California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7km W of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7km W of Ocotillo, CA on Mon, Dec 31, 2007, 6:28 AM PST (14:28 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 7km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX. 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
2007-12-31 14:28:40 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.727° N, 116.071° 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, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 6852 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.825km SSE of Campo, CA · 6851 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.815km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6851 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.931km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6850 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.014km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 6850 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.426km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6849 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.620km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6849 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.132km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6848 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.620km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6847 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.348km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6847 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.920km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6847 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.96km E of Imperial, CA · 6847 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.18km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6847 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.65km E of Imperial, CA · 6847 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.921km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 6847 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.613km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6846 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.514km SSE of Anza, CA · 6845 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 6845 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.217km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6845 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.913km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6845 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.457km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6845 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.350km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6844 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.150km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6844 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.317km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6844 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6844 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.037km SSE of Campo, CA · 6844 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.050km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6843 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.556km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6843 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.715km WSW of Niland, CA · 6841 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.35km WSW of Holtville, CA · 6841 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.910km SSE of Holtville, CA · 6841 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.96km SW of Holtville, CA · 6841 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CA · 6841 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.85km WSW of Holtville, CA · 6840 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.714km W of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6840 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.86km WSW of Holtville, CA · 6840 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.415km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6840 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CA · 6840 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.97km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 6839 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.127km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 6837 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.79km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 6837 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.58km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 6837 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.87km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6836 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 6836 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.517km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6835 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.59km E of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 6835 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.910km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6835 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.78km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 6835 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.010km S of Holtville, CA · 6835 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.98km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6834 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.612km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6833 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.717km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6832 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 6832 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.312km W of El Centro, CA · 6832 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.54km E of Westmorland, CA · 6831 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.84km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6831 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.858km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6831 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.159km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6830 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.913km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 6830 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.221km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6830 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.77km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6853 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 6853 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.328km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 6854 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.552km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6854 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.74km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 6854 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.54km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 6855 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6856 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.511km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6857 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.813km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 6857 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.258km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6857 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.614km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 6857 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.849km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6858 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.516km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6858 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.86km SW of Holtville, CA · 6858 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.719km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6859 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.612km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 6859 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.312km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 6859 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.824km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6859 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.87km W of Calipatria, CA · 6859 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.521km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6860 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10297521. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:16 AM UTC.