California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16km E of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16km E of Ocotillo, CA on Mon, Feb 8, 2021, 4:01 PM PST (00:01 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-02-09 00:01:56 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.752° N, 115.829° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 2063 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.011km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.214km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 2063 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2063 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.718km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2062 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 3.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 13
  18. 3.210km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.110km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.79km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.210km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.110km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.910km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.010km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.710km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.410km SW of Niland, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 3.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 15
  35. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.710km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.210km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.110km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.810km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.210km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.711km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.611km SW of Niland, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.318km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 2062 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.915km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.010km SW of Niland, CA · 2062 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2062 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.710km SW of Niland, CA · 2062 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.510km SW of Niland, CA · 2062 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 2062 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.28km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 2062 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.117km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2060 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.85km SSW of Brawley, CA · 2060 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.515km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  9. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.53km SW of Brawley, CA · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.69km SSW of Salton City, CA · 2065 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.59km SSW of Salton City, CA · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.814km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.96km SSE of Brawley, CA · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.99km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2066 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.935km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 2067 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2067 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2067 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2067 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39545511. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.