California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22km SW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22km SW of Ocotillo, CA on Sun, Jun 16, 2002, 7:44 PM PDT (02:44 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-06-17 02:44:25 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.602° N, 116.169° 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
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.372km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8875 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.58km SSW of Salton City, California · 8875 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo, California · 8875 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.624km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8874 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.212km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8872 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.813km WSW of El Centro, CA · 8872 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.87km E of Westmorland, CA · 8872 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.02km NW of Brawley, CA · 8871 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.78km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8871 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.85km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8871 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.823km SE of Campo, CA · 8870 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.76km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8870 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.520km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8869 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.949km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8869 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.112km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8867 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8867 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.126km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8867 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.23km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8866 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.035km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8866 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.64km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8865 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8865 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.316km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8865 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8865 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8863 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.360km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8863 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8862 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.311km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8861 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.610km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8861 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.470km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8860 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.266km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8860 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.610km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8859 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.168km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8859 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.59km WSW of Niland, California · 8858 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.19km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.73km WSW of Brawley, CA · 8858 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8857 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.717km W of Oasis, CA · 8857 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.714km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8856 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.96km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8856 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.614km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8856 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.926km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8855 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.923km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8855 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8855 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.812km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.314km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8853 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.89km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8853 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 3.04km S of Brawley, CA · 8853 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.16km E of Westmorland, CA · 8853 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.610km SW of Niland, California · 8852 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.613km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8852 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.520km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8852 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.520km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8852 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.915km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8851 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.67km W of Holtville, California · 8851 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8850 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.912km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8849 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.84km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8849 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.94km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8849 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.713km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8847 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 2.18km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8877 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.215km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.916km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.66km SW of Niland, CA · 8877 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.66km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8877 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.56km ENE of Pine Valley, California · 8877 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8879 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8879 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8879 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.011km NE of Julian, CA · 8879 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.87km SW of Holtville, California · 8879 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.77km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8879 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.87km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8879 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.617km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8879 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.516km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8880 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.536km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8881 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.236km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8882 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.913km ENE of Julian, CA · 8882 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.611km SW of Niland, California · 8882 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.911km SW of Niland, CA · 8882 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13658368. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.