California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6km ENE of Brawley, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6km ENE of Brawley, California on Fri, Aug 16, 2002, 6:23 PM PDT (01:23 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 9km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-08-17 01:23:44 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.002° N, 115.468° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 13.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8814 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.68km NW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8814 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.910km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8814 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.512km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8814 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.912km WSW of Salton City, CA · 8814 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.012km WSW of Salton City, CA · 8814 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.97km NW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8813 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.76km NE of Imperial, California · 8813 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.98km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8813 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.98km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8813 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.612km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8813 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.413km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8812 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.811km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8812 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.810km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.117km W of Oasis, CA · 8810 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.019km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8808 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.219km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8808 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8808 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.31km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8808 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.214km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8807 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.04km SE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8807 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.710km SW of Niland, California · 8806 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.07km SW of Niland, CA · 8806 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.110km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8804 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.810km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8804 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.613km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8804 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.15km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8803 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.67km SW of Niland, CA · 8801 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.513km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8801 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.71km NE of Westmorland, CA · 8800 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.91km N of Westmorland, CA · 8800 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.62km NE of Westmorland, CA · 8800 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8800 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 3.81km NE of Westmorland, CA · 8800 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.61km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8800 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.92km NE of Westmorland, California · 8800 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.82km NE of Westmorland, CA · 8800 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.62km NE of Westmorland, CA · 8800 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.82km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 8800 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.62km N of Westmorland, CA · 8800 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.04km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 8800 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.87km N of Westmorland, CA · 8800 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.77km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 8799 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.910km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8799 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.72km NE of Westmorland, CA · 8798 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.814km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8797 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.713km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8797 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 3.114km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8797 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.211km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8797 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.917km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8796 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.99km SW of Niland, CA · 8795 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.612km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8795 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.612km ESE of Julian, CA · 8792 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.46km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8792 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.816km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8792 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.36km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8792 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.75km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8792 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.018km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8791 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.618km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8791 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.718km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8791 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 2.210km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8814 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8814 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.59km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8814 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.79km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8815 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.59km SW of El Centro, California · 8816 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.79km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8817 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.616km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8818 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.010km SW of Niland, California · 8818 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.82km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8819 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.227km SE of Campo, CA · 8820 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.414km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8821 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.76km SW of Calipatria, CA · 8821 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.014km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8821 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.214km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8822 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8822 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8822 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8822 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8822 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.611km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8823 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8824 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9509894. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.