California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15km N of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15km N of Ocotillo, CA on Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 2:14 AM PDT (09:14 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-08-12 09:14:51 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.870° N, 116.020° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1878 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.318km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1878 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1877 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.88km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.214km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.214km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.918km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.818km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.118km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.119km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.618km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.718km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.518km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.318km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.718km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.618km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.219km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 4.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 46
  21. 3.817km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 7
  22. 2.418km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.518km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.719km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.818km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.127km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.927km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1872 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 3.418km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.918km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.620km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.918km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.614km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 1871 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.512km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.48km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.27km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 1870 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CA · 1868 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.85km W of Niland, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 4.012km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 22
  45. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.510km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.811km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.69km SE of Julian, CA · 1868 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.411km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 1.65km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1879 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 1881 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.010km WSW of Niland, CA · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.919km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.513km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.88km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1883 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.99km W of Calipatria, CA · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.510km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1884 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.67km SW of Niland, CA · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.616km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 1888 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.915km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1888 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.516km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1888 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.716km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1889 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.98km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.84km N of Pine Valley, CA · 1890 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.537km S of Ocotillo, CA · 1891 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.944km NE of Holtville, CA · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 1892 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.527km SE of Campo, CA · 1892 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39771527. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.