M1.9 earthquake 5km W of Brawley, California

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Jan 13, 2003, 9:02 AM PST

UTC

2003-01-13 17:02:26 UTC

Depth

12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.979° N, 115.587° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.35

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

66°

Stations used

14

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast5 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast41 kmNNW

After

1. 1.714km NE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 13, 2:06 PM PST · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
2. 1.68km S of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 13, 5:48 PM PST · 8665 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.817km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 13, 9:23 PM PST · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.615km NE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 14, 9:36 AM PST · 8664 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.521km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jan 14, 9:18 PM PST · 8664 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Jan 15, 4:52 PM PST · 8663 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
7. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 15, 7:51 PM PST · 8663 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.816km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jan 16, 7:47 PM PST · 8662 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
9. 2.314km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jan 16, 9:30 PM PST · 8662 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.810km NW of Calipatria, CASat, Jan 18, 2:20 AM PST · 8661 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
11. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo, CASat, Jan 18, 5:04 PM PST · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.951km SE of Campo, CASun, Jan 19, 1:33 AM PST · 8660 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.143km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jan 19, 6:51 AM PST · 8659 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.87km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jan 19, 7:34 AM PST · 8659 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
15. 3.147km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jan 19, 2:59 PM PST · 8659 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
16. 1.511km SW of Niland, CaliforniaSun, Jan 19, 3:05 PM PST · 8659 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
17. 3.43km SSE of El Centro, CAMon, Jan 20, 6:57 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
18. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CAMon, Jan 20, 7:24 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.443km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jan 20, 6:24 PM PST · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
20. 1.610km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXMon, Jan 20, 8:54 PM PST · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
21. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 21, 8:43 AM PST · 8657 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
22. 1.810km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 21, 10:00 AM PST · 8657 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
23. 1.718km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Jan 21, 3:02 PM PST · 8657 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
24. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 22, 7:23 PM PST · 8656 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
25. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jan 23, 7:41 AM PST · 8655 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
26. 1.78km SW of Niland, CaliforniaFri, Jan 24, 3:06 PM PST · 8654 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
27. 1.712km N of Westmorland, CaliforniaFri, Jan 24, 3:49 PM PST · 8654 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
28. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CASat, Jan 25, 3:26 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
29. 2.613km N of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jan 25, 6:50 PM PST · 8653 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
30. 1.524km NE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Jan 27, 12:49 AM PST · 8652 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
31. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jan 28, 12:04 AM PST · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
32. 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Jan 28, 1:23 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
33. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jan 28, 3:04 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
34. 1.627km WNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Jan 28, 7:01 PM PST · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
35. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 29, 2:47 AM PST · 8650 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
36. 1.95km SE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jan 30, 6:25 AM PST · 8648 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
37. 1.613km WSW of Niland, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 4:02 PM PST · 8648 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
38. 1.911km W of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Jan 30, 9:01 PM PST · 8648 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
39. 1.612km SSE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 30, 10:13 PM PST · 8648 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
40. 1.715km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Jan 31, 12:00 PM PST · 8647 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
41. 1.942km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Feb 1, 3:33 AM PST · 8647 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
42. 3.316km ENE of Coachella, CASat, Feb 1, 9:26 AM PST · 8646 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
43. 1.622km SW of Westmorland, CASat, Feb 1, 10:28 AM PST · 8646 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
44. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, Feb 2, 2:18 PM PST · 8645 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
45. 1.514km WSW of Niland, CaliforniaSun, Feb 2, 2:19 PM PST · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
46. 2.610km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Feb 2, 7:42 PM PST · 8645 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
47. 2.111km SW of Niland, CASun, Feb 2, 7:53 PM PST · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
48. 1.710km SW of Niland, CaliforniaSun, Feb 2, 8:13 PM PST · 8645 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
49. 2.648km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Feb 2, 8:34 PM PST · 8645 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
50. 1.910km SW of Niland, CASun, Feb 2, 10:44 PM PST · 8645 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
51. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CaliforniaSun, Feb 2, 11:08 PM PST · 8645 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
52. 1.610km E of Ocotillo, CASun, Feb 2, 11:56 PM PST · 8645 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
53. 1.510km SW of Niland, CaliforniaMon, Feb 3, 12:33 AM PST · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
54. 1.78km SW of Niland, CaliforniaMon, Feb 3, 3:40 AM PST · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
55. 2.110km NW of Calipatria, CaliforniaMon, Feb 3, 3:40 AM PST · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
56. 1.716km NW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Feb 3, 11:13 AM PST · 8644 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
57. 1.710km NW of Calipatria, CAMon, Feb 3, 4:38 PM PST · 8644 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
58. 2.042km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Feb 3, 5:24 PM PST · 8644 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
59. 1.73km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Feb 4, 12:25 AM PST · 8644 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
60. 1.611km NE of Julian, CATue, Feb 4, 7:14 AM PST · 8643 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

1. 3.88km NW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jan 13, 6:28 AM PST · 8665 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.86km SSE of Westmorland, CaliforniaMon, Jan 13, 5:03 AM PST · 8666 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.14km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Jan 12, 10:47 PM PST · 8666 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
4. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, Jan 12, 6:22 PM PST · 8666 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.316km NNE of Ocotillo, CASun, Jan 12, 5:41 PM PST · 8666 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Jan 12, 5:22 AM PST · 8667 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.57km SW of Niland, CASat, Jan 11, 4:38 PM PST · 8667 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
8. 1.625km SW of Ocotillo, CASat, Jan 11, 1:35 AM PST · 8668 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
9. 2.15km S of Brawley, CAFri, Jan 10, 10:05 PM PST · 8668 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.240km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Jan 10, 8:29 PM PST · 8668 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.710km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXFri, Jan 10, 7:55 PM PST · 8668 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
12. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CAFri, Jan 10, 5:07 PM PST · 8668 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.28km SSW of Holtville, CAFri, Jan 10, 12:25 AM PST · 8669 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
14. 2.246km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Jan 10, 12:12 AM PST · 8669 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
15. 1.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jan 9, 9:27 PM PST · 8669 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.79km SSW of Holtville, CaliforniaThu, Jan 9, 4:12 PM PST · 8669 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
17. 2.914km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Jan 8, 4:34 PM PST · 8670 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
18. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 8, 9:33 AM PST · 8670 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
19. 2.214km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Jan 7, 4:34 AM PST · 8672 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
20. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaTue, Jan 7, 1:06 AM PST · 8672 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9879769. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.