California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 8km E of Imperial, CA

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 8km E of Imperial, CA on Tue, Nov 15, 1977, 11:13 AM PST (19:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4km N of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1977-11-15 19:13:17 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.834° N, 115.482° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17833 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.77km SW of Holtville, CA · 17832 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.623km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17831 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.72km N of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17830 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.722km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17830 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.93km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17830 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.02km SE of Niland, CA · 17829 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.93km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17829 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17829 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.61km NE of El Centro, CA · 17827 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.510km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17827 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.68km NNE of Imperial, CA · 17826 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.77km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17825 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.65km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17825 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.98km E of Imperial, CA · 17825 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.57km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17825 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.59km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17825 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.59km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17824 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 17824 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.78km NE of Calexico, CA · 17824 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.94km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17823 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.68km WSW of Niland, CA · 17822 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.77km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17821 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.85km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17821 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 3.111km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17821 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.725km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17820 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.518km SE of Julian, CA · 17820 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.68km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17820 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.21km S of Niland, CA · 17820 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.01km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17819 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.512km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17819 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.710km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17818 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17818 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.96km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17818 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.04km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17818 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.04km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17818 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.74km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17818 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.68km E of Heber, CA · 17818 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.86km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17818 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.09km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17818 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.87km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.93km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.87km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.74km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.713km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.85km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.95km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.64km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.74km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.65km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 3.05km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.85km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.15km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.14km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.05km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.67km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.77km W of Holtville, CA · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 3.44km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.65km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.710km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 179.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3336321 (also filed as usp0000rhd). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.