California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3km WSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3km WSW of Brawley, CA on Tue, Nov 7, 1978, 12:36 AM PST (08:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 14km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-11-07 08:36:57 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.967° N, 115.562° 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
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 17498 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.610km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.014km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 17497 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.515km SSW of Oasis, CA · 17497 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.812km W of Niland, CA · 17497 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.614km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17497 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.816km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17497 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.719km W of Imperial, CA · 17497 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.618km W of Imperial, CA · 17496 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.910km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17496 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.26km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17495 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.98km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17495 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.820km S of La Quinta, CA · 17495 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.411km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.714km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17494 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.823km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17494 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.511km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.211km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.214km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.614km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.110km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.612km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.010km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.313km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.510km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17494 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 3.011km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.64km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17493 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.822km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17493 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.910km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17493 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17493 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.99km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17493 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.66km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17493 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.112km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17493 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 3.04km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17492 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.59km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17492 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.110km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17492 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.123km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17492 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.67km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17491 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.911km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17490 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.87km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17489 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.19km N of Westmorland, CA · 17489 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.524km ENE of Thermal, CA · 17488 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.024km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17488 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.63km S of Westmorland, CA · 17487 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.616km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17487 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.023km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17486 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.822km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17486 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.713km W of Niland, CA · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17485 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17485 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17485 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17485 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.58km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 17485 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17485 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17485 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17485 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.06km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17485 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.527km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 2.514km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17499 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.314km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17500 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.915km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17501 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.737km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17502 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17503 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.612km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17503 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.832km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17503 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.424km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17503 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.26km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17503 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17504 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.739km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.73km NE of Heber, CA · 17505 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.53km NNE of Heber, CA · 17505 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.211km ESE of Julian, CA · 17505 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17505 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17506 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.616km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17506 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.914km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17506 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.91km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17507 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.510km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17507 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3313868. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.