California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16km E of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16km E of Ocotillo, CA on Sun, Jul 25, 2021, 2:40 PM PDT (21:40 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-07-25 21:40:34 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.747° N, 115.817° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1896 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.114km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.310km WNW of Imperial, CA · 1894 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.712km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1894 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.97km ENE of Imperial, CA · 1894 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CA · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.727km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 1893 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1893 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.422km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 1893 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.527km SE of Campo, CA · 1893 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 1892 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.944km NE of Holtville, CA · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.537km S of Ocotillo, CA · 1891 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.84km N of Pine Valley, CA · 1891 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.17km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 1890 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.98km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.716km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.516km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1889 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.915km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1889 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 1888 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.616km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1888 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.67km SW of Niland, CA · 1887 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 3.510km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1885 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.99km W of Calipatria, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.88km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1884 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.513km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.919km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.010km WSW of Niland, CA · 1883 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.65km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.515km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.212km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1879 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.318km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1878 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1878 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.88km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.214km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.214km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.918km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.818km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.118km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.119km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.618km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.718km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.518km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.318km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.718km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.618km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.219km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 4.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 46
  51. 3.817km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 7
  52. 2.418km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.518km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.719km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.818km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.127km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.927km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1873 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 3.418km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 1.623km SE of Campo, CA · 1900 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, CA · 1900 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.07km WSW of Holtville, CA · 1900 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.37km W of Holtville, CA · 1900 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.92km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1901 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.67km W of Holtville, CA · 1901 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.18km W of Holtville, CA · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.98km W of Holtville, CA · 1901 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 11
  9. 1.97km W of Holtville, CA · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.07km W of Holtville, CA · 1901 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 12
  11. 2.48km W of Holtville, CA · 1901 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.98km W of Holtville, CA · 1901 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.77km W of Holtville, CA · 1901 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.21km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1901 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.77km SW of Holtville, CA · 1902 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.27km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.57km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.77km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39752895. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.