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M1.5 earthquake 7km SW of Niland, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7km SW of Niland, CA on Sat, Jan 11, 2003, 4:38 PM PST (00:38 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 8km NW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-01-12 00:38:13 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.191° N, 115.569° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.813km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8667 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.316km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8666 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8666 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.14km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8666 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.86km SSE of Westmorland, California · 8666 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.88km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8666 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.95km W of Brawley, California · 8666 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.714km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.68km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 8665 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.817km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.615km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8665 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8663 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8663 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.816km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8662 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.314km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8662 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.810km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8661 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.87km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8660 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.511km SW of Niland, California · 8659 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.43km SSE of El Centro, CA · 8659 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 8659 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.610km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8658 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.810km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8658 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.718km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8657 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 8656 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8656 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.78km SW of Niland, California · 8654 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.712km N of Westmorland, California · 8654 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8653 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.613km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8653 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.025km NE of Indio, CA · 8653 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.524km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8652 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.627km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 8650 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.614km ESE of Anza, CA · 8649 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.95km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8649 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.613km WSW of Niland, California · 8648 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.911km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8648 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.612km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8648 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.715km ESE of Julian, CA · 8647 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 3.316km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8647 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.622km SW of Westmorland, CA · 8647 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8645 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.514km WSW of Niland, California · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8645 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.111km SW of Niland, CA · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.710km SW of Niland, California · 8645 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 8645 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 8645 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, California · 8645 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.610km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8645 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.510km SW of Niland, California · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.78km SW of Niland, California · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.110km NW of Calipatria, California · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.716km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 8645 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.710km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8644 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.73km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8644 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.611km NE of Julian, CA · 8644 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.625km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8668 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.15km S of Brawley, CA · 8668 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.710km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8668 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 8668 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8668 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.28km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8669 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8669 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.79km SSW of Holtville, California · 8669 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.914km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8670 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8671 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8671 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.214km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8672 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8672 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8673 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.913km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8673 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.913km NE of Indio, CA · 8675 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 8675 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 8677 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.723km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8677 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.58km SW of Niland, California · 8678 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9879237. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC.