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M0.3 earthquake 19 km NW of Calipatria, California, United States

A magnitude 0.3 earthquake struck 19 km NW of Calipatria, California, United States at 23:04 local time (07:04 UTC) on 6 Nov 2026, at a depth of 9 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-10 23:37 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
0.3micro
hand-picked magnitude (mh)
Depth
9.1 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-11-07 07:04:02 UTC
Local: 6 Nov 2026, 23:04:02 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
33.240° N, 115.669° W

Circles show this event and others within 30 km from 7 days before to 30 days after. Lines: plate boundaries and GEM active faults. Open on the live map

Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
CalipatriaCalifornia, United States · pop. 7,42419 kmINot felt
BrawleyCalifornia, United States · pop. 25,89732 kmINot felt
El CentroCalifornia, United States · pop. 43,95651 kmINot felt
CalexicoCalifornia, United States · pop. 40,05364 kmINot felt
CoachellaCalifornia, United States · pop. 44,63567 kmINot felt
MexicaliBaja California, Mexico · pop. 1,032,68671 kmINot felt
Chula VistaCalifornia, United States · pop. 265,757148 kmINot felt
TijuanaBaja California, Mexico · pop. 1,922,523149 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · CI, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · CIheadlineSouthern California Seismic Network via U.S. Geological Survey0.3 mh9.1 km33.24° N, 115.67° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 43 g of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 9 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M1.0 releases about 11× the energy of M0.3, and its waves are about 5× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 43 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M0.3. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

4 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.4 2 h 27 min ago. 3 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M0.3

4 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.191.14
33.441.29
58.511.33
133.911.411
  1. 1.410 km SW of Calipatria, California, United States11-12 20:58
  2. 1.314 km WNW of Calipatria, California, United States11-09 17:34
  3. 1.223 km W of Brawley, California, United States11-08 16:30
  4. 1.112 km WNW of Calipatria, California, United States11-07 07:15

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Event id ci10260326. First recorded here 10 Nov 2026, 23:57:27 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci10260326). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.3 earthquake 19 km NW of Calipatria, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci10260326-m0-3-earthquake-19-km-nw-of-calipatria-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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