California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 31km SSW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 31km SSW of Ocotillo, CA on Wed, Jan 2, 2008, 1:24 PM PST (21:24 UTC), 0 km (0 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
2008-01-02 21:24:40 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.475° N, 116.111° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 6849 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.426km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6848 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.620km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6848 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.659km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6847 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.132km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6847 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.620km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6847 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.348km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6847 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.920km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6847 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.96km E of Imperial, CA · 6847 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.18km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6847 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.65km E of Imperial, CA · 6846 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.613km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6846 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 6844 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.217km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6844 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.913km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6844 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.457km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6844 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.350km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6844 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.150km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6844 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.317km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6844 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6843 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.037km SSE of Campo, CA · 6843 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.050km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6843 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.556km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6842 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.715km WSW of Niland, CA · 6841 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.35km WSW of Holtville, CA · 6840 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.910km SSE of Holtville, CA · 6840 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.96km SW of Holtville, CA · 6840 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CA · 6840 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.85km WSW of Holtville, CA · 6840 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.714km W of Tecate, B.C., MX · 6840 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.86km WSW of Holtville, CA · 6840 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.415km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6839 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CA · 6839 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.97km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 6838 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.127km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 6837 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.76km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6836 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.79km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 6836 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.58km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 6836 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.87km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6836 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 6836 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.517km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6834 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.59km E of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 6834 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.910km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6834 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.78km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 6834 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.010km S of Holtville, CA · 6834 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.98km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6833 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.612km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6833 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.717km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6832 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 6832 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.312km W of El Centro, CA · 6831 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.54km E of Westmorland, CA · 6831 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.84km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6831 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.858km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6830 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.159km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6830 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.221km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6829 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.260km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6829 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.412km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 6829 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.211km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 6829 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.010km NE of Rosarito, B.C., MX · 6829 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 3.410km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6829 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.815km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6850 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.825km SSE of Campo, CA · 6851 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 6852 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.97km W of Ocotillo, CA · 6852 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.77km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6852 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 6852 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.64km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 6853 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.328km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 6853 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.552km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6854 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6855 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.511km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6856 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.813km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 6856 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.258km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6857 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.614km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 6857 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.849km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6858 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.516km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 6858 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.86km SW of Holtville, CA · 6858 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.719km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6858 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.612km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 6858 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.465km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6858 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10297821. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.