M1.6 earthquake 16km E of Ocotillo, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 2:34 AM PDT

UTC

2021-07-14 09:34:27 UTC

Depth

3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.748° N, 115.824° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

18

• Seeley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast13 kmWSW
• El Centro, CaliforniaPopulation 43,956. Forecast25 kmWSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast37 kmWNW

After

1. 1.99km WNW of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 14, 9:22 AM PDT · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.28km WNW of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 14, 9:26 AM PDT · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
3. 2.28km WNW of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 14, 10:25 AM PDT · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
4. 1.98km WNW of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 14, 10:27 AM PDT · 1908 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
5. 1.68km WNW of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 14, 11:29 AM PDT · 1908 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
6. 1.69km WNW of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 14, 11:36 AM PDT · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.79km WNW of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 14, 11:40 AM PDT · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.59km WNW of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 14, 12:15 PM PDT · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
9. 2.18km W of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 14, 12:47 PM PDT · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
10. 2.18km WNW of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 14, 1:26 PM PDT · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
11. 1.98km W of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 14, 2:30 PM PDT · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.69km WNW of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 14, 3:01 PM PDT · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
13. 1.99km WNW of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 14, 4:38 PM PDT · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.88km WNW of Holtville, CAThu, Jul 15, 3:40 AM PDT · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jul 15, 6:04 AM PDT · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
16. 2.28km WNW of Holtville, CAThu, Jul 15, 1:54 PM PDT · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
17. 1.98km WNW of Holtville, CAThu, Jul 15, 1:56 PM PDT · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
18. 2.98km W of Holtville, CAThu, Jul 15, 1:57 PM PDT · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
19. 2.28km W of Holtville, CAThu, Jul 15, 1:58 PM PDT · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.68km W of Holtville, CAThu, Jul 15, 2:24 PM PDT · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
21. 1.725km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Jul 15, 8:29 PM PDT · 1907 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
22. 1.78km WNW of Holtville, CAFri, Jul 16, 12:58 AM PDT · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
23. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Jul 16, 1:41 AM PDT · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
24. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jul 16, 2:04 AM PDT · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
25. 2.34km N of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Jul 17, 1:07 PM PDT · 1905 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
26. 1.619km NNE of Ocotillo, CASun, Jul 18, 1:55 AM PDT · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
27. 1.74km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jul 18, 8:15 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
28. 1.82km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Jul 18, 9:37 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
29. 2.22km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Jul 19, 5:28 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
30. 1.62km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Jul 19, 5:32 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
31. 1.515km ENE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jul 19, 6:56 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
32. 1.610km SW of Niland, CATue, Jul 20, 6:49 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
33. 2.715km NNW of Westmorland, CATue, Jul 20, 6:49 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
34. 1.77km NNE of Westmorland, CATue, Jul 20, 10:56 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
35. 1.57km WSW of Calipatria, CATue, Jul 20, 11:26 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
36. 2.27km NNE of Westmorland, CATue, Jul 20, 12:16 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
37. 1.77km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 21, 12:47 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
38. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jul 21, 11:40 AM PDT · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
39. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jul 21, 6:23 PM PDT · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
40. 2.21km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, Jul 21, 6:59 PM PDT · 1901 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
41. 1.77km W of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 21, 7:24 PM PDT · 1901 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
42. 2.98km W of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 21, 8:48 PM PDT · 1901 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
43. 2.48km W of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 21, 8:50 PM PDT · 1901 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
44. 3.07km W of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 21, 8:50 PM PDT · 1901 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 12
45. 1.97km W of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 21, 9:21 PM PDT · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
46. 2.98km W of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 21, 9:29 PM PDT · 1901 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 11
47. 2.18km W of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 21, 9:37 PM PDT · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
48. 1.67km W of Holtville, CAWed, Jul 21, 10:15 PM PDT · 1901 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
49. 1.92km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, Jul 21, 11:50 PM PDT · 1901 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
50. 2.37km W of Holtville, CAThu, Jul 22, 12:04 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
51. 2.07km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Jul 22, 12:21 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
52. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, CAThu, Jul 22, 12:51 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
53. 1.623km SE of Campo, CAFri, Jul 23, 2:09 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
54. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Jul 25, 2:40 PM PDT · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
55. 2.116km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jul 26, 4:54 PM PDT · 1896 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
56. 2.114km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jul 28, 2:48 AM PDT · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
57. 2.310km WNW of Imperial, CAWed, Jul 28, 4:48 PM PDT · 1894 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
58. 1.712km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jul 28, 9:48 PM PDT · 1894 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
59. 1.97km ENE of Imperial, CAThu, Jul 29, 5:15 AM PDT · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
60. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CAThu, Jul 29, 5:28 AM PDT · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

1. 2.96km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jul 13, 9:45 AM PDT · 1909 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.619km NE of Pine Valley, CASun, Jul 11, 10:12 AM PDT · 1911 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
3. 1.823km ESE of Anza, CASun, Jul 11, 5:51 AM PDT · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.87km E of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jul 10, 12:37 PM PDT · 1912 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
5. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Jul 8, 5:08 PM PDT · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
6. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Jul 8, 5:06 PM PDT · 1914 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
7. 1.511km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jul 8, 1:12 PM PDT · 1914 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
8. 2.017km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jul 7, 1:59 PM PDT · 1915 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
9. 1.615km E of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jul 6, 8:34 PM PDT · 1916 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.810km S of Holtville, CAMon, Jul 5, 11:41 PM PDT · 1917 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.611km WSW of Niland, CASun, Jul 4, 9:23 PM PDT · 1918 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
12. 2.05km S of Brawley, CASat, Jul 3, 2:53 AM PDT · 1920 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
13. 1.810km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jul 2, 1:10 PM PDT · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
14. 1.522km WNW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jul 1, 3:22 AM PDT · 1922 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
15. 1.614km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jun 30, 9:54 AM PDT · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
16. 1.910km W of Calipatria, CATue, Jun 29, 8:15 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.917km E of Ocotillo, CATue, Jun 29, 5:57 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.645km NE of Holtville, CATue, Jun 29, 11:08 AM PDT · 1923 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
19. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Jun 29, 4:26 AM PDT · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.011km W of Calipatria, CATue, Jun 29, 4:25 AM PDT · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39974232. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC.