California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8km S of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8km S of Brawley, CA on Thu, Feb 14, 2002, 6:46 AM PST (14:46 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 13km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-14 14:46:26 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.909° N, 115.529° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
19

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86km SW of Niland, California · 8997 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.66km WSW of Niland, California · 8997 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.722km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8996 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8995 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.77km SW of Niland, California · 8994 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.59km WSW of Niland, California · 8993 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 8993 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.717km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8993 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.011km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8993 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.38km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8993 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.68km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8992 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.67km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8991 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.218km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.618km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.517km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.617km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.58km SW of Heber, California · 8990 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 5.713km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3,281 · PAGER yellow
  19. 3.412km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.017km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 3.212km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 3.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 3.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 3.211km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.915km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 3.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.614km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.614km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.312km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 3.012km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 3.213km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.415km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.515km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 3.513km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 4.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 3.012km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.516km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.711km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.814km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.215km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.010km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.214km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.015km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 3.014km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.514km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 3.213km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.212km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.615km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.815km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.013km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.312km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.236km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8997 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.03km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8998 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8998 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.117km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8999 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.08km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8999 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.520km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 9000 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.617km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9000 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.94km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9000 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.116km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9000 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.721km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9001 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.67km SSE of Brawley, CA · 9001 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.021km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9001 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.96km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9001 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.210km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9001 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9001 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.510km WSW of Niland, California · 9001 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.453km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9001 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.315km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 9002 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.119km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9002 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.75km W of Calexico, California · 9002 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away

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