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M3.0 earthquake 9km ENE of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9km ENE of Brawley, CA on Fri, Jan 5, 1951, 6:42 AM GMT-8 (14:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 14km WNW of Tecolots, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1951-01-05 14:42:27 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.999° N, 115.437° W
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 10.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
339°, 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.314km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 27666 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.814km ENE of Julian, CA · 27649 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 6.014km WNW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 27648 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.89km WNW of Holtville, CA · 27648 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.715km E of Brawley, CA · 27648 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.410km NW of Holtville, CA · 27648 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.87km ENE of El Centro, CA · 27648 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.68km WSW of Brawley, CA · 27648 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.324km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 27648 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.923km W of Westmorland, CA · 27647 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.013km W of Westmorland, CA · 27646 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.119km W of Imperial, CA · 27628 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.011km SW of Westmorland, CA · 27628 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.015km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 27628 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.013km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 27611 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.89km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 27667 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.86km E of Mecca, CA · 27675 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.918km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 27685 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.310km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 27693 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.78km SW of Los Algodones, B.C., MX · 27696 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3322613. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.