California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 10km W of Niland, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10km W of Niland, CA on Sun, Mar 17, 2002, 6:40 PM PST (02:40 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 12km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-18 02:40:33 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.227° N, 115.627° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
248°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 8967 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.817km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8966 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 8965 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 8964 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.611km WSW of Heber, CA · 8963 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.016km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8963 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.912km ENE of Coachella, California · 8962 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.42km SE of Heber, CA · 8962 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8962 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 8962 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.914km NE of Coachella, CA · 8961 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.68km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8960 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.98km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8960 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.715km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8959 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.713km NE of Campo, CA · 8958 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.05km SW of Imperial, CA · 8958 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CA · 8958 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.516km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8958 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.514km SW of La Quinta, CA · 8957 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.714km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8957 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 3.02km W of Bombay Beach, CA · 8956 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.914km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.813km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8956 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.94km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 8955 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 3.312km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8955 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.913km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8955 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.814km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8954 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 8954 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.614km N of Pine Valley, California · 8954 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.59km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8953 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.016km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8952 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.613km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8952 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.724km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8952 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.67km SSE of Bombay Beach, California · 8951 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.79km SSE of Bombay Beach, California · 8951 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.816km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8951 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.720km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8949 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.216km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8949 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.621km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8947 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.612km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8947 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.016km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8945 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.810km NW of Calipatria, California · 8944 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.09km SW of Niland, CA · 8944 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.918km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 8943 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.817km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.110km NE of Brawley, California · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.829km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.716km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8940 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.88km SW of Niland, CA · 8940 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.18km NE of Heber, CA · 8939 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 8938 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.17km S of Brawley, CA · 8938 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.77km NE of Imperial, CA · 8937 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.618km SE of Anza, CA · 8937 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.612km SE of Anza, CA · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.215km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8937 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.113km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 2.49km WSW of Heber, CA · 8967 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.813km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8971 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.610km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8971 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, California · 8971 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 8972 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.617km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8974 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.61km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8974 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.514km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.812km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.612km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.715km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8975 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.014km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8975 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.917km SW of Oasis, CA · 8975 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.111km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.014km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 8976 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.614km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 8976 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12687464. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.