M2.5 earthquake 1km SSE of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Dec 12, 2002, 5:23 PM PST

UTC

2002-12-13 01:23:27 UTC

Depth

15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.970° N, 115.527° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

26

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast1 kmSSE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast39 kmN

After

1. 1.840km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Dec 12, 11:21 PM PST · 8697 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
2. 2.044km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Dec 13, 2:01 AM PST · 8696 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.446km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Dec 13, 5:32 PM PST · 8696 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CaliforniaSat, Dec 14, 1:01 AM PST · 8695 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
5. 1.942km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Dec 14, 3:50 AM PST · 8695 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
6. 1.922km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 15, 2:14 AM PST · 8694 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.920km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 15, 4:04 AM PST · 8694 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
8. 2.143km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 15, 10:13 AM PST · 8694 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.842km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Dec 16, 6:19 AM PST · 8693 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.850km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Dec 16, 1:43 PM PST · 8693 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
11. 2.339km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Dec 16, 1:58 PM PST · 8693 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
12. 1.66km WSW of Imperial, CaliforniaMon, Dec 16, 5:31 PM PST · 8693 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.116km SW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 16, 8:05 PM PST · 8693 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.543km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 17, 4:18 AM PST · 8692 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.82km NNE of Bombay Beach, CATue, Dec 17, 4:39 AM PST · 8692 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
16. 2.040km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 17, 8:50 AM PST · 8692 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
17. 2.225km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Dec 18, 1:43 AM PST · 8691 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
18. 2.138km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Dec 18, 9:09 AM PST · 8691 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.040km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Dec 18, 10:49 AM PST · 8691 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
20. 2.524km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Dec 20, 3:51 AM PST · 8689 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
21. 2.410km WNW of Calipatria, CAFri, Dec 20, 12:56 PM PST · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
22. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CAFri, Dec 20, 1:13 PM PST · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
23. 2.010km W of Calipatria, CAFri, Dec 20, 1:53 PM PST · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
24. 1.528km ESE of Campo, CASat, Dec 21, 11:28 AM PST · 8688 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
25. 2.520km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Dec 21, 12:05 PM PST · 8688 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
26. 2.021km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Dec 21, 12:22 PM PST · 8688 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
27. 1.720km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Dec 21, 7:38 PM PST · 8688 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
28. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CASun, Dec 22, 4:06 AM PST · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
29. 2.322km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Dec 22, 5:48 AM PST · 8687 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
30. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Dec 22, 8:59 AM PST · 8687 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
31. 1.521km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 22, 8:52 PM PST · 8687 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
32. 2.725km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Dec 24, 2:33 PM PST · 8685 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
33. 2.627km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Dec 25, 7:12 AM PST · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
34. 1.57km WNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Dec 25, 9:10 AM PST · 8684 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
35. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CAFri, Dec 27, 12:36 AM PST · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
36. 2.017km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Dec 27, 12:55 AM PST · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
37. 2.716km N of Ocotillo, CAFri, Dec 27, 3:33 AM PST · 8682 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
38. 3.217km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Dec 27, 4:01 AM PST · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
39. 2.118km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Dec 27, 4:31 AM PST · 8682 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
40. 2.127km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Dec 27, 5:54 AM PST · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
41. 2.521km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Dec 27, 11:39 AM PST · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
42. 1.834km SE of Campo, CAFri, Dec 27, 4:20 PM PST · 8682 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
43. 2.118km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Dec 27, 6:51 PM PST · 8682 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
44. 2.316km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Dec 27, 9:02 PM PST · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
45. 2.07km ENE of Heber, CaliforniaSat, Dec 28, 12:54 AM PST · 8681 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
46. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CASat, Dec 28, 1:02 AM PST · 8681 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
47. 1.710km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 28, 10:29 AM PST · 8681 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
48. 2.18km SW of Niland, CASat, Dec 28, 2:07 PM PST · 8681 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
49. 1.915km ESE of Julian, CASat, Dec 28, 2:14 PM PST · 8681 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
50. 1.66km E of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 30, 3:41 AM PST · 8679 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
51. 2.142km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 31, 3:34 AM PST · 8678 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
52. 2.210km SW of Niland, CATue, Dec 31, 1:59 PM PST · 8678 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
53. 1.718km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 31, 11:32 PM PST · 8678 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
54. 2.56km SE of Mexicali, B.C., MXWed, Jan 1, 7:45 AM PST · 8677 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
55. 1.58km SW of Niland, CaliforniaWed, Jan 1, 10:49 AM PST · 8677 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
56. 2.238km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jan 1, 11:53 AM PST · 8677 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
57. 1.723km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jan 2, 1:22 AM PST · 8676 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
58. 2.542km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jan 2, 9:49 AM PST · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
59. 2.538km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jan 2, 9:49 AM PST · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
60. 2.340km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jan 2, 12:49 PM PST · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

1. 2.11km SW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Dec 12, 4:57 PM PST · 8697 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Dec 12, 1:13 PM PST · 8697 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
3. 4.22km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Dec 12, 1:03 PM PST · 8697 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.741km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Dec 11, 8:20 PM PST · 8698 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
5. 3.343km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Dec 11, 6:47 PM PST · 8698 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.240km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Dec 11, 6:20 PM PST · 8698 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
7. 2.142km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Dec 11, 5:52 AM PST · 8698 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.938km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Dec 11, 5:04 AM PST · 8698 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.819km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Dec 11, 4:49 AM PST · 8698 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.141km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Dec 11, 1:13 AM PST · 8698 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.345km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 10, 11:08 PM PST · 8699 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
12. 1.739km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 10, 5:32 PM PST · 8699 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
13. 2.140km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 10, 5:32 PM PST · 8699 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
14. 2.245km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 10, 4:59 PM PST · 8699 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
15. 2.040km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 10, 3:16 PM PST · 8699 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
16. 4.044km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 10, 1:47 PM PST · 8699 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
17. 4.844km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 10, 1:04 PM PST · 8699 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 473
18. 2.116km SW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 9, 10:14 PM PST · 8700 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
19. 1.63km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 9, 4:22 PM PST · 8700 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.254km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 8, 7:27 AM PST · 8701 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9869885. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.