California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2km S of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2km S of El Centro, CA on Thu, Apr 10, 2008, 12:02 AM PDT (07:02 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2008-04-10 07:02:44 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.774° N, 115.561° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
28

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 186.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10317233. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.