M1.5 earthquake 9km SW of El Centro, California

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Aug 14, 2002, 5:55 PM PDT

UTC

2002-08-15 00:55:35 UTC

Depth

11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.740° N, 115.639° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

145°

Stations used

5

• Seeley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast8 kmSE
• El Centro, CaliforniaPopulation 43,956. Forecast9 kmSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast21 kmNW

After

1. 1.79km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Aug 15, 5:35 PM PDT · 8816 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.570km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXFri, Aug 16, 9:38 AM PDT · 8815 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.59km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Aug 16, 3:18 PM PDT · 8815 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 5:59 PM PDT · 8815 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
5. 2.210km WNW of Calipatria, CAFri, Aug 16, 6:23 PM PDT · 8814 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
6. 1.56km ENE of Brawley, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 6:23 PM PDT · 8814 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
7. 2.09km WNW of Calipatria, CAFri, Aug 16, 6:23 PM PDT · 8814 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
8. 2.68km NW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Aug 17, 3:11 AM PDT · 8814 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.910km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Aug 17, 4:39 AM PDT · 8814 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.512km SW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Aug 17, 5:19 AM PDT · 8814 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.912km WSW of Salton City, CASat, Aug 17, 10:08 AM PDT · 8814 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.012km WSW of Salton City, CASat, Aug 17, 10:09 AM PDT · 8814 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
13. 1.97km NW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSat, Aug 17, 3:23 PM PDT · 8814 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.76km NE of Imperial, CaliforniaSat, Aug 17, 9:03 PM PDT · 8813 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
15. 1.98km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 17, 10:05 PM PDT · 8813 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.98km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 18, 1:21 AM PDT · 8813 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.612km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Aug 18, 2:51 AM PDT · 8813 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
18. 2.413km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Aug 19, 1:26 AM PDT · 8812 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
19. 1.811km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Aug 19, 3:58 AM PDT · 8812 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
20. 1.810km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Aug 20, 11:03 PM PDT · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
21. 1.844km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Aug 22, 4:37 PM PDT · 8809 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
22. 2.019km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Aug 22, 9:34 PM PDT · 8808 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
23. 2.219km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Aug 22, 9:35 PM PDT · 8808 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
24. 1.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Aug 23, 1:16 AM PDT · 8808 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
25. 2.31km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Aug 23, 2:28 PM PDT · 8808 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
26. 2.214km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Aug 24, 2:02 AM PDT · 8807 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
27. 2.04km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CaliforniaSat, Aug 24, 10:44 AM PDT · 8807 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
28. 1.710km SW of Niland, CaliforniaSat, Aug 24, 8:09 PM PDT · 8806 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
29. 2.07km SW of Niland, CASun, Aug 25, 2:27 AM PDT · 8806 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
30. 2.110km SW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Aug 26, 5:02 PM PDT · 8805 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
31. 1.810km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Aug 27, 4:33 AM PDT · 8804 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
32. 1.613km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 27, 7:10 AM PDT · 8804 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
33. 2.15km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Aug 28, 2:12 PM PDT · 8803 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
34. 1.67km SW of Niland, CAThu, Aug 29, 8:12 PM PDT · 8801 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
35. 1.513km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 1:00 PM PDT · 8801 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
36. 1.71km NE of Westmorland, CAFri, Aug 30, 11:49 PM PDT · 8800 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
37. 2.91km N of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 31, 7:55 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
38. 2.62km NE of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 31, 8:15 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
39. 1.88km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Aug 31, 8:27 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
40. 3.81km NE of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 31, 9:24 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
41. 2.61km ENE of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 31, 9:51 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
42. 2.92km NE of Westmorland, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 9:52 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
43. 2.82km NE of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 31, 9:56 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
44. 2.62km NE of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 31, 10:05 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
45. 2.82km NNE of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 31, 10:13 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
46. 2.62km N of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 31, 10:23 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
47. 2.04km NNE of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 31, 10:25 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
48. 1.87km N of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 31, 1:37 PM PDT · 8800 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
49. 1.77km NNE of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 31, 5:51 PM PDT · 8800 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
50. 1.910km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 31, 10:44 PM PDT · 8799 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
51. 1.72km NE of Westmorland, CAMon, Sep 2, 1:17 AM PDT · 8798 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
52. 1.814km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Sep 2, 4:29 PM PDT · 8798 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
53. 1.713km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Sep 2, 6:57 PM PDT · 8797 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
54. 2.369km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Sep 3, 1:43 AM PDT · 8797 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
55. 3.114km SW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Sep 3, 4:49 AM PDT · 8797 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
56. 2.211km W of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Sep 3, 5:56 AM PDT · 8797 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
57. 1.917km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Sep 3, 11:57 PM PDT · 8796 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
58. 1.99km SW of Niland, CAThu, Sep 5, 3:21 AM PDT · 8795 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
59. 1.612km SE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Sep 5, 1:40 PM PDT · 8795 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
60. 1.612km ESE of Julian, CASat, Sep 7, 10:48 PM PDT · 8792 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

1. 1.79km NE of Julian, CAWed, Aug 14, 11:09 AM PDT · 8817 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.79km NW of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 13, 7:04 PM PDT · 8817 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.616km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Aug 13, 1:08 AM PDT · 8818 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
4. 2.010km SW of Niland, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 6:42 PM PDT · 8818 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
5. 2.82km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Aug 11, 10:21 PM PDT · 8819 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.227km SE of Campo, CASun, Aug 11, 12:22 PM PDT · 8820 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
7. 1.810km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Aug 10, 3:52 AM PDT · 8821 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.414km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Aug 10, 2:58 AM PDT · 8821 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
9. 1.76km SW of Calipatria, CASat, Aug 10, 1:33 AM PDT · 8821 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
10. 2.014km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Aug 9, 4:58 PM PDT · 8822 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
11. 2.214km WNW of Calipatria, CAFri, Aug 9, 10:30 AM PDT · 8822 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
12. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 6:20 AM PDT · 8822 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
13. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CAFri, Aug 9, 6:19 AM PDT · 8822 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 6:16 AM PDT · 8822 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
15. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 6:14 AM PDT · 8822 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
16. 1.611km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Aug 8, 12:16 AM PDT · 8823 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
17. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Aug 7, 1:16 AM PDT · 8824 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
18. 2.58km W of Calipatria, CATue, Aug 6, 2:07 PM PDT · 8825 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
19. 1.610km E of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 6, 1:42 PM PDT · 8825 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
20. 1.713km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 6, 11:58 AM PDT · 8825 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9509734. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.