M1.6 earthquake 21km ESE of Ocotillo, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 11:37 AM PDT

UTC

2021-04-27 18:37:15 UTC

Depth

9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.663° N, 115.787° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

28

• Seeley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast17 kmSSW
• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast21 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast31 kmW

After

1. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 27, 1:25 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
2. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 28, 2:35 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
3. 3.510km S of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 28, 3:50 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 283
4. 1.917km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 28, 8:04 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
5. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 28, 8:26 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
6. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Apr 28, 12:17 PM PDT · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
7. 1.610km WSW of Niland, CAWed, Apr 28, 4:36 PM PDT · 1984 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
8. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 28, 6:36 PM PDT · 1984 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CAThu, Apr 29, 10:10 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
10. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CAThu, Apr 29, 10:14 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
11. 1.64km NNE of Westmorland, CAFri, Apr 30, 3:11 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
12. 2.46km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Apr 30, 3:56 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
13. 1.66km SW of Niland, CASat, May 1, 10:10 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.93km SSW of Brawley, CASun, May 2, 8:26 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.54km SSW of Brawley, CASun, May 2, 9:24 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.43km SSW of Brawley, CASun, May 2, 9:25 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
17. 1.715km E of Ocotillo, CASun, May 2, 11:40 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.64km WSW of Salton City, CASun, May 2, 5:32 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
19. 2.59km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 2, 7:31 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
20. 1.78km ENE of Imperial, CAMon, May 3, 3:39 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
21. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CAMon, May 3, 3:41 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
22. 2.010km S of Borrego Springs, CAMon, May 3, 8:06 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
23. 1.78km E of Borrego Springs, CAWed, May 5, 12:50 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
24. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, May 5, 4:47 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
25. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CAThu, May 6, 1:31 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
26. 1.828km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, May 6, 4:24 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.53km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, May 6, 12:29 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
28. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CASat, May 8, 6:14 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
29. 1.95km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, May 8, 9:46 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
30. 2.15km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, May 8, 10:39 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
31. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CASat, May 8, 3:01 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
32. 1.85km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, May 8, 3:26 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
33. 2.26km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, May 8, 3:28 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
34. 1.65km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, May 8, 9:13 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
35. 1.59km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASun, May 9, 1:31 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
36. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CASun, May 9, 2:51 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
37. 1.96km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, May 9, 6:20 PM PDT · 1973 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
38. 2.05km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, May 9, 9:34 PM PDT · 1973 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
39. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CASun, May 9, 11:57 PM PDT · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
40. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, May 10, 2:15 PM PDT · 1972 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
41. 3.16km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, May 10, 4:21 PM PDT · 1972 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
42. 2.211km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, May 10, 5:53 PM PDT · 1972 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
43. 2.34km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, May 10, 8:01 PM PDT · 1972 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
44. 2.010km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 10, 10:17 PM PDT · 1972 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
45. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CATue, May 11, 5:40 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
46. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CATue, May 11, 5:53 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
47. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CATue, May 11, 5:59 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
48. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CATue, May 11, 1:33 PM PDT · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
49. 1.84km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, May 11, 5:10 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
50. 1.87km S of Brawley, CATue, May 11, 5:32 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
51. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, May 12, 2:32 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
52. 1.524km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, May 12, 4:12 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
53. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, May 12, 6:16 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
54. 2.413km W of Imperial, CAWed, May 12, 9:03 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
55. 1.718km E of Ocotillo, CAThu, May 13, 6:37 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
56. 1.84km SW of Brawley, CAThu, May 13, 11:51 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
57. 2.04km SW of Brawley, CAFri, May 14, 1:17 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
58. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CASat, May 15, 1:22 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
59. 1.613km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASat, May 15, 3:28 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
60. 1.74km SSW of Brawley, CASat, May 15, 8:59 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

1. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 27, 8:10 AM PDT · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.316km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 27, 8:05 AM PDT · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
3. 1.811km NE of Julian, CAMon, Apr 26, 10:25 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
4. 2.114km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Apr 26, 1:09 AM PDT · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
5. 1.714km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Apr 26, 12:28 AM PDT · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
6. 1.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Apr 25, 8:24 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
7. 2.53km SW of Brawley, CASat, Apr 24, 10:48 PM PDT · 1988 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.618km NW of Westmorland, CASat, Apr 24, 4:01 PM PDT · 1988 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
9. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 23, 9:01 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
10. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 23, 8:59 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
11. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 23, 5:20 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 23, 5:15 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.611km SE of Bombay Beach, CAThu, Apr 22, 7:06 AM PDT · 1991 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
14. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Apr 22, 7:02 AM PDT · 1991 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
15. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Apr 22, 4:14 AM PDT · 1991 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
16. 2.112km N of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Apr 21, 11:19 PM PDT · 1991 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
17. 1.844km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Apr 21, 2:30 AM PDT · 1992 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.68km W of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 20, 9:34 AM PDT · 1993 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
19. 1.89km W of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 20, 9:31 AM PDT · 1993 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
20. 1.86km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Apr 19, 9:45 AM PDT · 1994 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39631575. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.