California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2km ESE of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2km ESE of Brawley, CA on Fri, Nov 10, 1972, 5:08 PM PST (01:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 3km NNE of Brawley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-11-11 01:08:52 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.968° N, 115.507° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.23km NNE of Brawley, CA · 19674 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.92km SE of Brawley, CA · 19673 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.313km SE of Pine Valley, CA · 19662 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.22km WSW of Pine Valley, CA · 19657 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.747km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 19655 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.711km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 19653 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.310km SW of Salton City, CA · 19651 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.212km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 19637 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.014km N of Ocotillo, CA · 19636 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.412km NE of Campo, CA · 19625 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.39km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 19621 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.87km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 19619 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.311km NE of Campo, CA · 19618 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.55km SE of Brawley, CA · 19674 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.55km ESE of Brawley, CA · 19674 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.826km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 19676 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.610km ENE of Imperial, CA · 19684 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.51km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 19687 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.12km N of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 19687 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.63km NE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 19687 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.63km NE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 19687 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.53km NE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 19687 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.63km ENE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 19687 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.524km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 19696 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.85km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 19699 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.75km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 19699 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320650. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.