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M1.5 earthquake 9km NE of Calexico, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9km NE of Calexico, CA on Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 10:04 PM PDT (05:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 45km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. 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
2008-04-09 05:04:41 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.729° N, 115.420° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.856km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6751 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.956km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6751 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.72km S of El Centro, CA · 6751 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.810km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6750 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.610km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6750 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.97km SW of Niland, CA · 6750 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.15km SW of Niland, CA · 6749 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.95km SW of Niland, CA · 6749 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.55km SW of Niland, CA · 6749 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.149km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6749 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.69km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 6748 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.16km SW of Niland, CA · 6747 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.410km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6746 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.019km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6746 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.952km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6745 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.025km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 6745 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.314km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6744 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.726km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 6744 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.914km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6744 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.615km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6744 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.812km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6743 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.27km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6741 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.68km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 6741 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.612km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.522km SSE of Salton City, CA · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.715km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.67km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 6740 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 4.145km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.137km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.19km SW of Salton City, CA · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.954km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6740 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.98km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6739 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.140km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6739 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.613km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6738 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.510km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 6736 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.612km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 6736 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.562km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6735 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.554km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6735 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.342km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6735 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.337km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6735 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 3.27km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6734 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.76km WSW of Niland, CA · 6734 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.76km WSW of Niland, CA · 6734 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.712km ESE of North Shore, CA · 6734 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.455km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6734 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.554km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6734 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.138km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6734 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.452km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6734 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.628km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6733 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.612km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6733 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.912km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 6733 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.513km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6732 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.724km WNW of Imperial, CA · 6732 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.24km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 6732 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.913km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 6731 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.82km ESE of Heber, CA · 6731 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.65km NNW of Brawley, CA · 6730 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.66km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6729 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.84km WNW of Brawley, CA · 6728 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.57km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6728 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.98km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 6753 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.365km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6754 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.940km S of Ocotillo, CA · 6754 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.613km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6754 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.516km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6755 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.617km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6755 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.655km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6757 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.18km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6757 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.89km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6757 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.841km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6757 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.862km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6757 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.616km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6757 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.254km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 6757 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.019km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.416km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.313km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.116km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.613km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.913km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 6758 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10317025. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.