M1.7 earthquake 24km NE of Pine Valley, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24km NE of Pine Valley, CA on Mon, Apr 1, 2002, 5:10 PM PST (01:10 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 14km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-02 01:10:33 UTC
- Depth
- 11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.971° N, 116.345° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.67km SSE of Bombay Beach, California · 8951 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.79km SSE of Bombay Beach, California · 8951 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.13km E of Valle Vista, CA · 8949 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.720km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8949 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.933km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8948 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.715km W of Coronado, CA · 8948 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.25km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8947 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.724km SE of Campo, CA · 8947 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.621km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8947 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.612km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8946 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.57km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8945 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.65km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8945 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.829km SE of Campo, CA · 8944 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.88km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8944 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.016km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8944 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.810km NW of Calipatria, California · 8944 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.09km SW of Niland, CA · 8944 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.918km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8943 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 8943 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.817km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.64km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8942 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.736km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8942 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.65km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8941 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.110km NE of Brawley, California · 8941 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.829km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.55km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8941 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.110km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8941 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.716km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8939 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.88km SW of Niland, CA · 8939 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.18km NE of Heber, CA · 8939 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 8937 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.17km S of Brawley, CA · 8937 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.77km NE of Imperial, CA · 8937 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.618km SE of Anza, CA · 8937 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 8936 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.612km SE of Anza, CA · 8936 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.113km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8936 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.813km SE of Anza, CA · 8935 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.03km NW of Calexico, California · 8934 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.617km SE of Julian, CA · 8934 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.98km SW of Escondido, CA · 8933 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.09km ESE of San Diego Country Estates, CA · 8933 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.97km SW of San Marcos, California · 8933 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 8933 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.720km SW of La Quinta, CA · 8932 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.55km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8931 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.615km W of Coronado, CA · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.97km SSW of Anza, CA · 8930 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.533km SSE of Campo, CA · 8930 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.010km W of Calipatria, CA · 8930 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.613km E of Aguanga, CA · 8930 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.68km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8929 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.58km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.68km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8927 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.824km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8927 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.621km W of Westmorland, CA · 8926 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 8926 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.97km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8923 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
The first 60 of 142.
Before
- 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8951 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.613km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8951 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.016km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8951 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.59km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8952 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.614km N of Pine Valley, California · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.56km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.66km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8953 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.86km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8953 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1,070
- 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 8954 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.814km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8954 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.79km SSE of Hemet, CA · 8954 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.65km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8955 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.57km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8955 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.914km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8955 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.02km W of Bombay Beach, CA · 8956 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.514km SW of La Quinta, CA · 8956 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.516km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8957 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CA · 8958 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.05km SW of Imperial, CA · 8958 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.713km NE of Campo, CA · 8958 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
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