California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9km SSE of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9km SSE of Brawley, CA on Sat, Dec 3, 1977, 1:51 PM PST (21:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 5km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-12-03 21:51:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.907° N, 115.489° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.710km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.69km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.96km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.56km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.56km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.713km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.85km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17817 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.513km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17817 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.65km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17817 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.39km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17816 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.75km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17816 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.98km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17816 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.79km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17816 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.68km W of Holtville, CA · 17816 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.710km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17815 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17815 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.36km E of North Shore, CA · 17815 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17814 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.517km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17812 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.86km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17812 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 17811 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.723km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17811 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.89km N of Westmorland, CA · 17811 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.610km S of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17810 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.526km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17808 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.626km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17808 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.711km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17808 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.211km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17808 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.811km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17808 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.111km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17807 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17807 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.710km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17807 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.74km SW of Imperial, CA · 17807 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.811km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17807 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.528km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17806 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.728km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17806 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.012km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17806 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.54km SW of Imperial, CA · 17806 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.63km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17805 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 3.05km SW of Imperial, CA · 17805 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.76km SW of Imperial, CA · 17805 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.66km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17805 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.74km SW of Imperial, CA · 17805 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.722km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17805 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.328km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17805 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.58km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17803 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.68km W of Holtville, CA · 17802 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.74km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.26km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 17801 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.64km NW of El Centro, CA · 17801 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.79km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.09km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17801 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17799 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.720km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17799 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 17799 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.26km SW of Salton City, CA · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.06km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17799 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 182.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3336652. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.