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M4.5 earthquake 1 km S of Calexico, California

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 1 km S of Calexico, California on Sun, Oct 9, 1932, 2:51 PM GMT-8 (22:51 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1932-10-09 22:51:00 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.666° N, 115.500° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.01km S of Calexico, CA · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 4.18km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.312km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.812km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.839km S of Ocotillo, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.43km NW of El Centro, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.711km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.01km S of Calexico, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 3.313km WSW of Heber, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.715km W of Imperial, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.78km NNE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.611km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.19km NNW of Imperial, CA · 34314 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 3.643km NE of Holtville, CA · 34311 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.511km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34308 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.612km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34305 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.89km WSW of Niland, CA · 34293 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.717km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 34289 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.841km S of Ocotillo, CA · 34283 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.322km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 34270 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 3.44km NE of Heber, CA · 34269 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 3.34km NE of Heber, CA · 34268 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 4.54km ESE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.012km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.86km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.54km E of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.023km W of Imperial, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.74km SW of El Centro, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.19km WSW of Calexico, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.04km ESE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.14km WNW of Holtville, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.712km E of Ocotillo, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.817km W of Imperial, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.18km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.043km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.84km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34323 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.311km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34323 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.917km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34333 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis910. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.