California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9km W of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9km W of Pine Valley, CA on Tue, Jan 23, 1973, 4:41 PM PST (00:41 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2.2 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1973-01-24 00:41:26 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.813° N, 116.624° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26km WSW of Pine Valley, CA · 19612 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.28km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 19610 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.913km SE of Pine Valley, CA · 19610 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.412km NE of Campo, CA · 19609 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.79km SSW of Murrieta, CA · 19609 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.425km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 19608 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.513km SE of Pine Valley, CA · 19602 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.314km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 19590 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.39km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 19587 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.510km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 19587 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.610km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 19587 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.77km ENE of Ocotillo, CA · 19585 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.02km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 19580 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.64km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 19579 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.216km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 19569 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.826km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 19569 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.719km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 19568 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.321km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 19560 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.86km SW of Salton City, CA · 19557 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 19553 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 2.97km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 19613 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.012km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 19614 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.522km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 19616 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.110km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 19620 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 19622 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 19622 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 19623 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.322km ESE of Anza, CA · 19623 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.315km SSE of Campo, CA · 19623 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.311km NE of Campo, CA · 19630 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.412km NE of Campo, CA · 19637 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.215km ESE of Anza, CA · 19639 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.015km ESE of Anza, CA · 19639 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320449. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.