California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17km ESE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17km ESE of Ocotillo, CA on Mon, Jun 28, 2021, 6:52 PM PDT (01:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 12km N of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-06-29 01:52:38 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.677° N, 115.824° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011km W of Calipatria, CA · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.645km NE of Holtville, CA · 1923 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.917km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1922 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.910km W of Calipatria, CA · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.522km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 1921 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.810km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1919 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.05km S of Brawley, CA · 1919 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.611km WSW of Niland, CA · 1917 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.810km S of Holtville, CA · 1916 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.615km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1915 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.017km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1914 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.511km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1913 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1913 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1913 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.87km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1911 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.619km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 1911 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.96km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1909 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1908 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.99km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.28km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.28km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.98km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1908 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.68km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.69km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.79km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.59km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.18km W of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.18km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.98km W of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.69km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.99km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.88km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.28km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1906 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.98km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.98km W of Holtville, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.28km W of Holtville, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.68km W of Holtville, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.725km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1906 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.78km WNW of Holtville, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.34km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 1904 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.619km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.74km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1904 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.82km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1903 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.22km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.62km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.515km ENE of Ocotillo, CA · 1902 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 1902 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.715km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.77km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.57km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 1901 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.27km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1901 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.77km SW of Holtville, CA · 1901 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.21km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1900 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.814km SE of Julian, CA · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.832km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1924 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1925 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.04km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 1926 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.510km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.910km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 1927 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.616km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1927 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.115km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1928 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.714km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1928 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.710km W of Niland, CA · 1928 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1928 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.744km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1928 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.621km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.611km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1929 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.334km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1929 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.114km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1929 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.77km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1929 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.910km W of Calipatria, CA · 1929 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39722655. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.