California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14km SE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14km SE of Ocotillo, CA on Mon, Nov 11, 2002, 2:35 PM PST (22:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 44km SSW of Progreso, 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
2002-11-11 22:35:25 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.667° N, 115.873° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8728 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8728 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.912km ENE of Julian, CA · 8727 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.228km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8726 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.619km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8726 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.713km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8726 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.916km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8724 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.816km WSW of Niland, CA · 8723 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.913km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8723 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.22km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8723 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.27km W of Westmorland, CA · 8723 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.03km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8723 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8723 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.92km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8722 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.71km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8722 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.610km NE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8721 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.510km SW of Niland, CA · 8719 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.817km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8719 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.811km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8719 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.48km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8718 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.915km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8717 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.361km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8716 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.06km NE of Westmorland, CA · 8716 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.25km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8715 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.09km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.210km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8714 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.13km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8714 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.67km SW of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8713 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.035km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8712 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 3.058km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8712 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.82km NE of Julian, CA · 8712 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.910km E of Bombay Beach, CA · 8712 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.09km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8712 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.634km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8712 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.234km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8712 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.711km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8711 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.93km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8711 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.524km ESE of Julian, CA · 8711 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.714km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8710 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.825km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8709 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.533km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8709 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.712km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8708 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 3.34km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8708 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.65km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.65km E of Bombay Beach, California · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.54km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.135km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8708 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.65km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8707 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.021km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.826km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8707 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.624km ESE of Julian, CA · 8706 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.56km NNW of Brawley, CA · 8705 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.66km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8704 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.247km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8703 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.712km SW of Salton City, CA · 8703 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.614km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8703 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.712km S of Ocotillo, CA · 8703 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.310km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8702 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.716km NNE of Ocotillo, California · 8702 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.74km E of Heber, California · 8702 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 1.515km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8729 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.613km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8729 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.014km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8729 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.612km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8730 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.928km ESE of Campo, CA · 8730 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.54km ENE of Calexico, CA · 8730 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.68km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8731 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.413km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8731 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8732 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8732 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.010km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8733 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.828km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8733 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.712km WSW of Salton City, California · 8734 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.823km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8735 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.124km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8735 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.54km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8735 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8736 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8737 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.046km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8737 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13909744. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.