California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21km NE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21km NE of Pine Valley, CA on Mon, Jan 6, 2003, 3:11 AM PST (11:11 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3km SSE of El Centro, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-01-06 11:11:24 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.928° N, 116.350° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
24

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 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78km SW of San Marcos, California · 8672 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.68km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8672 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8672 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.534km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8671 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8670 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.914km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8670 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.79km SSW of Holtville, California · 8669 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8669 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.246km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8669 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.28km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8669 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8668 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 8668 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.710km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8668 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.240km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8668 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.15km S of Brawley, CA · 8668 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.625km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8668 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.57km SW of Niland, CA · 8667 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.316km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8666 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8666 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.86km SSE of Westmorland, California · 8666 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.95km W of Brawley, California · 8665 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.714km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.68km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 8665 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.817km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.615km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8664 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.85km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8664 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8663 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8663 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.55km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8663 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.816km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8662 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.314km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8662 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.810km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8661 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.951km SE of Campo, CA · 8660 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.143km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8660 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.87km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8659 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 3.147km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8659 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.511km SW of Niland, California · 8659 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.87km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8659 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 3.43km SSE of El Centro, CA · 8659 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 8658 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.443km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.610km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8657 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.810km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8657 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.78km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8657 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.718km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8657 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 8656 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8655 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.53km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8655 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.78km SW of Niland, California · 8654 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.712km N of Westmorland, California · 8654 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8653 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.613km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8653 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.524km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8652 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.72km E of Aguanga, CA · 8651 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.76km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 8651 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8650 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.57km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8650 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.913km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8673 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.06km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8674 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.28km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8674 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.913km NE of Indio, CA · 8675 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 8675 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.042km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.340km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.538km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.542km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8676 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 8677 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.723km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8677 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.238km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8677 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.58km SW of Niland, California · 8677 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.56km SE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8677 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.718km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8678 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 8678 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 8678 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.142km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8679 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.66km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8680 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.915km ESE of Julian, CA · 8681 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9877325. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.