M2.3 earthquake 5km NNW of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Feb 10, 1978, 4:13 PM PST

UTC

1978-02-11 00:13:49 UTC

Depth

8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.017° N, 115.547° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

55°

Stations used

16

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast5 kmNNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast44 kmNNW

After

1. 2.44km N of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 5:45 PM PST · 17766 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.43km N of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 5:45 PM PST · 17766 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.64km E of Westmorland, CAFri, Feb 10, 6:09 PM PST · 17766 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.14km N of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 6:22 PM PST · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
5. 3.05km N of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 6:25 PM PST · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.76km N of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 6:26 PM PST · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.84km NNW of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 6:49 PM PST · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.75km WNW of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 7:07 PM PST · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
9. 2.15km N of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 7:56 PM PST · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.24km NNW of Brawley, CASat, Feb 11, 1:42 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
11. 2.04km NNW of Brawley, CASat, Feb 11, 2:14 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.73km WSW of Niland, CASat, Feb 11, 6:10 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
13. 1.83km N of Brawley, CASat, Feb 11, 7:22 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
14. 2.24km N of Brawley, CASat, Feb 11, 7:25 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.84km N of Brawley, CASat, Feb 11, 7:34 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.53km NNE of Brawley, CASat, Feb 11, 7:46 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
17. 1.76km NNW of Brawley, CASat, Feb 11, 7:57 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.24km N of Brawley, CASat, Feb 11, 8:01 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
19. 1.64km N of Brawley, CASat, Feb 11, 8:59 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.53km N of Brawley, CASat, Feb 11, 8:59 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
21. 1.65km W of Brawley, CASat, Feb 11, 10:46 PM PST · 17765 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
22. 2.527km WNW of Desert Center, CASat, Feb 11, 11:37 PM PST · 17765 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
23. 1.712km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Feb 11, 11:44 PM PST · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
24. 2.126km WNW of Desert Center, CASat, Feb 11, 11:48 PM PST · 17765 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
25. 1.726km WNW of Desert Center, CASun, Feb 12, 1:53 AM PST · 17764 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
26. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CASun, Feb 12, 7:51 PM PST · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
27. 1.921km W of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 12, 8:22 PM PST · 17764 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
28. 1.919km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 12, 8:30 PM PST · 17764 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
29. 1.721km W of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 12, 9:40 PM PST · 17764 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
30. 2.222km W of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 12, 11:26 PM PST · 17764 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
31. 2.820km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Feb 13, 5:27 AM PST · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
32. 2.66km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Feb 13, 6:32 PM PST · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
33. 2.63km N of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Feb 13, 6:35 PM PST · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
34. 1.72km NNW of Brawley, CATue, Feb 14, 9:37 AM PST · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
35. 2.08km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Feb 14, 2:15 PM PST · 17762 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
36. 2.07km SW of Salton City, CATue, Feb 14, 4:31 PM PST · 17762 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
37. 1.611km E of Borrego Springs, CATue, Feb 14, 11:26 PM PST · 17762 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
38. 1.625km WNW of Desert Center, CAWed, Feb 15, 4:58 PM PST · 17761 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
39. 3.219km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Feb 16, 2:54 AM PST · 17760 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
40. 1.711km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Feb 16, 1:53 PM PST · 17760 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
41. 1.921km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Feb 16, 4:45 PM PST · 17760 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
42. 1.77km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 17, 11:51 PM PST · 17759 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
43. 1.87km WSW of Brawley, CASat, Feb 18, 12:49 AM PST · 17759 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
44. 2.110km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Feb 18, 5:27 AM PST · 17758 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
45. 2.59km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Feb 18, 5:57 PM PST · 17758 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
46. 1.56km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 19, 1:37 AM PST · 17757 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
47. 1.76km SW of Holtville, CASun, Feb 19, 7:04 AM PST · 17757 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
48. 2.05km NNE of Westmorland, CAMon, Feb 20, 8:25 PM PST · 17756 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
49. 1.65km NNE of Westmorland, CAMon, Feb 20, 8:28 PM PST · 17756 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
50. 1.52km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Feb 20, 10:45 PM PST · 17756 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
51. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Feb 21, 6:49 AM PST · 17755 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
52. 1.74km ESE of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Feb 22, 7:02 AM PST · 17754 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
53. 2.06km NE of Westmorland, CAWed, Feb 22, 5:58 PM PST · 17754 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
54. 1.715km SE of Salton City, CAWed, Feb 22, 6:28 PM PST · 17754 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
55. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Feb 23, 5:20 AM PST · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
56. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Feb 23, 5:52 AM PST · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
57. 2.126km WNW of Desert Center, CAThu, Feb 23, 8:34 AM PST · 17753 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
58. 3.44km SW of Imperial, CAThu, Feb 23, 8:43 AM PST · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
59. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Feb 23, 3:38 PM PST · 17753 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
60. 1.86km ENE of Westmorland, CAThu, Feb 23, 4:44 PM PST · 17753 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

1. 1.926km WNW of Desert Center, CAFri, Feb 10, 9:16 AM PST · 17766 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.14km NNW of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 8:00 AM PST · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.79km ENE of El Centro, CAFri, Feb 10, 3:59 AM PST · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
4. 2.28km SSW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Feb 10, 3:41 AM PST · 17766 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.03km N of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 1:57 AM PST · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.81km S of Brawley, CAThu, Feb 9, 3:53 AM PST · 17767 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
7. 1.94km ESE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Feb 8, 4:45 PM PST · 17768 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
8. 1.827km WNW of Desert Center, CAWed, Feb 8, 3:47 AM PST · 17768 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.78km ENE of El Centro, CATue, Feb 7, 7:09 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.912km W of Westmorland, CAMon, Feb 6, 10:15 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
11. 2.39km N of Westmorland, CAMon, Feb 6, 3:58 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
12. 2.24km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 10:53 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
13. 1.76km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 10:53 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
14. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Feb 6, 10:49 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.73km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 8:10 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
16. 2.026km WNW of Desert Center, CAMon, Feb 6, 7:52 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.527km WNW of Desert Center, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:57 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.73km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:18 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
19. 1.93km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:18 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.04km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:15 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337314. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.