California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6km E of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6km E of Ocotillo, CA on Tue, May 21, 2002, 3:16 AM PDT (10:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 72km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. 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
2002-05-21 10:16:37 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.731° N, 115.931° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.771km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.914km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8901 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 8901 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.815km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8901 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.014km E of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8901 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.622km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8901 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.816km S of Salton City, CA · 8901 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.720km WSW of Westmorland, California · 8901 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8900 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.714km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8900 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.914km E of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8900 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.072km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8900 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.89km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8900 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.611km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8899 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.716km S of Salton City, California · 8899 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8899 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.713km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8898 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.97km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8898 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 8897 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.518km WSW of Oasis, CA · 8896 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.85km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8895 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8895 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 8895 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 8893 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.618km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 8893 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.89km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.535km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8892 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.66km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8892 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.06km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.622km W of Westmorland, CA · 8892 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.011km SW of Pine Valley, CA · 8891 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, California · 8891 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.133km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8891 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8890 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.83km W of Brawley, CA · 8889 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.815km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8889 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.524km ESE of Anza, CA · 8889 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.86km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8888 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 8888 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.731km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8888 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8887 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.57km SSW of Ocotillo, California · 8886 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.68km W of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.810km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8885 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.611km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8885 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8885 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.715km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8884 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.711km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8884 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.24km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 3.94km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.91km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.51km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8882 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.343km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8882 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.85km SW of Imperial, CA · 8882 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.023km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8881 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.99km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8881 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.911km SW of Niland, CA · 8881 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.611km SW of Niland, California · 8881 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.913km ENE of Julian, CA · 8880 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 1.815km E of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8902 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.812km WSW of Salton City, CA · 8902 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.611km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.615km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8902 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.023km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8903 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.930km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8903 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.912km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.76km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.96km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.73km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8905 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.68km SW of Niland, California · 8907 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8907 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.82km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.412km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8909 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.79km ENE of Imperial, CA · 8909 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 8909 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 8910 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.710km W of Pine Valley, CA · 8910 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.12km ENE of Heber, CA · 8910 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8910 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13295484. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.