California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14km WNW of Calipatria, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14km WNW of Calipatria, CA on Fri, Oct 17, 2003, 4:55 PM PDT (23:55 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9km NNE of Indio, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-10-17 23:55:12 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.166° N, 115.651° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.59
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
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: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8389 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.711km ESE of Julian, CA · 8388 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.812km E of Julian, CA · 8388 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.56km NE of Westmorland, California · 8388 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.013km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 8388 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.714km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8388 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8388 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.69km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8387 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.510km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8385 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.85km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8384 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.86km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8384 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.611km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8383 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.66km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8383 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.96km SSE of Warner Springs, CA · 8383 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.56km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8382 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.123km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8382 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.78km W of Holtville, CA · 8382 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.725km W of Westmorland, CA · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.911km SSE of Anza, CA · 8381 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.613km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8380 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.07km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8380 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.77km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8380 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.62km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8380 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8380 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.86km SW of Holtville, CA · 8377 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.79km WSW of Niland, CA · 8376 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.610km WSW of Niland, CA · 8376 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.711km SW of Niland, CA · 8376 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.57km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8375 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.15km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8375 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.68km WSW of Niland, California · 8375 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.09km WSW of Niland, CA · 8375 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.418km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8375 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.714km WSW of Niland, California · 8375 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.811km WSW of Niland, California · 8375 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.59km WSW of Niland, CA · 8374 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 8374 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.75km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8374 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.710km N of Julian, CA · 8373 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.010km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8372 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.77km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8372 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 8372 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.011km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8370 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.811km NW of Julian, CA · 8370 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.717km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8370 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.79km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8370 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.57km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8370 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8369 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.68km N of Julian, CA · 8369 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.814km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8369 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.817km SSE of Ocotillo, California · 8369 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.212km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8369 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.814km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8369 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.610km WSW of Niland, California · 8369 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.79km WSW of Niland, California · 8369 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.36km SSE of Brawley, CA · 8369 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.58km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8368 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.09km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8368 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 1.715km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8390 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.611km NNE of Julian, CA · 8390 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.716km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8391 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.614km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8391 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.912km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8392 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 8395 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.77km SW of Holtville, California · 8395 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.711km SE of Anza, CA · 8396 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.117km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8397 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.29km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8399 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.65km WNW of El Centro, California · 8401 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.74km WNW of El Centro, CA · 8401 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.514km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8401 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 8401 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.526km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8401 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.08km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8402 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.111km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8402 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 8402 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.618km SW of La Quinta, CA · 8403 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 8404 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13998024. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.