M2.3 earthquake 11km NE of Campo, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Jan 5, 1973, 4:57 PM PST

UTC

1973-01-06 00:57:52 UTC

Depth

9.9 km (6.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.691° N, 116.399° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

169°

Stations used

6

• Campo, CaliforniaPopulation 2,684. Forecast11 kmNE
• Tecate, MexicoPopulation 64,764. Forecast26 kmENE
• El Cajon, CaliforniaPopulation 103,679. Forecast54 kmESE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast60 kmENE

After

1. 2.315km SSE of Campo, CAFri, Jan 12, 4:34 PM PST · 19611 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
2. 3.322km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 13, 10:46 AM PST · 19610 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
3. 2.622km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 13, 11:36 AM PST · 19610 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.822km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 13, 1:37 PM PST · 19610 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
5. 2.722km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 13, 1:38 PM PST · 19610 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
6. 3.110km SSE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jan 15, 4:11 PM PST · 19608 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
7. 3.012km E of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 22, 2:24 AM PST · 19601 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
8. 2.97km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 22, 10:30 PM PST · 19600 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.29km W of Pine Valley, CATue, Jan 23, 4:41 PM PST · 19600 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
10. 2.26km WSW of Pine Valley, CATue, Jan 23, 5:41 PM PST · 19600 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
11. 2.716km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MXThu, Jan 25, 7:18 AM PST · 19598 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
12. 3.28km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MXThu, Jan 25, 2:37 PM PST · 19598 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
13. 2.913km SE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Jan 25, 4:34 PM PST · 19598 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.412km NE of Campo, CAFri, Jan 26, 4:38 PM PST · 19597 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.425km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Jan 27, 6:20 PM PST · 19596 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
16. 2.78km E of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Feb 1, 12:45 AM PST · 19591 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.513km SE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Feb 2, 4:37 PM PST · 19590 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
18. 2.314km SE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Feb 15, 5:33 AM PST · 19577 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
19. 2.39km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CASat, Feb 17, 10:20 PM PST · 19574 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.510km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CASat, Feb 17, 10:21 PM PST · 19574 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
21. 2.610km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CASun, Feb 18, 12:32 AM PST · 19574 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
22. 3.77km ENE of Ocotillo, CATue, Feb 20, 2:49 AM PST · 19572 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
23. 3.02km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Feb 24, 9:41 PM PST · 19568 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
24. 2.64km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CAMon, Feb 26, 4:03 AM PST · 19566 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away

Before

1. 2.941km E of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Dec 30, 10:06 PM PST · 19623 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.412km NE of Campo, CAFri, Dec 29, 4:37 PM PST · 19625 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
3. 3.215km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 28, 12:07 PM PST · 19626 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
4. 3.015km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 28, 11:49 AM PST · 19626 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
5. 3.014km N of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 18, 2:08 PM PST · 19636 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
6. 3.212km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 17, 9:52 PM PST · 19637 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.37km SW of Coronado, CASun, Dec 17, 5:59 PM PST · 19637 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320421. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.