California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16km E of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16km E of Ocotillo, CA on Tue, May 11, 2021, 5:59 AM PDT (12:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 11km W of Calipatria, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-05-11 12:59:56 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.751° N, 115.819° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.84km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1972 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.87km S of Brawley, CA · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1971 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.524km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1971 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1971 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.413km W of Imperial, CA · 1970 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.718km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1970 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.84km SW of Brawley, CA · 1969 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.04km SW of Brawley, CA · 1969 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.613km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1968 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.74km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1968 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.73km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1968 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.59km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 1967 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.53km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.045km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 1965 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.818km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.414km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1964 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.612km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 1964 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.518km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1964 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.88km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.811km S of Salton City, CA · 1963 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.524km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1963 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.68km W of Calipatria, CA · 1962 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.511km W of Calipatria, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.512km N of Westmorland, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.812km W of Calipatria, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.57km W of Holtville, CA · 1961 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.517km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1958 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.625km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.84km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.95km W of Brawley, CA · 1958 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.36km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1958 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.618km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.922km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.83km NNW of El Centro, CA · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.62km NW of El Centro, CA · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.53km NNW of El Centro, CA · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.117km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1952 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.610km S of Holtville, CA · 1951 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.75km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1950 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1950 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.010km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1972 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.34km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1972 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.211km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1973 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.16km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 1973 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1973 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.05km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1973 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.96km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1974 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1974 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.59km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1974 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.65km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1974 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.26km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.85km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.15km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.95km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.53km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39647943. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC.