M1.6 earthquake 17km E of Ocotillo, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Mar 31, 2021, 11:55 PM PDT

UTC

2021-04-01 06:55:12 UTC

Depth

9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.742° N, 115.813° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

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

70°

Stations used

37

• Seeley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast13 kmWSW
• El Centro, CaliforniaPopulation 43,956. Forecast24 kmWSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast36 kmWNW

After

1. 1.617km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 1, 4:08 AM PDT · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.62km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Apr 1, 8:18 AM PDT · 2012 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
3. 2.913km NW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Apr 1, 1:45 PM PDT · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
4. 1.610km SW of Niland, CAThu, Apr 1, 7:29 PM PDT · 2011 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
5. 1.710km SW of Niland, CAThu, Apr 1, 7:36 PM PDT · 2011 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CASat, Apr 3, 12:53 PM PDT · 2010 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.517km SW of Ocotillo, CASat, Apr 3, 5:43 PM PDT · 2010 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
8. 1.94km SW of Salton City, CASun, Apr 4, 3:08 PM PDT · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
9. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 5, 1:14 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
10. 3.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Apr 5, 2:20 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
11. 2.514km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Apr 5, 2:24 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.915km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 5, 6:57 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.316km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Apr 5, 8:04 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.16km NNE of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 6, 6:57 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.46km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 7:00 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.96km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 7:08 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
17. 2.26km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 7:41 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
18. 3.26km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 8:28 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
19. 2.36km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 8:32 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
20. 2.26km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 8:38 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
21. 3.76km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 8:52 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 41
22. 2.67km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 8:57 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
23. 1.86km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 8:59 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
24. 1.86km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 8:59 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
25. 2.17km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 9:12 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
26. 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 7, 11:07 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
27. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 12:28 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
28. 1.76km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 3:49 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
29. 2.37km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 3:49 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
30. 2.37km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 3:49 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
31. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 4:05 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
32. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 4:14 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
33. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 6:26 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
34. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 6:26 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
35. 2.86km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 8:31 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
36. 2.96km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 8:57 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
37. 2.86km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 8:57 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
38. 1.87km W of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 9:30 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
39. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 9, 1:47 AM PDT · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
40. 1.514km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Apr 9, 6:20 AM PDT · 2004 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
41. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Apr 9, 1:19 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
42. 2.39km N of Westmorland, CAFri, Apr 9, 1:29 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
43. 1.514km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Apr 9, 8:09 PM PDT · 2003 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
44. 1.610km SE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Apr 10, 3:25 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
45. 2.032km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Apr 10, 4:43 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
46. 3.47km SW of Holtville, CASat, Apr 10, 6:22 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 25
47. 1.711km SE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Apr 10, 7:00 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
48. 2.213km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Apr 10, 11:37 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
49. 2.354km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Apr 11, 6:24 AM PDT · 2002 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
50. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 12, 7:48 AM PDT · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
51. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 12, 7:52 AM PDT · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
52. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 12, 12:47 PM PDT · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
53. 2.27km NE of Imperial, CATue, Apr 13, 12:54 AM PDT · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
54. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Apr 13, 4:35 AM PDT · 2000 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
55. 1.818km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 13, 11:07 AM PDT · 2000 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
56. 2.117km N of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 14, 5:31 PM PDT · 1999 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
57. 1.910km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 14, 10:40 PM PDT · 1998 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
58. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CASat, Apr 17, 1:13 AM PDT · 1996 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
59. 1.722km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Apr 17, 3:05 PM PDT · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
60. 1.69km SSE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 19, 6:56 AM PDT · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

1. 3.05km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Mar 31, 11:42 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
2. 2.510km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Mar 31, 10:53 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
3. 3.07km NW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Mar 31, 2:38 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.25km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Mar 31, 2:34 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
5. 4.87km NW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Mar 31, 1:56 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 123
6. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Mar 31, 12:38 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Mar 30, 4:09 PM PDT · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CATue, Mar 30, 3:30 PM PDT · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
9. 1.915km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Mar 30, 5:43 AM PDT · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.515km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Mar 29, 11:06 PM PDT · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.816km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Mar 29, 10:49 PM PDT · 2014 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
12. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Mar 28, 3:46 PM PDT · 2016 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.614km E of Campo, CASun, Mar 28, 1:57 PM PDT · 2016 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
14. 1.613km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 27, 12:10 PM PDT · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
15. 1.514km SW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Mar 27, 10:11 AM PDT · 2017 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.724km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Mar 27, 7:46 AM PDT · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 27, 1:17 AM PDT · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
18. 1.922km E of Pine Valley, CAFri, Mar 26, 5:48 AM PDT · 2018 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
19. 1.612km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Mar 25, 5:39 PM PDT · 2019 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.74km WSW of Salton City, CAWed, Mar 24, 11:34 AM PDT · 2020 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39597127. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.