California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2km SSE of Colton, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2km SSE of Colton, California on Wed, Jul 9, 2003, 11:35 PM PDT (06:35 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 34km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-07-10 06:35:42 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.061° N, 117.307° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 181.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9929545. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.