Updated 2026-09-24 01:11:39 UTC

M 1.2 — 6 km W of Tecate, B.C., MX

Magnitude 1.2, depth -0.8 km, 2026-09-23 21:11:10 UTC.

MagnitudeM 1.2
Depth-0.8 km
Felt reports—
Statusreviewed
TsunamiNo
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Quake Pulse Activity Index84/100Elevated
Current 30 days18
Historical monthly median11.0
Historical percentileP84
M5+ in 30 days6
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendabove the historical median (+64%)
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  • Magnitude M 1.2 at -0.8 km depth.
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Magnitude rank in database#199,307
Magnitude rank in country#15,227
M4.5+ within 250 km, ±15 days0
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0/100Limited context
Felt reports—
Max felt intensity (CDI)—
Instrumental intensity (MMI)—
PAGER alertNot available
Tsunami indicator—
USGS significance21
Depth contextShallow
Nearby major cityLos Angeles218 km · 3,820,000

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M 1.2 · 6 km W of Tecate, B.C., MX · 100 kmInteractive 3D view of earthquakes within 100 km of M 1.2 · 6 km W of Tecate, B.C., MX.M 1.2 · 6 km W of Tecate, B.C., MXM 1.8 · 10 km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 93.0 kmM 1.2 · 11 km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 94.3 kmM 1.8 · 10 km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 93.2 kmM 1.2 · 12 km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 79.3 kmM 0.3 · 15 km N of Warner Springs, CA · 94.7 kmM 1.5 · 15 km ENE of Ocotillo, CA · 83.8 kmM 1.2 · 9 km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 85.9 kmM 0.4 · 7 km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 81.4 kmM 0.4 · 11 km NE of Julian, CA · 67.3 kmM 0.4 · 11 km NE of Julian, CA · 66.9 kmM 0.9 · 8 km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 81.3 kmM 2.2 · 14 km W of Salton City, CA · 99.3 kmM 1.7 · 14 km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 86.6 kmM 1.2 · 11 km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 91.9 kmM 0.6 · 18 km SW of Oasis, CA · 97.0 kmM 0.7 · 12 km S of Anza, CA · 97.9 kmM 0.9 · 26 km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 55.6 kmM 0.8 · 15 km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 68.0 kmM 1.1 · 17 km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 97.3 kmM 1.4 · 17 km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 97.3 kmM 0.9 · 7 km NNW of La Mesa, CA · 43.9 kmM 0.9 · 8 km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 60.8 kmM 1.0 · 17 km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 95.5 kmM 0.2 · 15 km N of Warner Springs, CA · 94.6 kmM 1.7 · 24 km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 54.8 kmM 1.3 · 6 km ESE of Chula Vista, CA · 26.8 kmM 1.7 · 5 km NE of Rancho San Diego, CA · 29.3 kmM 1.5 · 25 km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 55.2 kmM 0.7 · 7 km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 93.7 kmM 0.7 · 3 km S of Palomar Observatory, CA · 85.7 kmM 1.5 · 9 km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 85.6 kmM 1.9 · 14 km ENE of Ocotillo, CA · 83.0 kmM 0.4 · 10 km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 72.2 kmM 1.3 · 8 km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 61.1 kmM 0.1 · 15 km SSE of Anza, CA · 95.0 kmM 0.6 · 12 km NE of Julian, CA · 67.3 kmM 1.3 · 13 km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 70.2 kmM 0.8 · 11 km NE of Julian, CA · 66.9 kmM 1.3 · 8 km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 60.8 kmM 0.3 · 11 km S of Anza, CA · 98.2 kmM 1.0 · 3 km NE of Imperial Beach, CA · 36.8 kmM 1.6 · 24 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 92.9 kmM 0.2 · 1 km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 74.1 kmM 0.8 · 11 km NE of Julian, CA · 67.2 kmM 0.7 · 14 km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 93.6 kmM 2.7 · 48 km SW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 91.4 kmM 0.9 · 16 km SE of Julian, CA · 49.1 kmM 0.9 · 18 km ESE of Julian, CA · 58.0 kmM 1.1 · 20 km E of Julian, CA · 61.4 kmM 1.2 · 9 km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 75.7 kmM 1.0 · 8 km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 87.5 kmM 0.3 · 15 km N of Warner Springs, CA · 94.6 kmM 0.3 · 15 km N of Warner Springs, CA · 94.6 kmM 0.3 · 14 km N of Warner Springs, CA · 93.9 kmM 1.0 · 11 km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 71.3 kmM 0.7 · 24 km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 54.4 kmM 1.2 · 11 km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 71.4 kmM 0.9 · 11 km SSE of Warner Springs, CA · 69.2 kmM 1.3 · 9 km W of Tecate, B.C., MX · 2.1 kmM 1.7 · 25 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 93.2 kmM 1.1 · 10 km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 86.2 kmM 1.6 · 16 km ESE of Julian, CA · 56.4 kmM 1.1 · 23 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 92.0 kmM 1.3 · 23 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 91.9 kmM 0.3 · 12 km NE of Julian, CA · 67.2 kmM 0.9 · 24 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 93.5 kmM 1.1 · 24 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 92.7 kmM 0.9 · 24 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 92.6 kmM 1.0 · 24 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 92.9 kmM 1.2 · 23 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 91.5 kmM 1.0 · 23 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 91.4 kmM 0.8 · 15 km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 66.8 kmM 0.8 · 3 km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 80.0 kmM 1.2 · 6 km NNW of Lakeside, CA · 44.2 kmM 1.0 · 11 km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 92.8 kmM 1.0 · 18 km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 99.3 kmM 0.8 · 8 km NNE of Pala, CA · 99.8 kmM 0.8 · 5 km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 84.5 kmM 0.7 · 17 km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 98.6 kmM 2.0 · 39 km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 83.5 kmM 1.3 · 5 km NE of Rancho San Diego, CA · 29.1 kmM 1.5 · 7 km WSW of Pala, CA · 94.2 kmM 1.0 · 15 km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 95.8 kmM -0.1 · 15 km SSE of Anza, CA · 94.7 kmM 0.4 · 15 km SE of Anza, CA · 99.2 kmM 0.8 · 10 km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 89.4 kmM 0.5 · 6 km NW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 78.5 kmM 0.7 · 9 km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 90.4 kmM 0.6 · 11 km NE of Julian, CA · 66.6 kmM 1.2 · 17 km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 98.2 kmM 0.6 · 12 km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 70.5 kmM 0.9 · 12 km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 88.6 kmM 0.6 · 7 km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 84.4 kmM 0.5 · 4 km N of Julian, CA · 60.9 kmM 2.3 · 25 km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 89.3 kmM 0.3 · 12 km NNW of Warner Springs, CA · 89.1 kmM 0.9 · 2 km S of Palomar Observatory, CA · 86.6 kmM 0.6 · 19 km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 64.1 kmM 0.3 · 15 km N of Warner Springs, CA · 94.4 kmM 0.6 · 7 km S of Palomar Observatory, CA · 82.1 km
M 1.2 · 6 km W of Tecate, B.C., MX100 km100 Recent earthquakes

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Revisions1
Magnitude change+0.0M 1.2 → M 1.2
Depth change+0.0 km
Last update23069 min
2026-09-24 01:11:39 UTC2026-09-24 01:11:39 UTC

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