California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15km E of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15km E of Ocotillo, CA on Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 9:42 PM PST (05:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11km WNW of Calipatria, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-01-22 05:42:23 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.746° N, 115.832° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 153 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.019km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.021km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 2080 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2080 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2079 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.614km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.619km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 2079 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.29km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 2079 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2079 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.019km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 2079 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2079 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.624km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2078 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.59km WSW of Niland, CA · 2078 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.89km WSW of Niland, CA · 2078 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2078 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.316km ESE of Julian, CA · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.118km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 2077 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2077 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2076 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.95km SSW of Holtville, CA · 2076 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.88km W of Holtville, CA · 2076 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.98km W of Holtville, CA · 2076 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  35. 1.78km W of Holtville, CA · 2076 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.88km W of Holtville, CA · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.18km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2076 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.68km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2076 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.16km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2076 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2075 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2075 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.711km SW of Niland, CA · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.510km SW of Niland, CA · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.611km SW of Niland, CA · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.715km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2075 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.610km WNW of Imperial, CA · 2074 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.618km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2074 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 2073 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 2073 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  54. 1.614km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2073 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.915km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.98km NE of Imperial, CA · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.314km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.914km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.613km WSW of Niland, CA · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.613km WSW of Niland, CA · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.220km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 2082 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.25km SW of Salton City, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.69km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 2082 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.715km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.512km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2082 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.915km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2082 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.513km W of Niland, CA · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.910km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2083 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.011km WSW of Imperial, CA · 2084 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.917km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2085 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2085 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.36km W of Holtville, CA · 2085 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.614km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.210km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2085 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.07km WSW of Holtville, CA · 2085 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.620km WNW of Imperial, CA · 2086 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39765120. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.