M1.5 earthquake 16km ESE of Ocotillo, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 12:26 PM PST

UTC

2021-01-10 20:26:25 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.665° N, 115.837° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

26

• Seeley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast20 kmSW
• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast25 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast36 kmW

After

1. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 10, 1:28 PM PST · 2092 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.215km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 10, 8:58 PM PST · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
3. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CAMon, Jan 11, 8:32 AM PST · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.015km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Jan 12, 1:23 AM PST · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
5. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Jan 12, 6:40 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.57km W of Holtville, CATue, Jan 12, 7:56 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
7. 1.615km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:35 AM PST · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 13, 2:41 AM PST · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.316km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jan 13, 5:58 AM PST · 2090 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:49 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.215km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jan 13, 6:27 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
12. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CAWed, Jan 13, 6:48 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
13. 1.913km WSW of Niland, CAWed, Jan 13, 6:48 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
14. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 13, 6:58 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
15. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Jan 13, 7:41 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.610km SW of Niland, CAWed, Jan 13, 8:17 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
17. 1.510km NW of Calipatria, CAWed, Jan 13, 9:03 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
18. 1.610km SW of Niland, CAThu, Jan 14, 2:03 AM PST · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
19. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Jan 14, 5:52 AM PST · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
20. 1.97km W of Holtville, CAThu, Jan 14, 6:48 AM PST · 2089 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
21. 1.610km SW of Niland, CAThu, Jan 14, 11:36 AM PST · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
22. 1.810km SW of Niland, CAThu, Jan 14, 11:55 AM PST · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
23. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jan 14, 2:25 PM PST · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
24. 1.56km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Jan 14, 9:12 PM PST · 2088 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
25. 1.77km W of Holtville, CAThu, Jan 14, 11:02 PM PST · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
26. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Jan 15, 1:42 AM PST · 2088 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
27. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jan 15, 9:13 AM PST · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
28. 2.316km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jan 15, 9:19 AM PST · 2088 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
29. 1.57km W of Holtville, CAFri, Jan 15, 2:18 PM PST · 2087 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
30. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jan 15, 7:44 PM PST · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
31. 1.65km W of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Jan 15, 10:10 PM PST · 2087 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
32. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jan 16, 3:47 AM PST · 2087 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
33. 1.88km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Jan 16, 8:27 AM PST · 2087 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
34. 2.07km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Jan 16, 9:05 AM PST · 2087 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
35. 2.38km S of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jan 16, 12:00 PM PST · 2087 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
36. 2.516km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Jan 16, 12:16 PM PST · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
37. 1.87km W of Holtville, CASat, Jan 16, 4:46 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
38. 2.28km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Jan 16, 5:20 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
39. 1.710km SW of Niland, CASat, Jan 16, 6:01 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
40. 1.810km SW of Niland, CASat, Jan 16, 6:48 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
41. 2.011km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Jan 16, 9:09 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
42. 1.711km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Jan 16, 9:15 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
43. 1.67km W of Holtville, CASat, Jan 16, 11:28 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
44. 2.847km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jan 17, 3:30 AM PST · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
45. 1.76km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Jan 17, 3:42 AM PST · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
46. 1.620km WNW of Imperial, CASun, Jan 17, 6:00 AM PST · 2086 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
47. 2.07km WSW of Holtville, CASun, Jan 17, 12:41 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
48. 2.210km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jan 17, 2:08 PM PST · 2085 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
49. 1.614km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jan 17, 3:17 PM PST · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
50. 2.36km W of Holtville, CAMon, Jan 18, 6:47 AM PST · 2085 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
51. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jan 18, 8:15 AM PST · 2085 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
52. 1.917km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jan 18, 10:51 AM PST · 2085 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
53. 2.011km WSW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 19, 8:48 AM PST · 2084 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
54. 1.910km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 19, 3:16 PM PST · 2083 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
55. 1.513km W of Niland, CAWed, Jan 20, 2:14 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
56. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CAWed, Jan 20, 4:31 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
57. 1.915km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 20, 5:00 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
58. 1.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Jan 21, 2:57 AM PST · 2082 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
59. 1.512km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jan 21, 6:19 AM PST · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
60. 1.715km E of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jan 21, 7:55 AM PST · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 10, 7:08 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
2. 1.510km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 5:22 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.916km N of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 10, 3:29 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
4. 1.510km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 10, 1:50 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
5. 1.810km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:56 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
6. 2.110km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:53 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.711km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:53 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 10, 12:41 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
9. 1.710km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:29 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
10. 1.710km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:26 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.610km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:24 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
12. 1.910km SW of Niland, CASun, Jan 10, 12:23 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
13. 3.311km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 10, 12:21 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 10
14. 1.910km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 10, 12:02 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
15. 2.210km SW of Niland, CASat, Jan 9, 11:59 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.610km SW of Niland, CASat, Jan 9, 11:30 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
17. 1.610km NW of Calipatria, CASat, Jan 9, 11:13 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
18. 2.910km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Jan 9, 11:01 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
19. 2.117km ESE of Julian, CASat, Jan 9, 1:55 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
20. 2.37km SSE of Mexicali, B.C., MXFri, Jan 8, 2:25 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39753216. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.