California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4km ENE of Calexico, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4km ENE of Calexico, CA on Sun, Nov 10, 2002, 5:01 AM PST (13:01 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 44km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-11-10 13:01:01 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.691° N, 115.456° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.928km ESE of Campo, CA · 8729 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.612km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8729 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.014km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8729 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.613km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8728 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.515km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8728 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.714km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8728 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.37km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8727 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.228km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8726 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.619km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8725 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.713km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8725 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.916km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8723 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.816km WSW of Niland, CA · 8723 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.913km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8723 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.22km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8722 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.27km W of Westmorland, CA · 8722 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.03km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8722 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8722 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.92km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8722 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.71km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8721 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.610km NE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8721 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.510km SW of Niland, CA · 8719 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.811km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8718 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.48km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8717 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.915km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8716 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.361km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8716 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.06km NE of Westmorland, CA · 8716 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.25km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8715 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.09km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8713 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 4.110km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8713 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.210km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8713 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.13km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8713 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.67km SW of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8712 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 3.058km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8712 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.910km E of Bombay Beach, CA · 8711 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.09km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8711 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.711km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8711 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.93km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8711 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.524km ESE of Julian, CA · 8710 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.714km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8709 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.825km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8708 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.712km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8707 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 3.34km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8707 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.65km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.65km E of Bombay Beach, California · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.54km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.65km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8707 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.021km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.826km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8706 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.624km ESE of Julian, CA · 8706 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.56km NNW of Brawley, CA · 8705 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.247km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8703 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.712km SW of Salton City, CA · 8703 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.614km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8702 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.712km S of Ocotillo, CA · 8702 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.310km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8702 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.716km NNE of Ocotillo, California · 8702 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.74km E of Heber, California · 8701 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.254km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8701 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.63km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8700 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.116km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8699 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 1.68km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8730 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.413km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8730 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8731 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.972km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 8732 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.010km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8733 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.828km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8733 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8733 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.712km WSW of Salton City, California · 8734 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.823km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8734 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.124km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.54km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8734 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.046km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8736 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.67km SW of Niland, California · 8736 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.57km SW of Niland, California · 8736 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.87km SW of Niland, CA · 8736 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.67km SW of Niland, CA · 8736 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8736 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13909456. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.