California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6km WSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6km WSW of Brawley, CA on Mon, Feb 6, 1978, 12:57 AM PST (08:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 9km WSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-02-06 08:57:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.957° N, 115.585° 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
75°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.44km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.03km W of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.726km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.826km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.027km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.75km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.25km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.55km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.63km WSW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.83km W of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.74km W of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.65km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.04km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.93km W of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.73km W of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.527km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.026km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17770 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.73km W of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17770 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.76km W of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.24km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.39km N of Westmorland, CA · 17770 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.912km W of Westmorland, CA · 17769 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.78km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17769 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.827km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17768 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.94km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17768 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.81km S of Brawley, CA · 17767 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.03km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.28km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17766 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.79km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.14km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.926km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17766 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.35km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.44km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.43km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.64km E of Westmorland, CA · 17766 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.14km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 3.05km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.76km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.84km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.75km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.15km N of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.24km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.04km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.73km WSW of Niland, CA · 17765 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.83km N of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.24km N of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.84km N of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.53km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.76km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.24km N of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.64km N of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.53km N of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.65km W of Brawley, CA · 17764 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.527km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17764 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.712km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.126km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17764 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.726km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17764 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CA · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.212km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.83km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.020km WNW of Imperial, CA · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.88km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.65km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17771 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.18km SW of Brawley, CA · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.08km SW of Brawley, CA · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.222km ESE of Anza, CA · 17771 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.75km WSW of Niland, CA · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.63km W of Niland, CA · 17772 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.33km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.75km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17772 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.62km S of Niland, CA · 17772 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.64km W of Niland, CA · 17772 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.73km W of Niland, CA · 17772 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.211km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17773 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17774 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.826km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17774 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337205. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.