California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9km ENE of Calexico, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9km ENE of Calexico, CA on Mon, Oct 14, 2002, 12:04 PM PDT (19:04 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-10-14 19:04:58 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.718° N, 115.419° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.824km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8756 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.018km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8755 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.822km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8755 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.510km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8755 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.011km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8754 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.614km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8754 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.98km NNE of Imperial, CA · 8754 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.020km W of Imperial, CA · 8753 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.812km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8753 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.51km NNE of Brawley, California · 8753 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.916km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8752 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.13km SSE of Brawley, CA · 8751 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.439km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8751 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.610km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8750 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.35km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8750 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.717km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8750 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.118km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8750 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.918km ENE of Ocotillo, CA · 8748 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.618km SSW of Oasis, CA · 8748 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.59km SW of Niland, California · 8748 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.89km SW of Niland, California · 8748 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.89km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8748 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.72km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8746 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.17km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8746 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.216km S of Salton City, California · 8746 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.450km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8746 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.912km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8742 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.63km SSW of Salton City, CA · 8742 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8741 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.518km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8740 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.410km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8740 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.713km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8740 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.719km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8739 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.212km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8738 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8738 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.79km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8738 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.621km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8738 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.813km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.920km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8737 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.558km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8737 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.542km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8737 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.921km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 8737 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.028km ESE of Campo, CA · 8737 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 3.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 3.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.512km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8736 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.110km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8736 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.67km SW of Niland, CA · 8736 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.87km SW of Niland, CA · 8736 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.57km SW of Niland, California · 8736 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.67km SW of Niland, California · 8736 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.046km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8736 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.54km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8734 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 2.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8756 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.923km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8757 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.017km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8757 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.76km SW of Calipatria, CA · 8757 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.610km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8757 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.324km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8757 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.69km SW of Niland, California · 8758 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.010km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8758 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 8758 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.54km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8759 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.528km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8759 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.910km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8761 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8761 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.214km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8762 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.910km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8762 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.77km NE of Imperial, CA · 8762 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.113km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8763 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.211km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8763 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.89km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8763 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8763 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9850901. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.