California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16km ESE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km ESE of Ocotillo, CA on Tue, Feb 16, 2021, 6:57 PM PST (02:57 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-02-17 02:57:34 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.687° N, 115.834° W
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2054 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
  3. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2054 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.06km WSW of Holtville, CA · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.86km W of Holtville, CA · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.55km SW of Salton City, CA · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 2053 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.67km W of Holtville, CA · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.810km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.617km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.88km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 2052 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.62km SW of Brawley, CA · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.717km ESE of Julian, CA · 2051 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.914km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.915km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.24km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2050 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.619km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 2049 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.118km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 2049 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.76km W of Holtville, CA · 2048 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.68km W of Holtville, CA · 2048 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.57km W of Holtville, CA · 2048 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.07km W of Holtville, CA · 2048 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.912km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 2048 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.08km W of Holtville, CA · 2048 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.08km W of Holtville, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.77km W of Holtville, CA · 2048 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.612km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2047 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.912km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2047 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 3.013km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2047 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.525km ESE of Campo, CA · 2047 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.816km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.98km SW of Niland, CA · 2046 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.98km W of Holtville, CA · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.514km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.19km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.317km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.37km WSW of Niland, CA · 2044 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.77km SW of Niland, CA · 2044 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.77km SW of Niland, CA · 2044 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.915km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2044 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.77km SW of Niland, CA · 2044 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2043 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2043 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.87km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 2042 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.78km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 2041 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.211km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 2041 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.227km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.621km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.014km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2038 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.515km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2034 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 2.110km SW of Niland, CA · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.910km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2056 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.15km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 2056 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.010km SW of Niland, CA · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.710km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2057 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.115km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2057 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.013km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 14
  15. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2057 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.910km NW of Calipatria, CA · 2058 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.316km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.85km SSW of Brawley, CA · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39553679. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC.