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M1.5 earthquake 9km SW of Niland, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9km SW of Niland, California on Sat, Feb 2, 2002, 2:00 PM PST (22:00 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11km WSW of Delta, 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
2002-02-02 22:00:14 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.190° N, 115.590° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.61
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 9009 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.77km WSW of Niland, California · 9009 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.616km ESE of Julian, CA · 9009 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.616km ESE of Julian, CA · 9008 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 875
  5. 1.616km ESE of Julian, CA · 9008 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 9008 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.98km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 9008 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.612km E of Julian, CA · 9006 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.014km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9006 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.216km ESE of Julian, CA · 9006 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 9006 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 9006 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.99km W of Holtville, CA · 9006 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.415km ESE of Julian, CA · 9005 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.516km SE of Anza, California · 9005 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.117km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9005 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.713km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9005 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 9005 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.86km WSW of Holtville, California · 9005 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.813km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 9004 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.514km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 9004 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.610km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9004 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.512km NE of Borrego Springs, California · 9004 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.614km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 9004 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.613km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 9004 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.414km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 9004 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.75km W of Calexico, California · 9003 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.119km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9003 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.315km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 9003 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.510km WSW of Niland, California · 9002 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9002 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.210km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9002 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.021km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9002 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.67km SSE of Brawley, CA · 9001 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.721km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9001 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.116km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9001 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.94km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9001 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.617km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 9001 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.520km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 9001 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 9000 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8999 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.18km S of Brawley, CA · 8998 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.86km SW of Niland, California · 8997 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.66km WSW of Niland, California · 8997 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 8997 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.722km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8997 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 8996 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.720km ESE of Anza, California · 8995 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8995 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.77km SW of Niland, California · 8995 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.59km WSW of Niland, California · 8994 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 8994 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.717km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8994 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.68km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.67km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8992 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 3.218km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.618km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8991 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.517km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8991 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.617km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.58km SW of Heber, California · 8990 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.610km SW of Niland, California · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.110km SW of Niland, CA · 9010 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.510km SW of Niland, California · 9010 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.710km SW of Niland, California · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.08km WSW of Salton City, CA · 9010 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.610km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9010 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.611km NNE of Borrego Springs, California · 9011 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.718km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 9011 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.512km W of Salton City, CA · 9011 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.513km SE of Anza, California · 9012 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.710km NW of Calipatria, California · 9012 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.013km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 9013 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 9013 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.018km ESE of Anza, CA · 9013 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.225km ESE of Julian, California · 9014 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.710km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9014 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.520km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 9014 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.619km ESE of Anza, California · 9015 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.88km NNE of Indio, CA · 9015 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12379564. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.