California earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 4km NE of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4km NE of Brawley, CA on Thu, Jul 27, 1950, 4:32 AM GMT-7 (11:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 4km NE of Brawley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mh), minor
Local time
UTC
1950-07-27 11:32:00 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.000° N, 115.500° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.54km NE of Brawley, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 4.24km NE of Brawley, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 3.72km SSE of Calipatria, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.81km W of Brawley, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.86km ENE of Calipatria, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.34km E of Westmorland, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.65km SSE of Calipatria, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.78km NNE of Brawley, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.74km NE of Brawley, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 3.64km NE of Brawley, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 3.814km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.54km SE of Westmorland, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.62km NE of Niland, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.510km E of Calipatria, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.89km N of Westmorland, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.54km NE of Brawley, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 3.54km NE of Brawley, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 4.63km NNE of Niland, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.14km NE of Brawley, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 5.37km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 4.77km NNE of Imperial, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 4.18km W of Westmorland, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 3.822km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 4.07km SW of Calipatria, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 4.010km NE of Brawley, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 3.98km N of Holtville, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 3.710km SSE of Calipatria, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 3.810km WSW of Niland, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 4.32km N of Westmorland, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 3.94km NE of Brawley, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 3.86km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 27815 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 3.87km WSW of Imperial, CA · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 5.47km NW of Westmorland, CA · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 3.64km NE of Brawley, CA · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 3.66km NE of Westmorland, CA · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 4.311km WSW of Niland, CA · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 3.98km WSW of Heber, CA · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 3.55km NE of Westmorland, CA · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 3.516km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 3.220km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 3.511km SW of Westmorland, CA · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 3.66km NE of Westmorland, CA · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 4.28km W of Calipatria, CA · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 4.52km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 4.75 km W of Calipatria, California · 27814 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 3.58km SW of Brawley, CA · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 3.33km E of Calipatria, CA · 27814 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 3.06km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 27813 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 3.12km E of Calipatria, CA · 27813 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 4.715km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 27812 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 3.426km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 27809 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 3.59km NW of Holtville, CA · 27809 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 3.32km WSW of Holtville, CA · 27798 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.65km ENE of Niland, CA · 27791 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 3.221km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 27790 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 3.118km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 27774 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 3.52km W of Westmorland, CA · 27773 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.66km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 27773 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.820km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 27772 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.719km ESE of Campo, CA · 27771 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 4.85km NNE of Brawley, CA · 27816 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.316km NE of Holtville, CA · 27817 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.65km S of Niland, CA · 27817 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.316km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 27818 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10086202. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.