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M2.5 earthquake 7km SSW of Ocotillo, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7km SSW of Ocotillo, California on Wed, Jun 5, 2002, 8:26 PM PDT (03:26 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-06-06 03:26:01 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.675° N, 116.020° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±1.77
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68km W of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.810km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8885 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.611km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8885 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8885 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.715km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8885 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.711km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8884 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.24km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.94km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.91km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.51km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.343km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.85km SW of Imperial, CA · 8883 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.023km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8882 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.99km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8881 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.911km SW of Niland, CA · 8881 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.611km SW of Niland, California · 8881 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.913km ENE of Julian, CA · 8881 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.236km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8881 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.536km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8880 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.516km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8879 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.617km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8879 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.87km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.77km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.87km SW of Holtville, California · 8878 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.011km NE of Julian, CA · 8878 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.56km ENE of Pine Valley, California · 8877 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.66km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8876 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.66km SW of Niland, CA · 8876 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.916km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8876 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.215km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8876 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.18km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8876 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.922km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8875 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.372km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.58km SSW of Salton City, California · 8874 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo, California · 8874 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.624km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.212km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8872 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.813km WSW of El Centro, CA · 8871 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.87km E of Westmorland, CA · 8871 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.02km NW of Brawley, CA · 8870 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.78km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8870 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.85km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8870 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.823km SE of Campo, CA · 8869 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.520km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8868 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.949km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8868 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.112km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8867 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8866 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.126km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8866 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 3.23km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8865 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 3.035km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8865 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.64km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8864 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8864 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.316km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8864 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8864 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8862 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.360km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8862 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8888 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.731km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8888 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 8888 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.86km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.524km ESE of Anza, CA · 8889 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.815km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8889 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.83km W of Brawley, CA · 8890 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8891 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.133km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8891 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, California · 8891 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.011km SW of Pine Valley, CA · 8892 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.622km W of Westmorland, CA · 8892 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.06km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.66km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8892 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.535km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8892 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.89km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8893 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.618km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 8894 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 8894 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 8895 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8895 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13655964. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.