California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Wed, Aug 13, 2003, 7:13 AM PDT (14:13 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 9km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX. 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
2003-08-13 14:13:35 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.898° N, 116.238° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8453 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8453 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.517km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8453 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 8453 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 8453 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.521km SW of La Quinta, CA · 8452 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.420km ESE of Anza, CA · 8452 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.910km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8452 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.016km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8452 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.76km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8451 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.53km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8451 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.912km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8451 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.038km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8451 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.011km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8451 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.727km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8451 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.010km SW of Niland, CA · 8451 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.919km ESE of Anza, CA · 8450 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.920km ESE of Anza, California · 8450 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.97km SW of Niland, CA · 8450 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.841km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8450 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.69km WSW of Niland, CA · 8450 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.510km WSW of Niland, California · 8450 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.928km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8449 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.04km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8449 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.63km ENE of Heber, CA · 8449 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 3.03km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8448 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.52km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8447 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.26km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8447 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.811km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8447 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.136km SSE of Campo, CA · 8447 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.843km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8446 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.613km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8445 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.723km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8445 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8445 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.627km ENE of Pine Valley, California · 8445 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.04km WSW of Brawley, CA · 8445 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.041km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8444 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.612km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8444 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 8444 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8443 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8443 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.915km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8442 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.55km NW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8442 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.74km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8442 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.623km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8441 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.922km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.717km ESE of Anza, CA · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.67km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8440 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8440 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.212km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8440 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.59km SSW of Holtville, California · 8440 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.014km WNW of Anza, CA · 8440 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.71km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8439 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.75km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8438 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.622km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8438 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.612km NE of Indio, CA · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.612km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8437 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 8437 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.520km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8437 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.228km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8454 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.211km NNW of Anza, CA · 8454 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.76km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8454 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.46km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8454 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.27km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8454 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.910km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8454 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8454 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.47km SW of Holtville, CA · 8454 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.732km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8455 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8455 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.314km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8455 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8455 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.68km SW of Holtville, California · 8455 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.538km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8456 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.86km WSW of Imperial, CA · 8457 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.610km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8457 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.611km SW of Niland, CA · 8457 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.827km ESE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8457 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.623km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 8458 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.524km ENE of Thermal, CA · 8458 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13984576. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.