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M2.3 earthquake 2km NW of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2km NW of El Centro, CA on Sat, Jan 5, 2002, 7:16 PM PST (03:16 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 13km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-01-06 03:16:17 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.801° N, 115.580° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.811km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.211km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.19km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.38km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.811km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.710km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.013km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.113km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.014km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.814km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.111km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.014km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.811km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.712km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.910km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.98km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.711km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.914km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.011km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.812km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.99km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.89km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.714km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 9038 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.310km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.79km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.19km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.810km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.09km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.812km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.213km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.214km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.711km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.310km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.910km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9038 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.712km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.512km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.810km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.95km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.210km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.010km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.811km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.110km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.911km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.710km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.814km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.08km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.814km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.99km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.99km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.014km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.27km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.811km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.012km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.011km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.87km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.39km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.713km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9037 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.18km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.75km WSW of Brawley, California · 9038 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.913km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.73km NNW of El Centro, CA · 9038 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.63km NW of El Centro, CA · 9038 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.09km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.410km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.514km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.411km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.312km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.312km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.114km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.214km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.913km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.913km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.36km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.113km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.911km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.715km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.112km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9038 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9745037. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.