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M1.9 earthquake 26km SW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 26km SW of Ocotillo, CA on Sun, Jul 7, 2002, 4:34 PM PDT (23:34 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-07-07 23:34:25 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.565° N, 116.175° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.923km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8854 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8854 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.812km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8853 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.314km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8853 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.89km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8852 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.04km S of Brawley, CA · 8852 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.16km E of Westmorland, CA · 8852 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.556km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8852 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.610km SW of Niland, California · 8852 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.613km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8852 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.520km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8852 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.520km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8851 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.915km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8851 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.67km W of Holtville, California · 8850 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8849 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.912km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8848 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.84km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8848 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.94km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8848 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.713km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8846 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.656km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8846 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.039km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8845 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.73km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8845 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.119km N of Ocotillo, CA · 8844 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.252km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8844 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8844 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.910km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8843 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.960km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8842 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.24km N of Calipatria, California · 8842 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.914km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8842 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.025km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8842 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.511km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8841 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.750km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8841 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.810km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8841 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.49km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8840 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.614km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8840 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.037km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8840 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.410km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8839 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.515km SE of Julian, CA · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.213km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8838 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.86km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8838 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.16km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8838 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.49km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8836 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.78km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8836 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 8834 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.822km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8834 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.83km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8833 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.310km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8833 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.928km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8833 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8832 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.618km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8832 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.719km N of Ocotillo, California · 8831 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.719km N of Ocotillo, CA · 8831 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.310km SW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 8831 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.433km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8831 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.57km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8831 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.527km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8829 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.642km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8829 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.913km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8829 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.76km SW of Niland, CA · 8828 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8828 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.614km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8855 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.96km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8855 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.714km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8855 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.034km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8857 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.73km WSW of Brawley, CA · 8857 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.19km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8857 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.59km WSW of Niland, California · 8858 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.168km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.610km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8859 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.266km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8859 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.470km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8859 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.610km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8860 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.311km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8860 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8861 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.360km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8862 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.012km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8862 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8864 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.316km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8864 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8864 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9798545. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC.