M1.7 earthquake 6km SW of Niland, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Aug 2, 2002, 9:46 PM PDT

UTC

2002-08-03 04:46:00 UTC

Depth

2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.205° N, 115.567° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.40

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

18

• Niland, CaliforniaPopulation 1,006. Forecast6 kmSW
• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast25 kmN
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast65 kmN

After

1. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Aug 3, 4:29 AM PDT · 8828 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.410km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Aug 3, 4:41 AM PDT · 8828 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
3. 2.54km S of Brawley, CASat, Aug 3, 11:11 AM PDT · 8828 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
4. 1.67km SSW of Niland, CASat, Aug 3, 11:56 AM PDT · 8828 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.518km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 3, 2:19 PM PDT · 8828 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
6. 2.113km SW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 4, 4:52 AM PDT · 8827 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.66km SE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Aug 4, 5:34 AM PDT · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
8. 1.69km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Aug 5, 4:16 AM PDT · 8826 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.78km W of Imperial, CaliforniaMon, Aug 5, 10:57 AM PDT · 8826 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
10. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Aug 5, 12:39 PM PDT · 8826 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CAMon, Aug 5, 8:59 PM PDT · 8825 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
12. 1.713km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 6, 11:58 AM PDT · 8825 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
13. 1.610km E of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 6, 1:42 PM PDT · 8825 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.58km W of Calipatria, CATue, Aug 6, 2:07 PM PDT · 8825 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
15. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Aug 7, 1:16 AM PDT · 8824 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
16. 1.618km SE of Anza, CAWed, Aug 7, 2:24 AM PDT · 8824 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.611km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Aug 8, 12:16 AM PDT · 8823 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 6:14 AM PDT · 8822 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
19. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 6:16 AM PDT · 8822 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
20. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CAFri, Aug 9, 6:19 AM PDT · 8822 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
21. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 6:20 AM PDT · 8822 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
22. 2.214km WNW of Calipatria, CAFri, Aug 9, 10:30 AM PDT · 8822 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
23. 1.76km SW of Calipatria, CASat, Aug 10, 1:33 AM PDT · 8821 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
24. 1.89km S of Warner Springs, CAMon, Aug 12, 7:37 AM PDT · 8819 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
25. 2.010km SW of Niland, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 6:42 PM PDT · 8819 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
26. 1.616km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Aug 13, 1:08 AM PDT · 8818 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
27. 1.79km NW of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 13, 7:04 PM PDT · 8818 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
28. 1.79km NE of Julian, CAWed, Aug 14, 11:09 AM PDT · 8817 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
29. 1.59km SW of El Centro, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 5:55 PM PDT · 8817 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
30. 1.79km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Aug 15, 5:35 PM PDT · 8816 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
31. 1.59km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Aug 16, 3:18 PM PDT · 8815 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
32. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 5:59 PM PDT · 8815 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
33. 2.210km WNW of Calipatria, CAFri, Aug 16, 6:23 PM PDT · 8815 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
34. 1.56km ENE of Brawley, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 6:23 PM PDT · 8815 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
35. 2.09km WNW of Calipatria, CAFri, Aug 16, 6:23 PM PDT · 8815 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
36. 1.912km WSW of Salton City, CASat, Aug 17, 10:08 AM PDT · 8814 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
37. 2.012km WSW of Salton City, CASat, Aug 17, 10:09 AM PDT · 8814 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
38. 1.76km NE of Imperial, CaliforniaSat, Aug 17, 9:03 PM PDT · 8813 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
39. 1.98km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 17, 10:05 PM PDT · 8813 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
40. 1.98km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 18, 1:21 AM PDT · 8813 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
41. 1.612km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Aug 18, 2:51 AM PDT · 8813 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
42. 1.514km ESE of Anza, CASun, Aug 18, 10:38 AM PDT · 8813 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
43. 2.413km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Aug 19, 1:26 AM PDT · 8812 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
44. 1.811km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Aug 19, 3:58 AM PDT · 8812 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
45. 1.810km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Aug 20, 11:03 PM PDT · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
46. 1.622km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Aug 21, 9:12 AM PDT · 8810 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
47. 2.117km W of Oasis, CAWed, Aug 21, 2:07 PM PDT · 8810 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
48. 2.016km SE of Anza, CAThu, Aug 22, 7:29 PM PDT · 8809 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
49. 2.019km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Aug 22, 9:34 PM PDT · 8808 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
50. 2.219km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Aug 22, 9:35 PM PDT · 8808 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
51. 1.818km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Aug 23, 1:16 AM PDT · 8808 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
52. 2.31km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Aug 23, 2:28 PM PDT · 8808 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
53. 2.214km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Aug 24, 2:02 AM PDT · 8807 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
54. 2.04km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CaliforniaSat, Aug 24, 10:44 AM PDT · 8807 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
55. 1.710km SW of Niland, CaliforniaSat, Aug 24, 8:09 PM PDT · 8807 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
56. 2.07km SW of Niland, CASun, Aug 25, 2:27 AM PDT · 8806 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
57. 1.810km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Aug 27, 4:33 AM PDT · 8804 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
58. 1.613km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 27, 7:10 AM PDT · 8804 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
59. 2.15km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Aug 28, 2:12 PM PDT · 8803 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
60. 1.67km SW of Niland, CAThu, Aug 29, 8:12 PM PDT · 8802 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

1. 1.913km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Aug 2, 3:31 AM PDT · 8829 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.527km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Aug 1, 9:17 PM PDT · 8829 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
3. 1.57km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jul 31, 4:55 AM PDT · 8831 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.719km N of Ocotillo, CATue, Jul 30, 9:05 PM PDT · 8831 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
5. 1.719km N of Ocotillo, CaliforniaTue, Jul 30, 9:02 PM PDT · 8831 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.618km SW of Ocotillo, CATue, Jul 30, 11:07 AM PDT · 8832 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jul 30, 3:14 AM PDT · 8832 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.928km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jul 29, 10:37 AM PDT · 8833 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
9. 1.83km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jul 29, 2:08 AM PDT · 8833 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.822km WSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Jul 28, 1:24 PM PDT · 8834 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CASun, Jul 28, 1:57 AM PDT · 8834 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
12. 1.78km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Jul 26, 1:33 AM PDT · 8836 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
13. 2.49km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jul 25, 10:13 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
14. 2.213km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Jul 23, 8:26 PM PDT · 8839 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.515km SE of Julian, CATue, Jul 23, 4:44 PM PDT · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
16. 2.410km NE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jul 23, 2:38 AM PDT · 8839 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
17. 1.614km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jul 22, 1:17 AM PDT · 8840 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
18. 2.49km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Jul 21, 10:08 PM PDT · 8840 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.810km W of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Jul 21, 1:31 PM PDT · 8841 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CASun, Jul 21, 6:03 AM PDT · 8841 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9805849. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.