California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14km N of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14km N of Ocotillo, CA on Mon, Aug 16, 2021, 3:42 AM PDT (10:42 UTC), 9 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-08-16 10:42:18 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.861° N, 115.968° 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
34°
Stations used
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.818km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.118km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.119km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.618km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.718km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.518km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.318km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.718km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.618km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.219km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 46
  14. 3.817km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  15. 2.418km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.518km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.719km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.818km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.127km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.927km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1872 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.418km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.918km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.620km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.918km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.614km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 1871 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.512km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.48km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.27km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 1870 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CA · 1868 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.85km W of Niland, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 4.012km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 22
  38. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.510km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.811km N of Westmorland, CA · 1868 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.69km SE of Julian, CA · 1868 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.411km W of Calipatria, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.512km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.810km N of Westmorland, CA · 1867 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.65km SW of Niland, CA · 1867 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.925km SE of Campo, CA · 1867 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 2.214km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.88km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.244km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 1877 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.318km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1878 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.212km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1878 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.515km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.65km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1879 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 1881 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.010km WSW of Niland, CA · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.919km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.513km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.88km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1883 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.99km W of Calipatria, CA · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.510km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 1884 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.67km SW of Niland, CA · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.616km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 1888 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.915km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1888 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.516km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1888 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39774479. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.