California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15km E of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15km E of Ocotillo, CA on Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 7:54 AM PST (15:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 9km SW of Niland, CA. 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
2021-01-01 15:54:59 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.745° N, 115.830° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2101 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 2101 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.621km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 2101 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.69km E of San Diego Country Estates, CA · 2100 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CA · 2099 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.19km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.09km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 19
  11. 3.59km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.510km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.110km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 3.410km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.410km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.58km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.010km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.59km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.316km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2099 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.218km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2099 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.715km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.74km NE of Westmorland, CA · 2097 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.611km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 2097 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.23km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2096 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.37km SSE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 2095 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.117km ESE of Julian, CA · 2094 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.910km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 3.311km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 10
  43. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.711km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.110km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.510km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.916km N of Ocotillo, CA · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.510km SW of Niland, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 1.516km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.215km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CA · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.015km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.24km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2102 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.36km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2102 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.110km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2103 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.67km WSW of Holtville, CA · 2104 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.019km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.89km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2105 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.517km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 2105 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.94km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 2105 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.621km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2105 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.513km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2105 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.510km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2105 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.24km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 2106 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.13km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 2106 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.45km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 2106 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.54km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 2106 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.38km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 2106 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.43km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 2106 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.94km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 2106 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 3.410km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 2106 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.39km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 2106 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39508671. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.