California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22km SW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22km SW of Ocotillo, CA on Fri, Jun 14, 2002, 3:12 AM PDT (10:12 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 3km SW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-06-14 10:12:40 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.602° N, 116.166° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56km ENE of Pine Valley, California · 8876 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.66km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8876 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.66km SW of Niland, CA · 8876 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.916km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8876 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.215km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8876 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.18km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8876 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.922km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8875 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.372km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8874 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.58km SSW of Salton City, California · 8874 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo, California · 8874 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.624km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.212km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8871 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.813km WSW of El Centro, CA · 8871 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.87km E of Westmorland, CA · 8871 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.02km NW of Brawley, CA · 8870 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.78km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8870 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.85km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8870 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.823km SE of Campo, CA · 8869 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.76km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8869 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.520km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8868 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.949km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8868 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.112km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8866 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8866 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.126km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8866 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 3.23km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8865 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.035km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8865 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.64km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8864 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8864 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.316km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8864 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8864 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8862 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.360km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8862 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8861 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.311km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8860 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.610km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8860 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.470km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8859 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.266km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8859 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.610km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8858 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.168km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.59km WSW of Niland, California · 8858 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8857 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.19km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8857 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.73km WSW of Brawley, CA · 8857 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8856 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.717km W of Oasis, CA · 8856 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.714km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8855 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.96km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8855 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.614km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8855 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.926km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8854 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.923km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8854 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8854 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.812km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8853 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.314km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8852 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.89km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8852 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 3.04km S of Brawley, CA · 8852 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.16km E of Westmorland, CA · 8852 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.610km SW of Niland, California · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.613km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8851 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.520km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8851 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.520km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8851 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 2.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.011km NE of Julian, CA · 8878 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.87km SW of Holtville, California · 8878 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.77km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.87km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.617km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8878 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.516km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8879 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.536km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8880 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.236km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8881 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.913km ENE of Julian, CA · 8881 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.611km SW of Niland, California · 8881 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.911km SW of Niland, CA · 8881 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.99km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8881 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.023km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8882 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.85km SW of Imperial, CA · 8883 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.343km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.24km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.711km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8884 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.715km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8885 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13657592. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC.