California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 13km SE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13km SE of Pine Valley, CA on Thu, Jan 25, 1973, 4:34 PM PST (00:34 UTC), 0 km (0 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
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-01-26 00:34:47 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.735° N, 116.431° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412km NE of Campo, CA · 19597 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.425km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 19596 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.78km E of Progreso, B.C., MX · 19591 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.513km SE of Pine Valley, CA · 19590 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.314km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 19577 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.39km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 19574 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.510km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 19574 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.610km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 19574 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.77km ENE of Ocotillo, CA · 19572 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.02km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 19567 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.64km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 19566 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.216km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 19557 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.826km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 19556 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.719km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 19555 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.321km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 19547 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.86km SW of Salton City, CA · 19544 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 19540 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.97km SW of Aguanga, CA · 19539 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.28km WNW of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 19598 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.26km WSW of Pine Valley, CA · 19600 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.29km W of Pine Valley, CA · 19600 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.97km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 19600 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.012km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 19601 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.110km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 19608 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 19610 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 19610 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 19610 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.322km ESE of Anza, CA · 19610 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.315km SSE of Campo, CA · 19611 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.311km NE of Campo, CA · 19618 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.941km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 19623 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.412km NE of Campo, CA · 19625 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.215km ESE of Anza, CA · 19626 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.015km ESE of Anza, CA · 19626 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320520. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.