Mag. 2.0 earthquake - 1.8 mi northeast of Westmorland, California, USA, on 3 Oct 6:00 am (GMT -7) -
Quake Data | Interactive map | User Reports | Earlier quakes in same area | Quakes in the US | California | Washington, D.C.
Minor magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 3 km depth
3 Oct 13:03 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.
3 Oct 13:05: Magnitude recalculated from 1.8 to 2.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.3 to 3.2 km (from 3.9 to 2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.6 km (1 mi) towards WSW.
3 Oct 13:05: Magnitude recalculated from 1.8 to 2.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 6.3 to 3.2 km (from 3.9 to 2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.6 km (1 mi) towards WSW.
Local time at epicenter: 3 Oct 6:00 am (GMT -7)
Magnitude: 2
Depth: 3.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.05367°N / 115.59733°W
(Imperial County, California, United States)Nearest volcano: Salton Buttes (16 km / 10 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) NE of Westmorland (pop: 2,270) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) NW of Brawley (Imperial County) (pop: 25,900) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) SW of Calipatria (pop: 7,420) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) SSW of Niland (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) N of Imperial (pop: 17,100) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) N of El Centro (pop: 44,000) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) NW of Holtville (pop: 6,400) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) NNW of Calexico (pop: 40,100) --> See nearby quakes!
3505 km (2178 mi) W of Washington (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
3505 km (2178 mi) W of Washington DC (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
21°C (70 F), humidity: 28%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from WSW
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Clear Sky
21°C (70 F), humidity: 28%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from WSWEstimated released energy: 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.0 | 3.2 km | 3km NE of Westmorland, CA, USA | USGS |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
At magnitude 2.0, this quake was probably too small to be felt by humans, but it could be recorded instrumentally.
Contribute:
Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.
Flag as inappropriate.
Mark as helpful or interesting.
Send your own user report!
Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.
Flag as inappropriate.
Mark as helpful or interesting.
Send your own user report!
LOS ANGELES / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 15-20 s : Felt at 6:16am Felt at 6:22am Felt at 6:25am
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Mag. 2.0 earthquake - 1.8 mi northeast of Westmorland, California, USA, on 3 Oct 6:00 am (GMT -7)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
