California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10km SW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10km SW of Ocotillo, CA on Wed, Oct 9, 2002, 7:16 AM PDT (14:16 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4km SE of Bombay Beach, 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
2002-10-09 14:16:01 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.658° N, 116.056° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 8762 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 8762 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.528km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8760 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.54km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8759 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 8759 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.010km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8758 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.69km SW of Niland, California · 8758 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.324km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8758 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.04km NW of Lakeside, CA · 8758 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.610km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8758 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.76km SW of Calipatria, CA · 8758 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.017km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8758 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.923km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8757 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8757 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.09km ENE of Calexico, CA · 8757 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.824km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8756 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.018km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8756 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.822km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8756 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.671km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8755 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.614km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8754 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.98km NNE of Imperial, CA · 8754 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.020km W of Imperial, CA · 8754 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.812km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8753 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.51km NNE of Brawley, California · 8753 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.916km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8753 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.13km SSE of Brawley, CA · 8752 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.439km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8752 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.610km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8751 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.35km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8750 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.717km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8750 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.118km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8750 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 8750 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.918km ENE of Ocotillo, CA · 8749 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.618km SSW of Oasis, CA · 8749 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.59km SW of Niland, California · 8749 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.89km SW of Niland, California · 8749 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.89km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8748 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.72km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8747 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.17km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8747 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.216km S of Salton City, California · 8747 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.450km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8746 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.58km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8744 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.912km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8743 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.56km SE of Julian, CA · 8743 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.16km SE of Julian, CA · 8743 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.63km SSW of Salton City, CA · 8742 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.810km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8742 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8742 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.518km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8740 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.410km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8740 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.713km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8740 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.719km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8740 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.212km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8739 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8739 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.911km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8739 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.79km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8739 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.621km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8738 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.813km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.920km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8738 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.558km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8738 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8762 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 8762 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.435km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8762 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.214km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8762 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.910km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8763 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.77km NE of Imperial, CA · 8763 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.69km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8763 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.113km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8764 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.211km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8764 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.89km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8764 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.56km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8764 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8764 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.620km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8765 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.018km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8765 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.614km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.815km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.612km S of Salton City, CA · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.718km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8766 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.221km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8766 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.45km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8767 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9848797. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.