California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16km E of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16km E of Ocotillo, CA on Mon, Mar 1, 2021, 8:37 AM PST (16:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 7km NW of Delta, B.C., MX. 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
2021-03-01 16:37:02 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.751° N, 115.818° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2044 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.87km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.815km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 2043 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.78km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 2042 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.211km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.227km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.621km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2040 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2040 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.014km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2039 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.515km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2035 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.311km E of Julian, CA · 2035 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  16. 1.94km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2035 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 2035 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.127km ESE of Campo, CA · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.927km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 2033 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 13
  20. 1.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2033 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.226km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2032 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.721km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2031 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.019km ESE of Julian, CA · 2031 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2029 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2029 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2029 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2029 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2029 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.816km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2029 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 2028 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.05km SW of Salton City, CA · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.017km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.96km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 2026 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2026 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2026 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2026 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.715km W of Niland, CA · 2026 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2026 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.814km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2026 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.411km N of Westmorland, CA · 2026 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.713km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2026 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.911km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2026 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2026 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2026 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 3.116km ESE of Julian, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 45
  59. 2.04km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2025 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  60. 1.910km SE of Warner Springs, CA · 2024 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 2.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2044 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.77km SW of Niland, CA · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.915km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2046 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.77km SW of Niland, CA · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.77km SW of Niland, CA · 2046 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.37km WSW of Niland, CA · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.317km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2046 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.19km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.514km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.98km W of Holtville, CA · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.98km SW of Niland, CA · 2048 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.816km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.525km ESE of Campo, CA · 2048 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.013km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2049 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.912km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2049 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.612km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 2049 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.77km W of Holtville, CA · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.08km W of Holtville, CA · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.08km W of Holtville, CA · 2049 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39805568. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.