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M2.0 earthquake 3km NW of Calexico, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3km NW of Calexico, California on Thu, Apr 18, 2002, 8:43 AM PDT (15:43 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 16km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-04-18 15:43:29 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.699° N, 115.524° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.51
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
266°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617km SE of Julian, CA · 8934 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.533km SSE of Campo, CA · 8930 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.114km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.712km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.614km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.614km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.010km W of Calipatria, CA · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.116km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.68km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8929 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.813km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.58km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.36km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.29km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.824km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.621km W of Westmorland, CA · 8926 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8925 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.77km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8924 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.212km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8924 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 4.116km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8924 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.97km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8923 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.17km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.720km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.010km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.042km SSE of Campo, CA · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.07km NW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.711km SW of Niland, California · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.360km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8921 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.04km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8921 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.17km WSW of Ocotillo, California · 8920 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.94km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8919 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.113km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8919 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.371km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8919 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.24km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.54km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.014km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.814km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8917 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.714km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8917 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.615km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8917 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.362km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.314km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.97km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.92km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8915 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.59km NE of Calexico, California · 8915 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8915 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8914 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.214km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8914 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.810km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8914 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.627km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8914 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 2.315km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8935 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.113km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.215km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8936 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.77km NE of Imperial, CA · 8937 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.17km S of Brawley, CA · 8937 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 8937 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.18km NE of Heber, CA · 8939 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.88km SW of Niland, CA · 8939 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.716km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8939 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.812km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8941 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.829km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.110km NE of Brawley, California · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.314km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.129km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.817km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 8943 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.15km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9779105. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.