California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3km WSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3km WSW of Brawley, CA on Wed, May 28, 2003, 3:22 AM PDT (10:22 UTC), 14 km (8 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-05-28 10:22:30 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.972° N, 115.564° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8531 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.516km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8531 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.710km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8530 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.242km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8530 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.810km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8530 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.19km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8530 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.011km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.517km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8529 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.64km SW of Brawley, California · 8528 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.815km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8528 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8528 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.314km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8527 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.84km SSW of Brawley, California · 8527 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.96km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8527 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.353km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8527 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.616km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8526 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.68km ENE of El Centro, California · 8525 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.313km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8524 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.013km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8524 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.72km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8524 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.516km ESE of Julian, CA · 8523 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.69km WSW of Salton City, CA · 8523 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.810km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8522 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.722km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8521 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.89km N of Westmorland, CA · 8520 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.927km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8520 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.14km SW of Heber, CA · 8518 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.74km SW of Heber, CA · 8518 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.916km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8517 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.94km SW of Brawley, CA · 8517 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.36km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8517 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 3.64km SW of Brawley, CA · 8516 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 3.43km SW of Brawley, CA · 8516 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.54km WSW of Brawley, California · 8516 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.43km SW of Brawley, CA · 8516 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.03km WSW of Brawley, CA · 8516 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.54km SW of Brawley, CA · 8516 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.62km SW of Brawley, CA · 8516 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.93km WSW of Brawley, CA · 8516 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.98km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8516 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.78km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8515 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.85km WSW of Brawley, California · 8515 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.17km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8515 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.711km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8514 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.523km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8513 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.526km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.98km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8512 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.624km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8511 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.710km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8510 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.443km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8509 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.56km E of Westmorland, California · 8509 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.78km NE of Imperial, California · 8509 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.345km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8509 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.727km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8508 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.312km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8508 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8508 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8508 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.312km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8508 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.412km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8508 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8508 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.74km SSW of Brawley, California · 8531 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.79km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8531 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.58km SW of Niland, CA · 8532 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.92km WSW of Brawley, CA · 8532 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.241km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.58km SW of Holtville, California · 8533 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.94km SW of Brawley, CA · 8533 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.716km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8533 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.64km SW of Brawley, CA · 8534 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.72km SW of Brawley, CA · 8534 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.93km SW of Brawley, California · 8535 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.74km SW of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.73km W of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.69km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8535 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.88km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8535 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, California · 8535 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.64km SW of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.83km WSW of Brawley, California · 8535 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.73km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8535 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9919337. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.