California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20km SW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20km SW of Ocotillo, CA on Wed, Sep 11, 2002, 9:55 AM PDT (16:55 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 9km N of Ocotillo Wells, 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
2002-09-11 16:55:57 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.626° N, 116.170° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8789 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.922km NNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 8788 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.818km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8787 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.720km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8787 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 8786 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.511km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8785 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.618km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8785 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.024km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8784 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.233km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8783 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.110km SW of Niland, CA · 8783 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.79km SW of Niland, California · 8782 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.05km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8782 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.211km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8782 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8781 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8781 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8781 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8780 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8780 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8780 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8780 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.110km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8780 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 8779 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.73km ENE of Julian, CA · 8779 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 4.39km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8779 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 256
  26. 1.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8779 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.111km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8779 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.918km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8779 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.511km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8779 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.511km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8778 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.617km SSW of Oasis, CA · 8778 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.69km SE of Bombay Beach, California · 8778 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.510km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8778 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 3.621km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.322km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.521km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.219km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.726km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.022km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.922km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.621km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.720km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 3.120km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.521km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8777 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.512km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8777 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 3.021km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8776 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.326km SSE of Ocotillo, California · 8776 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.921km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8776 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.621km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8776 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.322km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8776 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.111km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8776 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.820km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8775 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.915km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8775 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.822km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8775 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.023km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8774 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8773 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.322km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8773 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.916km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8773 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.143km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8773 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.624km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8773 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 3.120km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8789 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.725km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.610km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8789 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.613km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8789 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.913km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8790 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.312km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8790 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.718km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8791 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.618km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8791 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.018km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8791 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.75km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8792 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.36km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8792 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.816km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8792 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.612km ESE of Julian, CA · 8792 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.432km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8794 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.719km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8794 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.230km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8794 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.612km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8795 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.99km SW of Niland, CA · 8795 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.917km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8796 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.211km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8797 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13811708. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.