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M1.5 earthquake 24km NE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24km NE of Pine Valley, CA on Mon, Jan 27, 2003, 12:49 AM PST (08:49 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 16km ENE of Coachella, CA. 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
2003-01-27 08:49:47 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.945° N, 116.312° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.51
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72km E of Aguanga, CA · 8652 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.619km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.76km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 8651 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8651 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.57km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8651 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.627km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 8650 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.911km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.614km ESE of Anza, CA · 8649 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.95km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 8649 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.613km WSW of Niland, California · 8649 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.612km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8648 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.715km ESE of Julian, CA · 8648 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.74km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8647 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.942km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8647 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.316km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8647 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.622km SW of Westmorland, CA · 8647 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.810km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8646 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8646 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.514km WSW of Niland, California · 8646 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.610km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8645 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.111km SW of Niland, CA · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.710km SW of Niland, California · 8645 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.648km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8645 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 8645 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 8645 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, California · 8645 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.610km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8645 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.510km SW of Niland, California · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.78km SW of Niland, California · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.110km NW of Calipatria, California · 8645 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.716km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 8645 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.710km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8645 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.042km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8645 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.73km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8644 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.611km NE of Julian, CA · 8644 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.72km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8644 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.615km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8644 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.79km SW of Niland, California · 8644 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.611km ESE of Anza, CA · 8643 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 8643 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 8643 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 8643 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8642 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.514km ESE of Anza, CA · 8642 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.85km S of Ocotillo, CA · 8642 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.733km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 8642 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.62km ENE of Anza, CA · 8642 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.013km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8642 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.711km SW of Niland, California · 8642 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8642 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8642 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.811km WSW of Niland, California · 8642 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.912km WSW of Niland, CA · 8642 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.514km W of Imperial, CA · 8642 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.86km SW of Niland, CA · 8641 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.534km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8641 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.92km NE of San Diego Country Estates, California · 8641 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8640 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.59km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8640 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.613km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8653 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8654 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.712km N of Westmorland, California · 8655 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.78km SW of Niland, California · 8655 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.53km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8655 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8656 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 8656 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.718km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8658 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.78km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8658 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.810km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8658 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8658 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.610km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.443km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 8659 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.43km SSE of El Centro, CA · 8659 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.87km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8660 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.511km SW of Niland, California · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.147km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8660 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.87km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8660 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.143km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8660 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9883137. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC.