California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 4km N of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4km N of Brawley, CA on Sat, Feb 11, 1978, 7:25 AM PST (15:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 4km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-02-11 15:25:54 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.013° N, 115.536° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.53km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.76km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.24km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.64km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.53km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.65km W of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.527km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17765 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.712km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.126km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17765 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.726km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17765 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CA · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.921km W of Westmorland, CA · 17764 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.919km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17764 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.721km W of Westmorland, CA · 17764 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.222km W of Westmorland, CA · 17764 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.820km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.66km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.63km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.72km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.08km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17762 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.07km SW of Salton City, CA · 17762 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.611km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17762 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.625km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17761 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 3.219km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.711km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17760 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.921km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17760 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.77km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17759 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.87km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17759 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.110km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17759 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.59km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17758 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.56km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17758 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.76km SW of Holtville, CA · 17758 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.05km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 17756 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.65km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 17756 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.52km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17756 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17756 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.74km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17755 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.06km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17754 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.715km SE of Salton City, CA · 17754 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 17754 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 17754 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.126km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17754 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 3.44km SW of Imperial, CA · 17754 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17753 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.86km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17753 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.89km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17753 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.98km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.56km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.69km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.09km E of Heber, CA · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 17752 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.011km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17752 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.121km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17752 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.88km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17750 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.87km W of Holtville, CA · 17750 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.66km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17750 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.28km W of Calipatria, CA · 17750 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.514km NE of Coachella, CA · 17749 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.83km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.73km WSW of Niland, CA · 17766 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.04km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.24km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.15km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.75km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.84km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.76km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.05km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.14km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.64km E of Westmorland, CA · 17766 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.43km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.44km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.35km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.926km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17767 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.14km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17767 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.79km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17767 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.28km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17767 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.03km N of Brawley, CA · 17767 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.81km S of Brawley, CA · 17768 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337332. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.