California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9km SW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9km SW of Niland, CA on Mon, Apr 8, 2002, 11:18 PM PDT (06:18 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 14km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA. 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
2002-04-09 06:18:09 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.188° N, 115.593° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.011km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.312km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 8943 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.817km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.110km NE of Brawley, California · 8942 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.829km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.812km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8941 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.716km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8939 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.88km SW of Niland, CA · 8939 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.18km NE of Heber, CA · 8939 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 8937 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.17km S of Brawley, CA · 8937 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.77km NE of Imperial, CA · 8937 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.618km SE of Anza, CA · 8937 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 8937 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.612km SE of Anza, CA · 8936 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.215km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8936 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.113km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.813km SE of Anza, CA · 8935 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.315km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8935 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.03km NW of Calexico, California · 8935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.617km SE of Julian, CA · 8934 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 8933 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.720km SW of La Quinta, CA · 8932 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.712km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.614km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.010km W of Calipatria, CA · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.116km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.68km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8929 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.214km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8928 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.813km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.58km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.824km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.621km W of Westmorland, CA · 8927 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 8926 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.77km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8924 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.97km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8924 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.720km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.914km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.711km SW of Niland, California · 8923 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CA · 8920 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 8920 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.17km WSW of Ocotillo, California · 8920 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.113km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8919 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.017km ESE of Anza, CA · 8918 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.24km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8918 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8917 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.014km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.814km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8917 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.714km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8917 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.615km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8917 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8917 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 1.810km NW of Calipatria, California · 8944 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.016km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.612km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8946 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.621km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8947 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.913km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8948 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.216km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8949 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.720km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8949 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.816km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8950 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.79km SSE of Bombay Beach, California · 8951 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.67km SSE of Bombay Beach, California · 8951 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.724km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8951 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.812km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8951 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.113km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8951 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.613km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8952 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.016km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8952 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.59km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8953 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.614km N of Pine Valley, California · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 8954 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.814km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8954 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.913km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8954 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9776741. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.