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M1.6 earthquake 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Tue, Oct 29, 2002, 3:05 AM PST (11:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 44km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-10-29 11:05:41 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.875° N, 116.262° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 21.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
253°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78km NE of Pala, CA · 8741 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.513km ESE of Anza, CA · 8740 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.61km SE of La Quinta, CA · 8740 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.518km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8740 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.410km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8740 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.713km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8740 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.78km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8740 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.112km NW of Aguanga, CA · 8739 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.713km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 8739 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.212km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8739 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8739 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.911km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8738 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.79km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8738 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.621km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8738 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.012km NW of Aguanga, CA · 8738 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.813km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.920km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8737 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.811km SE of Anza, CA · 8737 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.921km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 8737 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.028km ESE of Campo, CA · 8737 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8737 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 3.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8737 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 3.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8737 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.512km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8737 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8737 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8737 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.110km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8736 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.67km SW of Niland, CA · 8736 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.87km SW of Niland, CA · 8736 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.57km SW of Niland, California · 8736 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.67km SW of Niland, California · 8736 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.046km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8736 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8736 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.124km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.823km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8734 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.712km WSW of Salton City, California · 8734 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.828km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8733 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8731 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 8731 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.720km ESE of Anza, California · 8731 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 8731 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.93km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8730 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.413km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8730 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.68km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8730 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.67km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8730 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.54km ENE of Calexico, CA · 8729 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.928km ESE of Campo, CA · 8729 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.612km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8729 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 8729 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.014km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8729 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.613km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8728 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.515km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8728 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.714km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8728 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.59km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8728 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8727 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.810km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8741 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.63km SSW of Salton City, CA · 8742 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.16km SE of Julian, CA · 8742 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.56km SE of Julian, CA · 8742 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.912km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8742 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.58km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8743 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.510km ESE of Anza, CA · 8745 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.210km ESE of Anza, CA · 8745 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.450km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8746 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.510km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.611km ESE of Anza, California · 8746 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.610km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.216km S of Salton City, California · 8746 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.17km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8746 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.010km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.510km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.410km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.511km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.311km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.911km ESE of Anza, CA · 8746 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9854561. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.