Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Calexico, CA
M 3.0
Latest: 4:55 am PST on 4 March 2026 · 7 km (4 mi) NE of Calexico, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Calexico was M 3.0, 7 km (4 mi) NE of Calexico, CA, at 4:55 am PST on 4 March 2026. 12 people reported feeling it to USGS. 171 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 3,120 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 281
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.8 on 12 February 2024, 17 km (10 mi) NNW of Calexico, CA
- Reported felt
- 460 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.5 17 km (10 mi) N of Calexico, CA
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) N of Calexico, CA
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) N of Calexico, CA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Calexico, CA
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) N of Calexico, CA
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) N of Calexico, CA
- 2.2 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Calexico, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 7 km (5 mi) N of Calexico, CA
- 1.9 7 km (4 mi) N of Calexico, CA
- 1.5 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Calexico, CA
- 1.9 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Calexico, CA
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Calexico, CA
- 1.8 15 km (10 mi) NNE of Calexico, CA
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Calexico, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) N of Calexico, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Calexico, CA
- 1.5 9 km (5 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
- 2.3 9 km (6 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
- 2.2 9 km (6 mi) SW of Calexico, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 9 km (6 mi) SW of Calexico, CA · felt by 3
- 2.2 22 km (14 mi) W of Calexico, CA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) NE of Calexico, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
- 1.6 14 km (9 mi) NW of Calexico, CA
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
- 2.4 26 km (16 mi) NW of Calexico, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Calexico, CA
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Calexico, CA
- 1.8 22 km (13 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Calexico, CA
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) W of Calexico, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) S of Calexico, CA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Calexico, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) W of Calexico, CA
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) W of Calexico, CA
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) W of Calexico, CA
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) W of Calexico, CA
- 1.9 23 km (15 mi) W of Calexico, CA
- 2.3 8 km (5 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) W of Calexico, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Calexico, CA
- 2.4 8 km (5 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
- 2.4 9 km (6 mi) SW of Calexico, CA
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Calexico time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Calexico are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Calexico; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 48 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Calexico; the five largest:
- 7.2 The 2010 Sierra El Mayor, B.C., Mexico Earthquake · 48 km SSE of Calexico
- 6.9 The 1940 Imperial Valley, California Earthquake · 21 km NNE of Calexico
- 6.6 The 1942 Fish Creek Mountains, California Earthquake · 42 km NW of Calexico
- 6.6 The 1987 Superstition Hills, California Earthquake · 50 km NW of Calexico
- 6.4 The 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake, California-Baja California · 13 km E of Calexico
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Imperial fault, 12 km from its surface trace
- Brawley Seismic Zone, 23 km from its surface trace
- San Jacinto fault, 28 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Heber 6 km · El Centro 14 km · Holtville 18 km · Imperial 20 km · Brawley 33 km
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