M2.3 earthquake 2km WSW of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Aug 1, 1969, 9:03 PM GMT-7

UTC

1969-08-02 04:03:39 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.972° N, 115.556° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

172°

Stations used

4

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast3 kmWSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast39 kmNNW

After

1. 2.52km W of Brawley, CASat, Aug 2, 1:25 AM GMT-7 · 20881 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.36km SSW of Brawley, CASat, Aug 2, 5:53 PM GMT-7 · 20880 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.56km ENE of El Centro, CASat, Aug 2, 8:28 PM GMT-7 · 20880 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.47km WSW of Brawley, CATue, Aug 5, 11:55 PM GMT-7 · 20877 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.68km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Aug 6, 1:37 AM GMT-7 · 20877 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
6. 3.25km ESE of Westmorland, CAWed, Aug 6, 3:29 AM GMT-7 · 20876 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
7. 2.519km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Aug 6, 4:47 AM GMT-7 · 20876 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
8. 2.818km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Aug 6, 5:50 AM GMT-7 · 20876 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.56km S of Salton City, CASat, Aug 9, 5:18 AM GMT-7 · 20873 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
10. 2.836km S of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Aug 12, 12:06 AM GMT-7 · 20871 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.415km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Aug 17, 7:08 AM GMT-7 · 20865 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
12. 4.017km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Aug 20, 8:29 AM GMT-7 · 20862 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
13. 3.119km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Aug 20, 8:39 AM GMT-7 · 20862 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.519km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Aug 20, 10:41 AM GMT-7 · 20862 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
15. 2.420km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Aug 20, 12:10 PM GMT-7 · 20862 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.712km NE of Coachella, CAMon, Aug 25, 9:53 PM GMT-7 · 20857 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
17. 3.01km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Aug 30, 1:29 AM GMT-7 · 20853 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
18. 2.521km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 30, 3:20 AM GMT-7 · 20852 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
19. 2.45km WSW of Coachella, CATue, Sep 2, 6:02 AM GMT-7 · 20849 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
20. 2.710km ENE of Coachella, CATue, Sep 2, 6:10 AM GMT-7 · 20849 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
21. 2.46km ENE of Coachella, CATue, Sep 2, 6:17 AM GMT-7 · 20849 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
22. 3.613km NE of Mecca, CATue, Sep 9, 1:21 AM GMT-7 · 20843 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
23. 2.932km S of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Sep 11, 2:31 AM GMT-7 · 20841 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
24. 2.916km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 11, 1:01 PM GMT-7 · 20840 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
25. 2.623km SW of Westmorland, CAMon, Sep 15, 1:11 AM GMT-7 · 20837 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
26. 2.77km ENE of Imperial, CAMon, Sep 15, 6:01 PM GMT-7 · 20836 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
27. 3.443km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Sep 15, 8:39 PM GMT-7 · 20836 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
28. 3.046km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Sep 16, 6:45 AM GMT-7 · 20835 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
29. 2.914km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Sep 17, 1:03 PM GMT-7 · 20834 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
30. 3.020km W of Westmorland, CAThu, Sep 18, 7:38 AM GMT-7 · 20833 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
31. 3.121km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 26, 12:24 AM GMT-7 · 20826 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
32. 3.810km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Sep 28, 4:17 PM GMT-7 · 20823 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

Before

1. 2.45km ESE of Imperial, CAFri, Aug 1, 10:52 AM GMT-7 · 20881 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.94km NE of El Centro, CAFri, Aug 1, 6:10 AM GMT-7 · 20881 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.47km NE of Imperial, CAFri, Aug 1, 3:21 AM GMT-7 · 20881 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.94km E of El Centro, CAFri, Aug 1, 2:26 AM GMT-7 · 20882 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.27km SSW of Brawley, CAFri, Aug 1, 2:17 AM GMT-7 · 20882 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.96km SSW of Brawley, CAFri, Aug 1, 1:48 AM GMT-7 · 20882 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.54km ESE of Westmorland, CAFri, Aug 1, 1:31 AM GMT-7 · 20882 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
8. 3.23km NE of Imperial, CAThu, Jul 31, 8:34 PM GMT-7 · 20882 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
9. 2.90km N of Calexico, CAThu, Jul 31, 12:31 PM GMT-7 · 20882 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.22km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, Jul 30, 10:11 PM GMT-7 · 20883 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.911km ENE of Thermal, CASun, Jul 27, 5:12 PM GMT-7 · 20886 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.66km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Jul 25, 5:53 PM GMT-7 · 20888 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
13. 3.118km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jul 24, 3:40 PM GMT-7 · 20889 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
14. 3.09km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jul 22, 8:12 PM GMT-7 · 20891 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.824km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jul 20, 3:37 AM GMT-7 · 20893 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
16. 3.021km NE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jul 14, 10:55 AM GMT-7 · 20899 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
17. 2.58km WNW of Holtville, CAMon, Jul 7, 7:00 AM GMT-7 · 20906 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
18. 3.514km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Jul 4, 11:41 AM GMT-7 · 20909 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3327140. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.