California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6km ENE of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6km ENE of El Centro, CA on Fri, Nov 11, 1977, 7:39 PM PST (03:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 7km W of Holtville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1977-11-12 03:39:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.800° N, 115.495° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
115°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59km N of Westmorland, CA · 17858 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.59km W of Holtville, CA · 17858 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.68km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17858 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.08km E of Imperial, CA · 17858 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.38km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17858 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.78km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17858 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.87km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17858 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17858 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.58km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.28km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.78km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.98km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.57km E of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.18km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.78km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.717km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17857 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.59km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.48km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.58km E of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.58km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.08km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.69km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.79km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17857 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 3.78km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.710km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.59km W of Holtville, CA · 17857 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.58km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.58km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 3.19km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17857 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.88km E of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.58km E of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.38km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.88km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.79km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 4.08km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 3.39km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.78km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.88km ENE of Heber, CA · 17857 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.58km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.69km E of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.68km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.89km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.87km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17857 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.78km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.28km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.55km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17857 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.39km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.98km W of Holtville, CA · 17857 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.58km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.57km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.78km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.58km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.08km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.79km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17857 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.98km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.78km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.28km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.68km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17857 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.88km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.67km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.98km N of Westmorland, CA · 17859 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.58km E of Imperial, CA · 17859 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.58km E of Imperial, CA · 17859 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.37km E of Imperial, CA · 17859 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.68km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17859 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.27km E of Imperial, CA · 17859 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.57km E of Westmorland, CA · 17859 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.58km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17859 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17860 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.77km E of Westmorland, CA · 17860 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.96km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 17861 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.79km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17862 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.58km W of Calipatria, CA · 17862 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 17863 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.559km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17864 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.99km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17864 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.72km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17866 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.59km SW of Salton City, CA · 17866 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.813km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17866 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.716km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17867 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3336005. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.