M1.5 earthquake 16km E of Ocotillo, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 4:04 AM PST

UTC

2021-01-03 12:04:59 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.745° N, 115.826° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

50°

Stations used

29

• Seeley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast14 kmWSW
• El Centro, CaliforniaPopulation 43,956. Forecast25 kmWSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast37 kmWNW

After

1. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CAMon, Jan 4, 4:17 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
2. 3.19km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:04 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
3. 4.09km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:04 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 19
4. 3.59km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:05 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.510km NW of Calipatria, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:10 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.110km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:12 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
7. 1.89km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:15 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.69km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:15 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
9. 1.610km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:15 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
10. 1.89km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:16 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
11. 3.410km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:16 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.610km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:18 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
13. 2.410km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:03 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.58km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:04 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
15. 1.89km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:05 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
16. 2.010km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:33 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
17. 1.69km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 1:01 PM PST · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
18. 1.59km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 1:33 PM PST · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
19. 2.316km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jan 4, 2:39 PM PST · 2100 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.69km SW of Niland, CAMon, Jan 4, 3:18 PM PST · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
21. 2.218km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jan 4, 3:33 PM PST · 2100 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
22. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Jan 5, 2:58 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
23. 1.715km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 6, 2:48 AM PST · 2098 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
24. 1.74km NE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jan 6, 2:51 AM PST · 2098 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
25. 1.611km NNW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 6, 11:05 AM PST · 2098 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
26. 2.23km NW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Jan 7, 5:29 PM PST · 2096 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
27. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jan 8, 10:37 AM PST · 2096 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
28. 2.37km SSE of Mexicali, B.C., MXFri, Jan 8, 2:25 PM PST · 2096 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
29. 2.117km ESE of Julian, CASat, Jan 9, 1:55 PM PST · 2095 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
30. 2.910km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Jan 9, 11:01 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
31. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CASat, Jan 9, 11:13 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
32. 1.610km SW of Niland, CASat, Jan 9, 11:30 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
33. 2.210km SW of Niland, CASat, Jan 9, 11:59 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
34. 1.910km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 10, 12:02 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
35. 3.311km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 10, 12:21 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 10
36. 1.910km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:23 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
37. 1.610km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:24 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
38. 1.710km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:26 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
39. 1.710km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:29 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
40. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 10, 12:41 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
41. 1.711km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:53 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
42. 2.110km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:53 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
43. 1.810km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:56 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
44. 1.510km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 10, 1:50 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
45. 1.916km N of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 10, 3:29 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
46. 1.510km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 5:22 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
47. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 10, 7:08 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
48. 1.516km ESE of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 10, 12:26 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
49. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 10, 1:28 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
50. 2.215km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 10, 8:58 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
51. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CAMon, Jan 11, 8:32 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
52. 2.015km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Jan 12, 1:23 AM PST · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
53. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Jan 12, 6:40 PM PST · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
54. 2.57km W of Holtville, CATue, Jan 12, 7:56 PM PST · 2091 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
55. 1.615km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:35 AM PST · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
56. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 13, 2:41 AM PST · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
57. 2.316km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jan 13, 5:58 AM PST · 2091 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
58. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:49 PM PST · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
59. 2.215km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jan 13, 6:27 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
60. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CAWed, Jan 13, 6:48 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 3, 3:38 AM PST · 2101 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
2. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 3, 2:56 AM PST · 2101 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
3. 1.69km E of San Diego Country Estates, CASun, Jan 3, 12:03 AM PST · 2101 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
4. 1.621km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jan 2, 11:05 AM PST · 2102 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
5. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Jan 1, 11:11 PM PST · 2102 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.710km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jan 1, 7:54 PM PST · 2102 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.515km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jan 1, 7:54 AM PST · 2103 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
8. 2.24km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jan 1, 2:06 AM PST · 2103 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.36km NW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Dec 31, 8:29 PM PST · 2103 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
10. 2.110km NW of Calipatria, CAThu, Dec 31, 2:21 PM PST · 2104 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
11. 2.67km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Dec 30, 6:58 AM PST · 2105 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
12. 2.019km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Dec 29, 9:28 PM PST · 2105 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.89km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Dec 29, 6:26 PM PST · 2105 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.517km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 29, 8:05 AM PST · 2106 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
15. 1.94km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Dec 29, 4:06 AM PST · 2106 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
16. 1.621km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Dec 29, 1:48 AM PST · 2106 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
17. 1.513km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 28, 11:31 PM PST · 2106 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
18. 1.510km NW of Calipatria, CAMon, Dec 28, 8:57 PM PST · 2106 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
19. 2.24km NE of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Dec 28, 1:32 PM PST · 2107 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
20. 2.13km NE of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Dec 28, 8:28 AM PST · 2107 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39509903. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.