California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1km WSW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1km WSW of Ocotillo, CA on Sun, Mar 10, 2002, 12:19 AM PST (08:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-10 08:19:01 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.731° N, 116.008° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.617km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.714km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.716km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.116km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.217km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.170km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.712km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.332km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 8972 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.213km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8972 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8972 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.812km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8972 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8972 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.912km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8971 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 8971 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, California · 8971 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8971 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.517km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8971 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.916km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8970 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.610km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8970 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.813km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8970 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.111km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8970 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.412km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8969 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8969 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.920km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8969 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.49km WSW of Heber, CA · 8967 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.510km W of Niland, CA · 8966 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 8966 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.817km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8966 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.313km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8965 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 8965 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.113km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8964 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 8963 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.611km WSW of Heber, CA · 8963 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.818km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8963 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.016km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8962 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.42km SE of Heber, CA · 8961 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8961 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 8961 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.610km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8960 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.010km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8960 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.711km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8960 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.52km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 8960 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.68km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8960 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.98km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8960 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8960 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.312km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8959 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.215km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8959 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.715km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8958 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.713km NE of Campo, CA · 8958 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 3.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8958 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 3.05km SW of Imperial, CA · 8958 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CA · 8958 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.516km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8957 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.813km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8957 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 3.714km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8957 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.914km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.413km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 1.514km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.128km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.213km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.565km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.812km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.612km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.715km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8975 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.014km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8975 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.917km SW of Oasis, CA · 8975 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.012km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.111km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.014km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 8975 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.216km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 8975 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12487568. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC.