California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14km ESE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14km ESE of Ocotillo, CA on Sun, Jul 7, 2002, 12:42 AM PDT (07:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 1km NE of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-07-07 07:42:52 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.671° N, 115.871° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.926km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8854 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.923km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8854 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.812km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8853 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.314km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8852 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.89km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8852 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.04km S of Brawley, CA · 8852 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.16km E of Westmorland, CA · 8852 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.610km SW of Niland, California · 8852 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.613km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8851 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.520km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8851 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.520km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8851 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.915km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8851 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.67km W of Holtville, California · 8850 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8849 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.912km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8848 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.84km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8848 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.94km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8848 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.713km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8846 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.656km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8846 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.039km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8845 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.73km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8845 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.119km N of Ocotillo, CA · 8844 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8843 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.910km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8843 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.960km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8842 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.24km N of Calipatria, California · 8842 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.914km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8842 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.025km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8842 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.511km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8841 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.810km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8841 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.49km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8840 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.614km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8840 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.037km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8840 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.410km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8839 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.612km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8839 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.515km SE of Julian, CA · 8838 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.213km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8838 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.16km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8838 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.49km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8836 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.78km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8836 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 8834 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.822km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8834 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.37km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8833 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.83km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8833 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.310km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8833 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.928km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8833 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8832 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.618km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8832 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.719km N of Ocotillo, California · 8831 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.719km N of Ocotillo, CA · 8831 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.433km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8831 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.57km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8831 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.527km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8829 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.642km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8829 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.913km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8829 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.76km SW of Niland, CA · 8828 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8828 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.410km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8828 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.54km S of Brawley, CA · 8828 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.67km SSW of Niland, CA · 8828 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 1.714km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8855 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.717km W of Oasis, CA · 8856 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8857 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.73km WSW of Brawley, CA · 8857 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.19km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8857 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8857 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.59km WSW of Niland, California · 8858 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.815km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 8858 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.168km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.414km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.610km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8858 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.266km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8859 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.470km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8859 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.610km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8860 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.311km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8860 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8861 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.360km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8862 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8862 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8864 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.316km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8864 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9798213. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.