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M1.5 earthquake 18km SW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18km SW of Ocotillo, CA on Fri, Feb 22, 2002, 11:29 PM PST (07:29 UTC), 10 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-23 07:29:35 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.628° N, 116.132° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.714km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.610km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.816km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.420km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.712km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.915km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.413km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.111km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.917km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.215km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.315km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.215km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.514km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.812km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.014km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.916km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.216km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.811km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.916km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.814km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.414km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.514km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.616km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.916km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.413km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.015km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.414km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.713km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.116km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.817km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 3.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.712km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.113km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.912km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.916km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.115km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.218km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.115km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.515km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.214km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.514km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.012km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.315km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.514km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.416km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.79km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.614km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.215km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.314km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.612km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.615km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.515km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.015km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.115km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.615km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.413km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.515km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.715km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.415km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.415km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.712km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.816km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.012km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12457148. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.