California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4km SSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4km SSW of Brawley, CA on Mon, Apr 7, 2003, 6:40 AM PDT (13:40 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 4km SSW of Brawley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-04-07 13:40:30 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.948° N, 115.551° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83km ENE of Heber, California · 8582 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.93km E of Heber, California · 8582 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.512km SW of Salton City, California · 8581 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.027km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8581 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.715km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8581 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.68km SW of Niland, CA · 8580 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.612km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8580 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.97km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8580 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.514km SW of Westmorland, CA · 8580 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.614km SW of Westmorland, California · 8580 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.611km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8580 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.626km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 8578 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.65km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8578 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.734km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8577 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.510km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8577 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.310km SW of Niland, CA · 8577 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 8577 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.910km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8577 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.710km SW of Niland, California · 8577 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 8577 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8577 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.910km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8577 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.110km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8577 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.310km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8577 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.010km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8577 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.510km WSW of Niland, CA · 8577 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 8577 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.98km NW of Calipatria, California · 8576 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8576 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.010km SW of Niland, California · 8576 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.011km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8576 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.211km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8576 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 3.310km SW of Niland, CA · 8576 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 3.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8576 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.210km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8576 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8576 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8576 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.88km SW of Niland, CA · 8576 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.311km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8576 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.010km SW of Niland, CA · 8576 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 8576 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.510km SW of Niland, CA · 8575 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8575 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.710km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8575 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 8575 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8575 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.711km SW of Niland, CA · 8575 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.110km NW of Calipatria, California · 8575 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.58km SW of Niland, CA · 8575 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.511km SW of Niland, CA · 8575 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.010km SW of Niland, CA · 8575 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.510km WSW of Niland, CA · 8575 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.111km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8574 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.713km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 8574 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 2.110km SW of Niland, CA · 8573 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.826km ENE of Pine Valley, California · 8573 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 8573 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.09km WSW of Niland, CA · 8573 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.98km SW of Niland, California · 8573 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.110km SW of Niland, CA · 8573 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.14km ENE of Heber, CA · 8582 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.120km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8583 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.921km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8583 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.612km NE of Thermal, CA · 8583 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.95km S of Brawley, CA · 8584 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.92km SSE of Brawley, CA · 8584 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.18km NNE of Imperial, CA · 8584 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.114km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8584 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.810km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8585 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.710km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8586 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.86km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8588 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.510km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8588 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.85km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8588 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.712km E of Julian, CA · 8588 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.010km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8588 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 8589 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.65km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8590 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.510km ENE of Borrego Springs, California · 8590 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8591 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.015km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8591 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13953700. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.