M1.5 earthquake 17km SW of Ocotillo, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Apr 3, 2021, 5:43 PM PDT

UTC

2021-04-04 00:43:26 UTC

Depth

1.2 km (0.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.605° N, 116.098° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

140°

Stations used

28

• Jacumba Hot Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 561. Forecast9 kmE
• Santa Isabel, MexicoPopulation 29,311. Forecast50 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast60 kmW

After

1. 1.94km SW of Salton City, CASun, Apr 4, 3:08 PM PDT · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
2. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 5, 1:14 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
3. 3.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Apr 5, 2:20 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.514km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Apr 5, 2:24 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.915km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 5, 6:57 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
6. 2.316km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Apr 5, 8:04 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.16km NNE of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 6, 6:57 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
8. 2.46km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 7:00 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
9. 2.96km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 7:08 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
10. 2.26km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 7:41 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
11. 3.26km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 8:28 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
12. 2.36km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 8:32 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
13. 2.26km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 8:38 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
14. 3.76km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 8:52 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 41
15. 2.67km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 8:57 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
16. 1.86km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 8:59 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
17. 1.86km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 8:59 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.17km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Apr 7, 9:12 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
19. 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 7, 11:07 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 12:28 AM PDT · 2006 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
21. 1.76km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 3:49 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
22. 2.37km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 3:49 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
23. 2.37km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 3:49 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
24. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 4:05 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
25. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 4:14 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
26. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 6:26 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
27. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 6:26 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
28. 2.86km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 8:31 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
29. 2.96km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 8:57 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
30. 2.86km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 8:57 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
31. 1.87km W of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 9:30 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
32. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 9, 1:47 AM PDT · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
33. 1.514km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Apr 9, 6:20 AM PDT · 2004 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
34. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Apr 9, 1:19 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
35. 2.39km N of Westmorland, CAFri, Apr 9, 1:29 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
36. 1.514km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Apr 9, 8:09 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
37. 1.610km SE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Apr 10, 3:25 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
38. 2.032km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Apr 10, 4:43 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
39. 3.47km SW of Holtville, CASat, Apr 10, 6:22 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 25
40. 1.711km SE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Apr 10, 7:00 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
41. 2.213km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Apr 10, 11:37 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
42. 2.354km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Apr 11, 6:24 AM PDT · 2002 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
43. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 12, 7:48 AM PDT · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
44. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 12, 7:52 AM PDT · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
45. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 12, 12:47 PM PDT · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
46. 2.27km NE of Imperial, CATue, Apr 13, 12:54 AM PDT · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
47. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Apr 13, 4:35 AM PDT · 2000 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
48. 1.818km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 13, 11:07 AM PDT · 2000 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
49. 2.117km N of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 14, 5:31 PM PDT · 1999 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
50. 1.910km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 14, 10:40 PM PDT · 1999 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
51. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CASat, Apr 17, 1:13 AM PDT · 1997 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
52. 1.722km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Apr 17, 3:05 PM PDT · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
53. 1.69km SSE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 19, 6:56 AM PDT · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
54. 1.56km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Apr 19, 9:45 AM PDT · 1994 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
55. 1.86km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Apr 19, 9:45 AM PDT · 1994 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
56. 1.89km W of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 20, 9:31 AM PDT · 1993 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
57. 1.68km W of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 20, 9:34 AM PDT · 1993 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
58. 1.844km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Apr 21, 2:30 AM PDT · 1992 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
59. 2.112km N of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Apr 21, 11:19 PM PDT · 1992 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
60. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Apr 22, 4:14 AM PDT · 1991 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

1. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CASat, Apr 3, 12:53 PM PDT · 2010 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
2. 1.833km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Apr 2, 4:00 AM PDT · 2011 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.710km SW of Niland, CAThu, Apr 1, 7:36 PM PDT · 2012 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.610km SW of Niland, CAThu, Apr 1, 7:29 PM PDT · 2012 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.913km NW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Apr 1, 1:45 PM PDT · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
6. 2.62km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Apr 1, 8:18 AM PDT · 2012 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.617km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 1, 4:08 AM PDT · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
8. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Mar 31, 11:55 PM PDT · 2013 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
9. 3.05km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Mar 31, 11:42 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
10. 2.510km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Mar 31, 10:53 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
11. 3.07km NW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Mar 31, 2:38 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
12. 2.25km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Mar 31, 2:34 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
13. 4.87km NW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Mar 31, 1:56 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 123
14. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Mar 31, 12:38 AM PDT · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
15. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Mar 30, 4:09 PM PDT · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CATue, Mar 30, 3:30 PM PDT · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.915km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Mar 30, 5:43 AM PDT · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
18. 1.515km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Mar 29, 11:06 PM PDT · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
19. 1.816km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Mar 29, 10:49 PM PDT · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
20. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Mar 28, 3:46 PM PDT · 2016 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39837800. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.