M1.6 earthquake 11km WSW of Niland, California

Magnitude

1.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Sep 2, 2003, 9:21 PM PDT

UTC

2003-09-03 04:21:34 UTC

Depth

1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.194° N, 115.622° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

104°

Stations used

13

• Niland, CaliforniaPopulation 1,006. Forecast11 kmWSW
• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast25 kmNNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast65 kmNNW

After

1. 2.06km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Sep 3, 2:47 AM PDT · 8433 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Sep 3, 3:28 AM PDT · 8433 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
3. 1.96km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Sep 3, 7:31 AM PDT · 8433 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
4. 1.62km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Sep 3, 5:44 PM PDT · 8432 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
5. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Sep 4, 9:03 AM PDT · 8432 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
6. 1.914km SE of Anza, CAThu, Sep 4, 9:32 AM PDT · 8432 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.68km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 4, 9:38 AM PDT · 8432 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Sep 4, 11:48 PM PDT · 8431 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.99km NE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Sep 5, 3:12 PM PDT · 8430 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.79km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Sep 5, 4:23 PM PDT · 8430 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.55km N of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Sep 5, 10:00 PM PDT · 8430 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
12. 1.64km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Sep 6, 2:19 PM PDT · 8430 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
13. 1.79km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Sep 6, 7:41 PM PDT · 8429 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.69km W of Calexico, CaliforniaSun, Sep 7, 4:33 AM PDT · 8429 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
15. 2.74km NW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Sep 7, 1:19 PM PDT · 8429 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Sep 7, 6:46 PM PDT · 8428 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
17. 2.13km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Sep 8, 6:22 AM PDT · 8428 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.616km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 8, 6:39 AM PDT · 8428 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
19. 1.616km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 8, 7:05 AM PDT · 8428 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
20. 1.51km WNW of El Centro, CATue, Sep 9, 10:16 AM PDT · 8427 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
21. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CATue, Sep 9, 6:19 PM PDT · 8426 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
22. 1.511km SW of Salton City, CAWed, Sep 10, 1:58 AM PDT · 8426 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
23. 1.712km SSW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Sep 10, 2:38 AM PDT · 8426 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
24. 1.64km SW of Brawley, CaliforniaWed, Sep 10, 3:54 AM PDT · 8426 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
25. 1.526km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Sep 10, 7:01 AM PDT · 8426 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
26. 3.17km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Sep 10, 8:27 AM PDT · 8426 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
27. 1.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Sep 10, 7:19 PM PDT · 8425 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
28. 1.816km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Sep 10, 9:16 PM PDT · 8425 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
29. 1.813km W of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 12:29 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
30. 1.612km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 12:30 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
31. 1.616km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Sep 11, 7:30 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
32. 2.56km E of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 9:06 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
33. 1.912km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 9:51 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
34. 2.613km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 9:56 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
35. 1.86km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 10:00 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
36. 3.79km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 10:03 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 24
37. 1.86km E of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 10:15 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
38. 1.77km E of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 10:16 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
39. 2.09km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 10:19 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
40. 1.58km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 10:25 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
41. 1.76km E of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 10:42 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
42. 2.08km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 10:48 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
43. 2.77km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 11:23 AM PDT · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
44. 2.18km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 12:09 PM PDT · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
45. 1.95km SW of Imperial, CAThu, Sep 11, 1:13 PM PDT · 8425 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
46. 2.212km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 2:35 PM PDT · 8425 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
47. 1.515km W of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 3:35 PM PDT · 8424 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
48. 2.015km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 6:06 PM PDT · 8424 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
49. 1.52km WNW of El Centro, CaliforniaFri, Sep 12, 6:25 AM PDT · 8424 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
50. 1.810km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Sep 12, 10:08 AM PDT · 8424 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
51. 1.810km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Sep 13, 12:30 PM PDT · 8423 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
52. 1.68km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Sep 13, 2:32 PM PDT · 8423 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
53. 3.016km ENE of Coachella, CASat, Sep 13, 7:32 PM PDT · 8422 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
54. 1.912km N of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Sep 14, 10:47 AM PDT · 8422 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
55. 3.010km SW of Niland, CASun, Sep 14, 5:20 PM PDT · 8421 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
56. 1.79km SW of Niland, CaliforniaSun, Sep 14, 5:26 PM PDT · 8421 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
57. 1.510km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Sep 17, 9:34 PM PDT · 8418 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
58. 1.69km SW of Niland, CAFri, Sep 19, 10:39 PM PDT · 8416 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
59. 1.610km SW of Niland, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 10:50 PM PDT · 8416 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
60. 1.510km SW of Niland, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 10:56 PM PDT · 8416 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

1. 1.716km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Sep 2, 7:24 PM PDT · 8433 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
2. 2.022km WNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Sep 2, 1:49 PM PDT · 8434 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CATue, Sep 2, 6:57 AM PDT · 8434 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.817km ESE of Anza, CATue, Sep 2, 6:14 AM PDT · 8434 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
5. 1.717km NNE of Ocotillo, CATue, Sep 2, 1:31 AM PDT · 8434 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
6. 2.216km SE of Anza, CAMon, Sep 1, 6:46 PM PDT · 8434 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.610km SW of Niland, CAMon, Sep 1, 4:32 AM PDT · 8435 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.716km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 1, 3:16 AM PDT · 8435 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.520km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 30, 1:01 PM PDT · 8437 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
10. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CASat, Aug 30, 11:51 AM PDT · 8437 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
11. 1.612km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Aug 30, 3:20 AM PDT · 8437 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.612km NE of Indio, CAFri, Aug 29, 7:47 AM PDT · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
13. 1.622km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Aug 29, 3:58 AM PDT · 8438 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.75km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Aug 28, 7:39 PM PDT · 8438 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
15. 1.71km WSW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Aug 28, 9:10 AM PDT · 8439 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
16. 1.59km SSW of Holtville, CaliforniaWed, Aug 27, 6:06 AM PDT · 8440 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
17. 1.67km E of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Aug 26, 6:44 PM PDT · 8440 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
18. 1.717km ESE of Anza, CATue, Aug 26, 7:52 AM PDT · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
19. 1.922km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Aug 26, 3:58 AM PDT · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Aug 25, 3:57 PM PDT · 8441 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9942465. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.