M2.2 earthquake 5km NNW of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

2.2 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Sep 27, 1978, 9:34 PM PDT

UTC

1978-09-28 04:34:53 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.019° N, 115.545° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

54°

Stations used

28

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

After

1. 3.824km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 4:13 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.226km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 4:16 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
3. 1.924km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 4:20 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.824km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 4:26 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.824km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 4:29 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.824km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 4:30 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
7. 1.724km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 4:31 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
8. 1.824km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 4:32 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
9. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 4:53 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
10. 2.223km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 4:54 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
11. 2.024km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 5:17 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
12. 1.824km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 5:36 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.524km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 5:37 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 6:30 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.924km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 6:42 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.824km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 7:53 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
17. 1.724km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 8:24 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.723km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 8:38 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.52km S of Brawley, CAThu, Sep 28, 10:05 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.424km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 29, 12:06 AM PDT · 17536 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
21. 1.524km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 29, 2:09 AM PDT · 17536 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
22. 1.923km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 29, 2:23 AM PDT · 17536 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
23. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 29, 2:43 AM PDT · 17536 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
24. 1.725km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 29, 3:34 AM PDT · 17536 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
25. 1.923km SSW of La Quinta, CAFri, Sep 29, 3:49 AM PDT · 17535 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
26. 1.66km ENE of Westmorland, CAFri, Sep 29, 2:26 PM PDT · 17535 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
27. 1.623km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 29, 3:29 PM PDT · 17535 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
28. 1.824km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 29, 7:12 PM PDT · 17535 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
29. 2.832km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Sep 30, 12:32 AM PDT · 17535 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
30. 1.724km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Sep 30, 12:35 AM PDT · 17535 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
31. 1.513km W of Niland, CASat, Sep 30, 5:57 AM PDT · 17534 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
32. 1.76km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Sep 30, 6:22 AM PDT · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
33. 2.332km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Sep 30, 7:06 AM PDT · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
34. 2.222km NE of Pine Valley, CASat, Sep 30, 2:02 PM PDT · 17534 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
35. 2.210km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Oct 2, 3:00 PM PDT · 17532 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
36. 1.923km W of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 2, 5:13 PM PDT · 17532 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
37. 2.06km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXTue, Oct 3, 6:50 AM PDT · 17531 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
38. 1.722km NE of Thermal, CATue, Oct 3, 11:32 AM PDT · 17531 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
39. 1.814km WSW of Niland, CAWed, Oct 4, 4:55 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
40. 2.018km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:47 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
41. 1.722km NE of Thermal, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:32 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
42. 1.69km NNE of Mecca, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:10 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
43. 1.62km WNW of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 4, 2:55 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
44. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:26 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
45. 1.822km ENE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Oct 5, 11:50 AM PDT · 17529 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
46. 1.86km NE of Westmorland, CAThu, Oct 5, 1:39 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
47. 1.95km SSE of Mexicali, B.C., MXThu, Oct 5, 3:51 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
48. 1.813km WSW of Niland, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:50 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
49. 1.627km WNW of Desert Center, CAFri, Oct 6, 12:47 AM PDT · 17529 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
50. 1.76km NE of Imperial, CAFri, Oct 6, 7:31 AM PDT · 17528 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
51. 2.68km NE of Indio, CAFri, Oct 6, 12:29 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
52. 2.221km SSW of La Quinta, CASat, Oct 7, 11:53 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
53. 1.81km SSW of Brawley, CASun, Oct 8, 10:48 AM PDT · 17526 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
54. 2.07km SW of Brawley, CASun, Oct 8, 1:14 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
55. 1.726km WNW of Desert Center, CASun, Oct 8, 1:15 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
56. 1.815km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 8, 2:36 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
57. 2.611km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Oct 8, 3:35 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
58. 1.76km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Oct 9, 6:34 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
59. 1.923km ENE of Coachella, CAMon, Oct 9, 8:51 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
60. 1.624km ENE of Coachella, CAMon, Oct 9, 11:11 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

1. 2.14km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Sep 26, 11:50 PM PDT · 17538 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.839km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Sep 26, 11:21 PM PDT · 17538 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
3. 3.02km SSW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Sep 26, 11:17 PM PDT · 17538 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.74km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Sep 26, 10:31 PM PDT · 17538 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.52km NW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Sep 26, 9:03 PM PDT · 17538 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.79km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Sep 26, 5:25 PM PDT · 17538 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
7. 1.524km W of Westmorland, CATue, Sep 26, 2:06 AM PDT · 17539 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
8. 2.215km SW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Sep 25, 9:08 PM PDT · 17539 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.614km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Sep 25, 7:22 AM PDT · 17539 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.613km NE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Sep 24, 11:02 AM PDT · 17540 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
11. 1.813km WSW of Niland, CASun, Sep 24, 8:19 AM PDT · 17540 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
12. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Sep 24, 5:49 AM PDT · 17540 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.610km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Sep 24, 2:31 AM PDT · 17541 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
14. 1.917km NE of Coachella, CASat, Sep 23, 6:04 PM PDT · 17541 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.625km SSE of Ocotillo, CASat, Sep 23, 7:57 AM PDT · 17541 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
16. 1.823km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Sep 23, 7:42 AM PDT · 17541 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.710km NE of Indio, CASat, Sep 23, 3:42 AM PDT · 17541 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
18. 1.513km WSW of Niland, CASat, Sep 23, 3:32 AM PDT · 17542 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
19. 1.714km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Sep 23, 2:09 AM PDT · 17542 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.614km WSW of Niland, CASat, Sep 23, 12:22 AM PDT · 17542 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3342597. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.