California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5km N of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5km N of Brawley, CA on Sun, Mar 26, 1978, 3:57 PM PST (23:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 14km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-03-26 23:57:57 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.021° N, 115.533° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 189 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17719 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.23km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17719 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.84km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17718 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.78km W of Calipatria, CA · 17718 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.26km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17718 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.54km W of Brawley, CA · 17718 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.912km W of Niland, CA · 17718 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.812km W of Niland, CA · 17718 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17718 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.08km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17717 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.62km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17717 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17717 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.926km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17716 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.526km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17716 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.93km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17716 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17716 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.112km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17715 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.212km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17715 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17715 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.76km WNW of Holtville, CA · 17715 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.05km SW of Salton City, CA · 17714 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.55km N of Brawley, CA · 17714 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.75km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17714 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.95km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17713 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.837km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17713 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.07km NE of Imperial, CA · 17713 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.87km NE of Imperial, CA · 17713 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.97km NE of Imperial, CA · 17713 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.43km N of Julian, CA · 17712 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.79km NW of Imperial, CA · 17712 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.410km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17712 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.54km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17712 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.06km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.87km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17712 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.222km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17711 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.027km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17711 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.114km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17711 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.54km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17710 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.42km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17710 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.710km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17710 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.58km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17710 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.63km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17710 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.018km W of Westmorland, CA · 17709 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.118km W of Westmorland, CA · 17709 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.118km W of Westmorland, CA · 17709 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.718km W of Westmorland, CA · 17709 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.76km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17709 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.17km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17709 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.78km W of Calipatria, CA · 17709 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.714km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17708 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.14km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17708 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.96km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17708 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.23km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17708 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.910km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.91km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.44km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 3.24km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 3.37km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.18km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.64km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17720 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.913km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17720 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17720 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.921km ENE of Thermal, CA · 17720 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 17720 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.811km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 17720 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.912km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MX · 17720 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.96km SSE of Westmorland, CA · 17721 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.99km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17721 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.29km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17721 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.75km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17722 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.23km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.06km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.97km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17723 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.627km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.330km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.78km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 17724 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3338366. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:42 AM UTC.