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.320km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14095 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.318km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14095 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.021km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14095 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.64km E of Westmorland, CA · 14095 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.318km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14096 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.59km NW of Imperial, CA · 14096 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.010km NW of Imperial, CA · 14096 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.118km ESE of Anza, CA · 14096 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.04km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14096 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 14096 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.99km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14096 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.219km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14096 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.86km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14096 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.520km W of Westmorland, CA · 14096 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.518km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14096 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.719km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14096 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.320km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14096 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

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