California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16km SW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16km SW of Ocotillo, CA on Mon, Dec 16, 2002, 8:05 PM PST (04:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 8km NW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-12-17 04:05:57 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.654° N, 116.129° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.543km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8692 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.82km NNE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8692 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.040km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8692 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.225km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8691 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.138km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8691 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.040km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8691 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.04km NNW of Julian, CA · 8690 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.524km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8689 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.410km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.010km W of Calipatria, CA · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.528km ESE of Campo, CA · 8688 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.520km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8688 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.021km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8688 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.720km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8688 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CA · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.322km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8687 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8687 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.521km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8687 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 8686 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 8685 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 8685 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.725km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8685 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.627km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.57km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8684 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.259km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8683 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.017km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.716km N of Ocotillo, CA · 8682 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 3.217km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.118km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8682 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.127km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.911km NNW of Alpine, CA · 8682 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.521km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.834km SE of Campo, CA · 8682 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.118km ESE of Julian, CA · 8682 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.316km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.07km ENE of Heber, California · 8681 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 8681 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.710km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8681 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.18km SW of Niland, CA · 8681 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.915km ESE of Julian, CA · 8681 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.66km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8679 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.142km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8678 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 8678 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 8678 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.718km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8677 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.56km SE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8677 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.58km SW of Niland, California · 8677 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.238km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8677 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.723km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8676 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 8676 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.473km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.542km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.538km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.340km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.042km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 8675 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.358km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8673 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.913km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8673 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.66km WSW of Imperial, California · 8693 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.339km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8693 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.850km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8693 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.842km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8693 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CA · 8694 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.143km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8694 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.920km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8694 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.922km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8694 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.942km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8695 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.87km SW of Holtville, California · 8695 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.816km SE of Anza, CA · 8696 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.446km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8696 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.044km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8696 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.840km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8696 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.51km SSE of Brawley, CA · 8697 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.11km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8697 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8697 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.22km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8697 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.741km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8698 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.343km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8698 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9871033. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.