California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23km NE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23km NE of Pine Valley, CA on Mon, Aug 25, 2003, 3:09 PM PDT (22:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6km S of Imperial Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-08-25 22:09:36 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.947° N, 116.328° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8441 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.922km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.717km ESE of Anza, CA · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.67km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8440 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8440 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.212km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8440 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.59km SSW of Holtville, California · 8440 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.014km WNW of Anza, CA · 8440 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.71km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8439 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.75km SSW of Brawley, CA · 8438 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.622km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8438 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.612km NE of Indio, CA · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.612km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8437 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 8437 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.520km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8437 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.142km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8436 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.842km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8436 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.716km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8435 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 8435 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.63km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8435 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.216km SE of Anza, CA · 8434 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.717km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8434 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.817km ESE of Anza, CA · 8434 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 8434 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.022km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8434 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.716km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8433 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.611km WSW of Niland, California · 8433 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.06km SW of Holtville, CA · 8433 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8433 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.96km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8433 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.140km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8433 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.62km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8432 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CA · 8432 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 8432 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.68km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8432 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.54km NE of San Ysidro, CA · 8432 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 8431 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.843km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8430 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.55km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8430 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.64km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8430 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.79km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8429 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.69km W of Calexico, California · 8429 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8428 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.616km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8428 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.616km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8428 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.51km WNW of El Centro, CA · 8427 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CA · 8426 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.511km SW of Salton City, CA · 8426 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.815km ENE of Temecula, CA · 8426 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.712km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8426 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.64km SW of Brawley, California · 8426 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.526km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8426 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 3.17km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8426 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.241km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8426 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8425 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.816km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8425 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.813km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.612km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8425 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.616km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8425 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.95km SW of Imperial, CA · 8425 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.74km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8442 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.55km NW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8442 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.915km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8442 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8443 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8443 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 8444 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.612km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8444 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.041km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8444 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.04km WSW of Brawley, CA · 8445 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.627km ENE of Pine Valley, California · 8445 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8445 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.723km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8445 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.613km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8445 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.912km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 8445 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.843km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8447 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.136km SSE of Campo, CA · 8447 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.610km NNE of Indio, CA · 8447 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.811km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8447 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.26km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8447 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.52km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8447 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9940737. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.