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M1.5 earthquake 15km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA on Mon, Nov 11, 2002, 10:10 AM PST (18:10 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 44km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-11-11 18:10:59 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.015° N, 116.086° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8728 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.59km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8727 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.912km ENE of Julian, CA · 8727 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.614km ESE of Anza, CA · 8726 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.228km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8726 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.619km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8725 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.612km NW of Anza, CA · 8725 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.713km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8725 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.516km SE of Anza, CA · 8723 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.916km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8723 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.816km WSW of Niland, CA · 8723 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.913km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8723 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.22km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8722 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.27km W of Westmorland, CA · 8722 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.55km NE of Anza, CA · 8722 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8722 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.92km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8722 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.71km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8721 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.610km NE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8721 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.69km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8720 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.510km SW of Niland, CA · 8718 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.817km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8718 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.811km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8718 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.215km SE of Anza, CA · 8718 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.316km SE of Anza, CA · 8718 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 8717 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8716 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.622km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8716 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.06km NE of Westmorland, CA · 8716 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.512km NE of Indio, CA · 8714 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.09km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8713 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.67km SW of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8712 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.82km NE of Julian, CA · 8712 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.910km E of Bombay Beach, CA · 8711 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.09km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8711 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.711km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8711 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.93km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8711 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.513km NE of Indio, California · 8711 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.112km NE of Indio, CA · 8710 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.212km NE of Indio, CA · 8710 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.323km ESE of Anza, CA · 8710 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.524km ESE of Julian, CA · 8710 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.714km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8709 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 3.112km NE of Indio, CA · 8708 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.812km NE of Indio, CA · 8708 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.812km NE of Indio, CA · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.712km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8707 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.315km SSE of Anza, CA · 8707 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 3.34km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8707 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.65km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.65km E of Bombay Beach, California · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.54km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.65km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8707 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.021km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.826km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8706 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.812km SSE of Anza, CA · 8706 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.624km ESE of Julian, CA · 8706 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.56km NNW of Brawley, CA · 8705 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.113km NE of Indio, CA · 8704 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.66km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8704 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 1.613km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8728 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.014km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8729 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 8729 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.612km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8729 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.928km ESE of Campo, CA · 8729 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.54km ENE of Calexico, CA · 8729 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.54km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 8730 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.67km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8730 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.68km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8730 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.413km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8730 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.93km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8730 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.618km N of Indio, CA · 8731 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 8731 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.720km ESE of Anza, California · 8731 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 8731 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8731 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8731 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.828km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8733 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8733 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.712km WSW of Salton City, California · 8734 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13909708. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.