M1.7 earthquake 27km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Aug 16, 2003, 11:15 AM PDT

UTC

2003-08-16 18:15:50 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.879° N, 116.248° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

32

• Pine Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,510. Forecast27 kmENE
• Alpine, CaliforniaPopulation 14,236. Forecast49 kmE
• El Cajon, CaliforniaPopulation 103,679. Forecast67 kmE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast79 kmWNW

After

1. 2.010km SW of Niland, CASat, Aug 16, 12:06 PM PDT · 8451 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.919km ESE of Anza, CASat, Aug 16, 3:26 PM PDT · 8451 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CaliforniaSat, Aug 16, 3:26 PM PDT · 8451 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
4. 1.97km SW of Niland, CASun, Aug 17, 2:04 AM PDT · 8450 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.841km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Aug 17, 3:02 AM PDT · 8450 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.69km WSW of Niland, CASun, Aug 17, 4:08 AM PDT · 8450 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.510km WSW of Niland, CaliforniaSun, Aug 17, 4:08 AM PDT · 8450 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
8. 1.928km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Aug 17, 4:47 PM PDT · 8450 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.04km SSW of Brawley, CASun, Aug 17, 7:41 PM PDT · 8449 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
10. 1.63km ENE of Heber, CASun, Aug 17, 8:44 PM PDT · 8449 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
11. 3.03km WSW of Ocotillo, CATue, Aug 19, 1:07 PM PDT · 8448 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
12. 1.52km SW of Ocotillo, CATue, Aug 19, 3:39 PM PDT · 8448 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
13. 2.26km E of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 19, 5:31 PM PDT · 8448 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
14. 1.811km SE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 19, 5:47 PM PDT · 8448 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
15. 2.136km SSE of Campo, CAWed, Aug 20, 3:51 AM PDT · 8447 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
16. 1.843km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Aug 20, 2:38 PM PDT · 8447 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
17. 1.912km WSW of Imperial Beach, CAThu, Aug 21, 5:00 PM PDT · 8446 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.613km SW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Aug 22, 4:54 AM PDT · 8445 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
19. 1.723km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Aug 22, 6:16 AM PDT · 8445 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
20. 2.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Aug 22, 7:08 AM PDT · 8445 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
21. 1.627km ENE of Pine Valley, CaliforniaFri, Aug 22, 7:09 AM PDT · 8445 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
22. 2.04km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Aug 22, 8:11 AM PDT · 8445 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
23. 2.041km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Aug 22, 10:19 PM PDT · 8444 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
24. 1.612km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Aug 23, 5:14 AM PDT · 8444 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
25. 1.613km SE of Anza, CASat, Aug 23, 9:29 AM PDT · 8444 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
26. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 23, 6:47 PM PDT · 8443 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
27. 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CASun, Aug 24, 9:05 AM PDT · 8443 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
28. 1.915km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 24, 4:16 PM PDT · 8443 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
29. 1.55km NW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Aug 24, 10:41 PM PDT · 8442 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
30. 1.74km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, Aug 24, 10:51 PM PDT · 8442 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
31. 1.623km NE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Aug 25, 3:09 PM PDT · 8442 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
32. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Aug 25, 3:57 PM PDT · 8442 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
33. 1.922km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Aug 26, 3:58 AM PDT · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
34. 1.717km ESE of Anza, CATue, Aug 26, 7:52 AM PDT · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.67km E of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Aug 26, 6:44 PM PDT · 8440 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
36. 1.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Aug 26, 11:17 PM PDT · 8440 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
37. 2.212km SSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Aug 26, 11:28 PM PDT · 8440 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
38. 1.59km SSW of Holtville, CaliforniaWed, Aug 27, 6:06 AM PDT · 8440 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
39. 2.014km WNW of Anza, CAWed, Aug 27, 9:07 AM PDT · 8440 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
40. 1.71km WSW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Aug 28, 9:10 AM PDT · 8439 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
41. 1.75km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Aug 28, 7:39 PM PDT · 8438 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
42. 1.622km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Aug 29, 3:58 AM PDT · 8438 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
43. 1.612km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Aug 30, 3:20 AM PDT · 8437 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
44. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CASat, Aug 30, 11:51 AM PDT · 8437 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
45. 2.520km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 30, 1:01 PM PDT · 8437 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
46. 2.142km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Aug 31, 12:13 AM PDT · 8436 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
47. 1.842km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Aug 31, 8:40 AM PDT · 8436 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
48. 1.716km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 1, 3:16 AM PDT · 8435 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
49. 1.610km SW of Niland, CAMon, Sep 1, 4:32 AM PDT · 8435 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
50. 1.63km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CAMon, Sep 1, 11:03 AM PDT · 8435 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
51. 2.216km SE of Anza, CAMon, Sep 1, 6:46 PM PDT · 8434 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
52. 1.717km NNE of Ocotillo, CATue, Sep 2, 1:31 AM PDT · 8434 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
53. 1.817km ESE of Anza, CATue, Sep 2, 6:14 AM PDT · 8434 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
54. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CATue, Sep 2, 6:57 AM PDT · 8434 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
55. 2.022km WNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Sep 2, 1:49 PM PDT · 8434 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
56. 1.716km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Sep 2, 7:24 PM PDT · 8433 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
57. 1.611km WSW of Niland, CaliforniaTue, Sep 2, 9:21 PM PDT · 8433 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
58. 2.06km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Sep 3, 2:47 AM PDT · 8433 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
59. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Sep 3, 3:28 AM PDT · 8433 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
60. 1.96km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Sep 3, 7:31 AM PDT · 8433 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

1. 2.011km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Aug 16, 8:44 AM PDT · 8451 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
2. 2.038km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Aug 16, 8:14 AM PDT · 8451 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.912km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Aug 16, 7:21 AM PDT · 8451 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.53km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Aug 16, 6:33 AM PDT · 8451 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.76km E of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 16, 5:07 AM PDT · 8451 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
6. 2.016km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Aug 15, 1:26 PM PDT · 8452 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
7. 1.910km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Aug 15, 10:55 AM PDT · 8452 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.420km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Aug 15, 7:57 AM PDT · 8452 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
9. 1.521km SW of La Quinta, CAThu, Aug 14, 9:33 PM PDT · 8452 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
10. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Aug 14, 11:24 AM PDT · 8453 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Aug 14, 10:09 AM PDT · 8453 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
12. 1.517km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Aug 14, 1:02 AM PDT · 8453 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
13. 2.152km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Aug 14, 12:55 AM PDT · 8453 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.528km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Aug 13, 7:13 AM PDT · 8454 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.228km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Aug 13, 7:12 AM PDT · 8454 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.211km NNW of Anza, CAWed, Aug 13, 4:11 AM PDT · 8454 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.76km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Aug 13, 12:41 AM PDT · 8454 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
18. 2.46km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Aug 13, 12:40 AM PDT · 8454 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.27km WSW of Holtville, CATue, Aug 12, 11:45 PM PDT · 8454 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
20. 1.910km SSW of Holtville, CATue, Aug 12, 10:06 PM PDT · 8454 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13985412. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.