California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13km ENE of Coachella, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13km ENE of Coachella, CA on Wed, Nov 28, 2001, 10:53 AM PST (18:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 15km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-11-28 18:53:36 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.732° N, 116.049° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.56
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.322km SW of Ocotillo Wells, California · 9077 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.76km SW of Calimesa, California · 9076 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.613km E of Julian, CA · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.69km W of Niland, California · 9075 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.33km E of Banning, CA · 9075 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.224km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9075 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.66km NE of Anza, CA · 9075 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.911km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9075 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.88km E of Big Bear City, California · 9074 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9074 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9074 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9074 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.212km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9074 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.512km E of Julian, CA · 9074 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.68km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 9074 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.34km ESE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 9074 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.78km E of Yucaipa, CA · 9073 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.53km E of Banning, CA · 9073 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.327km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 9072 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.827km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 9072 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9072 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9072 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9072 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.819km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9072 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.55km NE of Banning, CA · 9072 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.19km W of Calipatria, CA · 9072 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.833km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9072 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 9071 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.710km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 9071 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.127km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9071 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.839km NE of Big Bear City, California · 9070 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.624km ESE of Julian, CA · 9070 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.622km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9070 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.024km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9070 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.917km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 9069 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.717km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 9069 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.515km ENE of Thousand Palms, California · 9069 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.014km ESE of Anza, CA · 9069 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.630km S of Ludlow, CA · 9069 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.516km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 9068 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.714km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9068 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.914km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9068 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.111km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9068 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.214km WSW of Niland, CA · 9068 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.517km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 9068 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.116km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 9068 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.613km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 9068 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 3.433km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9068 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.516km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 9068 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.111km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9068 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.616km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 9067 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.911km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 9067 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9067 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.230km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9067 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CA · 9067 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.69km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 9066 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.836km N of Yucca Valley, California · 9066 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.511km SSE of Big Bear Lake, California · 9066 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.64km N of Big Bear City, California · 9066 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.617km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9065 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.612km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 9078 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.815km ESE of Anza, CA · 9078 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.616km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 9078 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.71km SSW of San Jacinto, CA · 9079 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.910km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 9079 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.615km S of Valle Vista, CA · 9080 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.86km N of Beaumont, CA · 9080 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.67km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 9080 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.64km E of Westmorland, California · 9080 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.731km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9080 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.022km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 9082 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.827km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 9082 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.532km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9082 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.51km N of Yucaipa, CA · 9082 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.82km N of Westmorland, California · 9082 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.72km ENE of Westmorland, California · 9082 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 9082 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 9083 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.718km SSW of Ludlow, California · 9083 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.98km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 9083 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9727141. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.