M3.1 earthquake 6km E of Brawley, CA
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 6km E of Brawley, CA on Mon, May 27, 1935, 11:37 AM GMT-8 (19:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 18km NW of Tecolots, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1935-05-27 19:37:52 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.985° N, 115.462° W
- Region
- California
- 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 9.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 323°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 2
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.813km NW of Bombay Beach, CA · 33346 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.616km E of Julian, CA · 33324 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.018km NW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 33299 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.83km NNE of Heber, CA · 33297 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
Before
- 2.87km ESE of Holtville, CA · 33357 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.89km SW of Heber, CA · 33357 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.915km ENE of Julian, CA · 33358 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.019km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 33375 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.317km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 33375 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.713km W of Imperial, CA · 33380 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362995. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.