California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2km SW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2km SW of Brawley, CA on Sun, May 25, 2003, 1:12 AM PDT (08:12 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4km SW of Brawley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-05-25 08:12:59 UTC
Depth
18.2 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.961° N, 115.544° 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, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64km SW of Brawley, CA · 8534 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.716km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8533 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.94km SW of Brawley, CA · 8533 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.58km SW of Holtville, California · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.241km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.92km WSW of Brawley, CA · 8532 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.58km SW of Niland, CA · 8532 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.79km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8531 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.74km SSW of Brawley, California · 8531 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.13km WSW of Brawley, CA · 8531 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.116km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8531 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.516km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8530 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.710km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8530 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.242km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8530 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.810km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8529 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.19km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8529 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.011km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.517km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8529 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.64km SW of Brawley, California · 8528 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.815km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8528 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8528 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.314km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8527 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.84km SSW of Brawley, California · 8527 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.96km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8527 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.353km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8527 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.616km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8526 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.68km ENE of El Centro, California · 8524 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.313km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8524 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8524 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.72km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8524 days ago · 20 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.516km ESE of Julian, CA · 8523 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.69km WSW of Salton City, CA · 8523 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.810km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8521 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.722km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8521 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.89km N of Westmorland, CA · 8520 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.927km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8520 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.14km SW of Heber, CA · 8518 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.74km SW of Heber, CA · 8518 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.916km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8517 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.94km SW of Brawley, CA · 8517 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.36km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8517 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 3.64km SW of Brawley, CA · 8516 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 3.43km SW of Brawley, CA · 8516 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.54km WSW of Brawley, California · 8516 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.43km SW of Brawley, CA · 8516 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 2.03km WSW of Brawley, CA · 8516 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.54km SW of Brawley, CA · 8516 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.62km SW of Brawley, CA · 8516 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.93km WSW of Brawley, CA · 8516 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.98km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8516 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.78km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8515 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.85km WSW of Brawley, California · 8515 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.17km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8515 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.711km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8514 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.526km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.98km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8512 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.710km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8510 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.443km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8509 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.56km E of Westmorland, California · 8509 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 1.93km SW of Brawley, California · 8534 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.74km SW of Brawley, CA · 8534 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.73km W of Brawley, CA · 8534 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.69km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8535 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.88km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8535 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, California · 8535 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.64km SW of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.83km WSW of Brawley, California · 8535 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.73km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.72km SW of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.73km SW of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.02km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.73km SW of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.84km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.73km W of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.24km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.83km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.63km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.52km SW of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.64km W of Brawley, California · 8535 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13967068. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.