M2.9 earthquake 13km NW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13km NW of Ocotillo, CA on Thu, Apr 1, 2021, 1:45 PM PDT (20:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 6km SW of Holtville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.88	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.183 · 113 stations
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.051 · 50 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 194.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39835112 (also filed as us6000dyd7). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.