M1.7 earthquake 17km E of Ocotillo, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Apr 12, 2021, 7:52 AM PDT

UTC

2021-04-12 14:52:07 UTC

Depth

9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.749° N, 115.817° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

64°

Stations used

32

• Seeley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast13 kmWSW
• El Centro, CaliforniaPopulation 43,956. Forecast24 kmWSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast36 kmWNW

After

1. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 12, 12:47 PM PDT · 2000 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.27km NE of Imperial, CATue, Apr 13, 12:54 AM PDT · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
3. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Apr 13, 4:35 AM PDT · 2000 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.818km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 13, 11:07 AM PDT · 1999 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.117km N of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 14, 5:31 PM PDT · 1998 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
6. 1.910km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 14, 10:40 PM PDT · 1998 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
7. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CASat, Apr 17, 1:13 AM PDT · 1996 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.722km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Apr 17, 3:05 PM PDT · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
9. 1.69km SSE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 19, 6:56 AM PDT · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
10. 1.56km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Apr 19, 9:45 AM PDT · 1993 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.86km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Apr 19, 9:45 AM PDT · 1993 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.89km W of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 20, 9:31 AM PDT · 1992 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
13. 1.68km W of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 20, 9:34 AM PDT · 1992 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.844km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Apr 21, 2:30 AM PDT · 1992 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
15. 2.112km N of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Apr 21, 11:19 PM PDT · 1991 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Apr 22, 4:14 AM PDT · 1991 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
17. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Apr 22, 7:02 AM PDT · 1990 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
18. 1.611km SE of Bombay Beach, CAThu, Apr 22, 7:06 AM PDT · 1990 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
19. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 23, 5:15 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 23, 5:20 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
21. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 23, 8:59 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
22. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 23, 9:01 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
23. 1.618km NW of Westmorland, CASat, Apr 24, 4:01 PM PDT · 1988 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
24. 2.53km SW of Brawley, CASat, Apr 24, 10:48 PM PDT · 1988 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
25. 1.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Apr 25, 8:24 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
26. 1.714km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Apr 26, 12:28 AM PDT · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
27. 2.114km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Apr 26, 1:09 AM PDT · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
28. 1.811km NE of Julian, CAMon, Apr 26, 10:25 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
29. 2.316km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 27, 8:05 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
30. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 27, 8:10 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
31. 1.621km ESE of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 27, 11:37 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
32. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 27, 1:25 PM PDT · 1985 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
33. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 28, 2:35 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
34. 3.510km S of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 28, 3:50 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 283
35. 1.917km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 28, 8:04 AM PDT · 1984 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
36. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 28, 8:26 AM PDT · 1984 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
37. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Apr 28, 12:17 PM PDT · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
38. 1.610km WSW of Niland, CAWed, Apr 28, 4:36 PM PDT · 1984 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
39. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 28, 6:36 PM PDT · 1984 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
40. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CAThu, Apr 29, 10:10 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
41. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CAThu, Apr 29, 10:14 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
42. 1.64km NNE of Westmorland, CAFri, Apr 30, 3:11 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
43. 2.46km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Apr 30, 3:56 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
44. 1.66km SW of Niland, CASat, May 1, 10:10 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
45. 1.910km SSW of San Diego Country Estates, CASun, May 2, 4:17 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 6
46. 1.93km SSW of Brawley, CASun, May 2, 8:26 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
47. 1.54km SSW of Brawley, CASun, May 2, 9:24 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
48. 2.43km SSW of Brawley, CASun, May 2, 9:25 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
49. 1.715km E of Ocotillo, CASun, May 2, 11:40 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
50. 1.64km WSW of Salton City, CASun, May 2, 5:32 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
51. 2.59km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 2, 7:31 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
52. 1.810km NNW of Alpine, CAMon, May 3, 1:41 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 12
53. 1.78km ENE of Imperial, CAMon, May 3, 3:39 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
54. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CAMon, May 3, 3:41 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
55. 2.010km S of Borrego Springs, CAMon, May 3, 8:06 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
56. 1.78km E of Borrego Springs, CAWed, May 5, 12:50 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
57. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, May 5, 4:47 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
58. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CAThu, May 6, 1:31 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
59. 1.53km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, May 6, 12:29 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
60. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CASat, May 8, 6:14 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

1. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 12, 7:48 AM PDT · 2000 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.354km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Apr 11, 6:24 AM PDT · 2001 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.213km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Apr 10, 11:37 AM PDT · 2002 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
4. 1.711km SE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Apr 10, 7:00 AM PDT · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
5. 3.47km SW of Holtville, CASat, Apr 10, 6:22 AM PDT · 2002 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 25
6. 2.032km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Apr 10, 4:43 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.610km SE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Apr 10, 3:25 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
8. 1.514km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Apr 9, 8:09 PM PDT · 2003 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.39km N of Westmorland, CAFri, Apr 9, 1:29 PM PDT · 2003 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
10. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Apr 9, 1:19 PM PDT · 2003 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
11. 1.514km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Apr 9, 6:20 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 9, 1:47 AM PDT · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.87km W of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 9:30 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
14. 2.86km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 8:57 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
15. 2.96km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 8:57 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
16. 2.86km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 8:31 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
17. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 6:26 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
18. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 6:26 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
19. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 4:14 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
20. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Apr 8, 4:05 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39847536. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC.