California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16km E of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16km E of Ocotillo, CA on Wed, Feb 3, 2021, 1:26 AM PST (09:26 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 7km NW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-02-03 09:26:20 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.742° N, 115.825° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2069 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2069 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.115km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.124km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 2067 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2067 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2067 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2067 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.935km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 2067 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.99km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2066 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.96km SSE of Brawley, CA · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.814km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.59km SSW of Salton City, CA · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.69km SSW of Salton City, CA · 2065 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.53km SW of Brawley, CA · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 3.515km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  25. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.011km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.214km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 2063 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2063 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.718km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 3.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2062 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 3.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 13
  49. 3.210km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.110km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.79km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.210km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.110km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.910km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.010km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 3.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2069 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 62
  2. 2.19km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.210km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2069 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 2069 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 2069 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.216km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 2070 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.57km SSW of Holtville, CA · 2070 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.89km SW of Salton City, CA · 2070 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2070 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.55km SSE of Brawley, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2071 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.96km SW of Salton City, CA · 2071 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.911km WSW of El Centro, CA · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2071 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.115km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39539447. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC.