California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14km ESE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14km ESE of Ocotillo, CA on Fri, Mar 29, 2002, 8:17 PM PST (04:17 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 72km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-30 04:17:35 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.670° N, 115.867° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±1.45
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
213°, 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: 174 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.86km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8954 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1,070
  2. 1.66km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8954 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.56km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.614km N of Pine Valley, California · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.59km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8953 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.016km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8952 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.613km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8952 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.113km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8952 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8951 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.724km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8951 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.67km SSE of Bombay Beach, California · 8951 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.79km SSE of Bombay Beach, California · 8951 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.468km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8950 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.816km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8950 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.316km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8950 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.720km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8949 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.916km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8949 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.933km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8949 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.216km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8949 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8949 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.012km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8948 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.724km SE of Campo, CA · 8948 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.621km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8947 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.612km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8946 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8946 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 3.330km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8946 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.916km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8946 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.736km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8945 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.77km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8945 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.829km SE of Campo, CA · 8945 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.016km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.810km NW of Calipatria, California · 8944 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.09km SW of Niland, CA · 8944 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.918km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 3.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.415km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.312km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.213km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.15km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 8943 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.817km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.129km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.331km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.736km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 3.314km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.110km NE of Brawley, California · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.829km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.812km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8941 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.716km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8939 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.88km SW of Niland, CA · 8939 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.18km NE of Heber, CA · 8939 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 8937 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.17km S of Brawley, CA · 8937 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.77km NE of Imperial, CA · 8937 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.215km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8936 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 1.913km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8954 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.312km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8954 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.35km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8954 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.016km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8954 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8954 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.315km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8955 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.94km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 8955 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.716km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8955 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.813km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.914km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 3.02km W of Bombay Beach, CA · 8956 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.413km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8957 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.914km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8957 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.714km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8958 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.813km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8958 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.516km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8958 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CA · 8958 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9774525. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.