California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3km S of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3km S of Brawley, CA on Tue, Nov 21, 1978, 10:52 PM PST (06:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 36km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-11-22 06:52:58 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.954° N, 115.528° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17479 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.811km NNE of Julian, CA · 17479 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.727km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17478 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.013km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.626km W of Westmorland, CA · 17475 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.815km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 17475 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.06km SW of Holtville, CA · 17475 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.76km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17475 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.86km NW of Holtville, CA · 17474 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.32km S of Ocotillo, CA · 17473 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.913km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.114km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.64km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17472 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.04km NW of Brawley, CA · 17472 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.19km W of Niland, CA · 17472 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.131km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17471 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.811km W of Niland, CA · 17471 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.618km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17471 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.56km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17470 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.26km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17470 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.55km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17470 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.61km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17468 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.211km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17468 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.224km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17468 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.831km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17467 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.710km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17467 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.826km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17466 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.73km NNW of El Centro, CA · 17465 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.626km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17465 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.98km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17464 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.524km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17464 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17463 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 17463 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.523km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17463 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17463 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.612km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17462 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.424km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17461 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.64km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17461 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.15km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17461 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.95km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17461 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.75km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17461 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.922km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 17460 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.05km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17460 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.517km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17459 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.94km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17459 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.86km N of Brawley, CA · 17459 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.86km N of Brawley, CA · 17459 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.94km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17459 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.04km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17459 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.612km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17459 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.724km W of Desert Center, CA · 17458 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.540km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.711km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17481 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.527km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.06km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17481 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.58km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 17481 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17482 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17482 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17482 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17482 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.713km W of Niland, CA · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.822km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17482 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.616km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17483 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.63km S of Westmorland, CA · 17483 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.024km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17484 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.524km ENE of Thermal, CA · 17484 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3314062. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:39 AM UTC.