California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8km SW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8km SW of Brawley, CA on Sun, Jan 22, 1978, 6:08 PM PST (02:08 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.

Brawley forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-01-23 02:08:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.924° N, 115.579° 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 0.9 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 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17786 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.45km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17786 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.310km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17786 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.814km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17786 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 17786 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.222km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17786 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17785 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17785 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.16km SW of Salton City, CA · 17785 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.06km SW of Salton City, CA · 17785 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17785 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17785 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.35km SW of Salton City, CA · 17785 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.712km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 17785 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.710km ESE of North Shore, CA · 17784 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.85km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17784 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.613km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.76km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17783 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.99km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17782 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.76km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17782 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.618km W of Imperial, CA · 17781 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.910km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17781 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.235km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17779 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.73km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17779 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.026km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17778 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.826km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17778 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.74km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17778 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.14km SW of Imperial, CA · 17778 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.95km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17778 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.35km WNW of El Centro, CA · 17778 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.76km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17778 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.93km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17777 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.126km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17777 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.826km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17777 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.126km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17777 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.526km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17777 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.826km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17777 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.73km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 17777 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.67km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.924km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17776 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.826km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17776 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17776 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.211km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17775 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.73km W of Niland, CA · 17774 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.64km W of Niland, CA · 17774 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.62km S of Niland, CA · 17774 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.75km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17774 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.33km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17774 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.63km W of Niland, CA · 17773 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.75km WSW of Niland, CA · 17773 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17773 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.08km SW of Brawley, CA · 17773 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.18km SW of Brawley, CA · 17773 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.65km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17773 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.88km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17773 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.020km WNW of Imperial, CA · 17773 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17772 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.83km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17772 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.212km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.86km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17772 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.04km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17787 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.110km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17787 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17787 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17787 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.24km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17787 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.29km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CA · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.79km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.21km SE of Brawley, CA · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.11km SE of Brawley, CA · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.74km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.71km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17790 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.028km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.16km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17792 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.724km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 17792 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.721km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17793 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.87km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17794 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.82km WNW of Imperial, CA · 17794 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.94km NNE of Calexico, CA · 17794 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9997990. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.