California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 12km NE of Campo, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 12km NE of Campo, CA on Fri, Jan 26, 1973, 4:38 PM PST (00:38 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7km ENE of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-01-27 00:38:05 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.685° N, 116.388° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.425km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 19602 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.78km E of Progreso, B.C., MX · 19598 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.513km SE of Pine Valley, CA · 19596 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.314km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 19584 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.39km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 19581 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.510km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 19581 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.610km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 19581 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.77km ENE of Ocotillo, CA · 19579 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.02km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 19574 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.64km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 19573 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.216km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 19563 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.826km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 19563 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.719km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 19562 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.321km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 19554 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.86km SW of Salton City, CA · 19551 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 19547 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.97km SW of Aguanga, CA · 19545 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.913km SE of Pine Valley, CA · 19604 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.28km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 19604 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.716km W of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 19605 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.26km WSW of Pine Valley, CA · 19606 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.29km W of Pine Valley, CA · 19606 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.97km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 19607 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.012km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 19608 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.110km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 19614 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 19616 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 19616 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 19617 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.322km ESE of Anza, CA · 19617 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.315km SSE of Campo, CA · 19617 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.311km NE of Campo, CA · 19624 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.941km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 19630 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.412km NE of Campo, CA · 19631 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.215km ESE of Anza, CA · 19633 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.015km ESE of Anza, CA · 19633 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320522. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.