California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Mon, Oct 7, 2002, 2:55 AM PDT (09:55 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 10km ESE of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-10-07 09:55:34 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.883° N, 116.250° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8763 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.89km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8763 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.211km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8763 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.113km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8763 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.416km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8763 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.69km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8762 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.77km NE of Imperial, CA · 8762 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.910km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8762 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.67km SW of San Marcos, California · 8762 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.214km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8761 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 8761 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8761 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.910km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8761 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 8761 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 8761 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.528km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8759 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.54km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8758 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.810km SW of Niland, CA · 8758 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.016km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8758 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.08km NNW of Anza, CA · 8758 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.010km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8757 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.69km SW of Niland, California · 8757 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.04km NW of Lakeside, CA · 8757 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.610km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8757 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.76km SW of Calipatria, CA · 8757 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.017km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8757 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8756 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.09km ENE of Calexico, CA · 8756 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.018km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8755 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.822km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8755 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 3.118km ESE of Anza, CA · 8753 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.614km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8753 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.98km NNE of Imperial, CA · 8753 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.020km W of Imperial, CA · 8753 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 8753 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.812km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8753 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.51km NNE of Brawley, California · 8752 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.916km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8752 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.13km SSE of Brawley, CA · 8751 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.439km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8751 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.610km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8750 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.717km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8749 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.118km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8749 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 8749 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.918km ENE of Ocotillo, CA · 8748 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.618km SSW of Oasis, CA · 8748 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.59km SW of Niland, California · 8748 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.89km SW of Niland, California · 8748 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.89km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8748 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 8747 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.72km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8746 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 3.810km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 86
  54. 2.010km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.911km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.311km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.511km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.410km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.510km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.010km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.620km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8764 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.612km S of Salton City, CA · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.718km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8765 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 8766 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.87km ESE of Chula Vista, CA · 8767 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.74km NNW of Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 8767 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.612km NW of Anza, CA · 8767 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.78km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8768 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.623km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8768 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8768 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.616km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8768 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.817km ESE of Julian, CA · 8769 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.612km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8769 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8770 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.516km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8771 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.28km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 8772 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.537km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8772 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 8772 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.712km S of Salton City, CA · 8772 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.143km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8773 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9832125. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.