M1.9 earthquake 5km S of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Apr 5, 2003, 1:23 AM PST

UTC

2003-04-05 09:23:36 UTC

Depth

14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.936° N, 115.526° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

166°

Stations used

11

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast5 kmS
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast35 kmN

After

1. 1.612km NE of Thermal, CASat, Apr 5, 5:36 PM PST · 8583 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.921km SW of Ocotillo, CASat, Apr 5, 7:07 PM PST · 8583 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
3. 2.120km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Apr 6, 3:04 AM PDT · 8583 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
4. 2.14km ENE of Heber, CASun, Apr 6, 4:15 PM PDT · 8582 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
5. 2.14km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Apr 7, 6:40 AM PDT · 8581 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.83km ENE of Heber, CaliforniaMon, Apr 7, 10:59 AM PDT · 8581 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
7. 1.93km E of Heber, CaliforniaMon, Apr 7, 11:40 AM PDT · 8581 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
8. 1.512km SW of Salton City, CaliforniaTue, Apr 8, 6:36 AM PDT · 8580 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
9. 2.027km ENE of Pine Valley, CATue, Apr 8, 7:34 AM PDT · 8580 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
10. 1.715km SE of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 8, 12:09 PM PDT · 8580 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
11. 1.68km SW of Niland, CATue, Apr 8, 1:58 PM PDT · 8580 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
12. 1.612km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 8, 2:45 PM PDT · 8580 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
13. 1.97km E of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 9, 1:19 AM PDT · 8580 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.514km SW of Westmorland, CAWed, Apr 9, 5:42 AM PDT · 8579 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
15. 1.614km SW of Westmorland, CaliforniaWed, Apr 9, 5:44 AM PDT · 8579 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
16. 1.611km SW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 9, 10:29 AM PDT · 8579 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.626km NW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Apr 10, 1:47 PM PDT · 8578 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.65km SSW of Brawley, CAFri, Apr 11, 11:45 AM PDT · 8577 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.734km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Apr 11, 9:22 PM PDT · 8577 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
20. 2.510km NW of Calipatria, CAFri, Apr 11, 9:36 PM PDT · 8577 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
21. 2.310km SW of Niland, CAFri, Apr 11, 10:36 PM PDT · 8577 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
22. 1.910km SW of Niland, CAFri, Apr 11, 11:37 PM PDT · 8577 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
23. 1.910km NW of Calipatria, CAFri, Apr 11, 11:38 PM PDT · 8577 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
24. 1.710km SW of Niland, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 12:07 AM PDT · 8577 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
25. 1.910km SW of Niland, CASat, Apr 12, 12:17 AM PDT · 8577 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
26. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Apr 12, 2:05 AM PDT · 8577 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
27. 1.910km NW of Calipatria, CASat, Apr 12, 2:07 AM PDT · 8577 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
28. 2.110km NW of Calipatria, CASat, Apr 12, 5:22 AM PDT · 8576 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
29. 2.310km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Apr 12, 7:30 AM PDT · 8576 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
30. 2.010km NW of Calipatria, CASat, Apr 12, 8:47 AM PDT · 8576 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
31. 1.510km WSW of Niland, CASat, Apr 12, 9:00 AM PDT · 8576 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
32. 1.710km SW of Niland, CASat, Apr 12, 9:13 AM PDT · 8576 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
33. 1.98km NW of Calipatria, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 2:10 PM PDT · 8576 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
34. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Apr 12, 6:58 PM PDT · 8576 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
35. 2.010km SW of Niland, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 2:45 AM PDT · 8576 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
36. 2.011km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, Apr 13, 3:11 AM PDT · 8576 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
37. 2.211km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, Apr 13, 5:11 AM PDT · 8576 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
38. 3.310km SW of Niland, CASun, Apr 13, 9:39 AM PDT · 8575 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
39. 3.010km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, Apr 13, 9:49 AM PDT · 8575 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
40. 2.210km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Apr 13, 10:40 AM PDT · 8575 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
41. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, Apr 13, 10:43 AM PDT · 8575 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
42. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 10:43 AM PDT · 8575 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
43. 1.88km SW of Niland, CASun, Apr 13, 11:18 AM PDT · 8575 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
44. 2.311km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, Apr 13, 11:37 AM PDT · 8575 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
45. 2.010km SW of Niland, CASun, Apr 13, 12:18 PM PDT · 8575 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
46. 1.610km SW of Niland, CASun, Apr 13, 12:31 PM PDT · 8575 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
47. 2.510km SW of Niland, CASun, Apr 13, 2:10 PM PDT · 8575 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
48. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 2:30 PM PDT · 8575 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
49. 2.710km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, Apr 13, 4:11 PM PDT · 8575 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
50. 1.79km SW of Niland, CASun, Apr 13, 4:20 PM PDT · 8575 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
51. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 4:48 PM PDT · 8575 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
52. 1.711km SW of Niland, CASun, Apr 13, 4:51 PM PDT · 8575 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
53. 2.110km NW of Calipatria, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 4:51 PM PDT · 8575 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
54. 1.58km SW of Niland, CASun, Apr 13, 5:08 PM PDT · 8575 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
55. 2.511km SW of Niland, CASun, Apr 13, 6:54 PM PDT · 8575 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
56. 2.010km SW of Niland, CASun, Apr 13, 7:23 PM PDT · 8575 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
57. 1.510km WSW of Niland, CAMon, Apr 14, 4:31 AM PDT · 8575 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
58. 2.111km NW of Calipatria, CAMon, Apr 14, 1:20 PM PDT · 8574 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
59. 1.713km NNW of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 15, 10:45 AM PDT · 8573 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
60. 2.110km SW of Niland, CATue, Apr 15, 4:50 PM PDT · 8573 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 1.92km SSE of Brawley, CASat, Apr 5, 12:48 AM PST · 8584 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.18km NNE of Imperial, CASat, Apr 5, 12:45 AM PST · 8584 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.114km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Apr 4, 4:09 PM PST · 8584 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
4. 1.810km SSW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Apr 3, 10:55 PM PST · 8585 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.710km SSE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 3, 5:42 AM PST · 8585 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.86km E of Borrego Springs, CATue, Apr 1, 10:50 AM PST · 8587 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.510km E of Borrego Springs, CATue, Apr 1, 6:57 AM PST · 8587 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.85km E of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 1, 3:32 AM PST · 8588 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
9. 1.712km E of Julian, CATue, Apr 1, 2:05 AM PST · 8588 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.010km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Apr 1, 12:33 AM PST · 8588 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.79km SW of Niland, CASun, Mar 30, 10:06 PM PST · 8589 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
12. 1.65km SSW of Brawley, CASun, Mar 30, 5:19 AM PST · 8589 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.510km ENE of Borrego Springs, CaliforniaSat, Mar 29, 6:29 PM PST · 8590 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Mar 29, 11:25 AM PST · 8590 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
15. 2.015km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Mar 29, 7:31 AM PST · 8590 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.89km SW of Niland, CASat, Mar 29, 5:32 AM PST · 8590 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
17. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Mar 26, 6:44 PM PST · 8593 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
18. 1.910km NE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Mar 26, 7:27 AM PST · 8593 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.94km ESE of Westmorland, CATue, Mar 25, 9:57 PM PST · 8594 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
20. 1.89km SSW of Holtville, CATue, Mar 25, 8:17 PM PST · 8594 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13952948. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.