M2.3 earthquake 5km WNW of El Centro, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Jan 31, 1978, 5:06 AM PST

UTC

1978-01-31 13:06:12 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.812° N, 115.601° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

108°

Stations used

28

• El Centro, CaliforniaPopulation 43,956. Forecast4 kmWNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast25 kmNW

After

1. 1.76km WSW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 31, 5:08 AM PST · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.93km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Jan 31, 9:32 PM PST · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.73km NNE of Westmorland, CAWed, Feb 1, 7:10 AM PST · 17774 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
4. 1.67km E of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Feb 2, 3:44 AM PST · 17774 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
5. 2.924km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Feb 2, 6:08 AM PST · 17773 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
6. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Feb 2, 8:22 AM PST · 17773 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
7. 2.211km S of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Feb 2, 10:32 PM PST · 17773 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
8. 1.73km W of Niland, CASat, Feb 4, 4:54 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
9. 1.64km W of Niland, CASat, Feb 4, 5:03 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
10. 1.62km S of Niland, CASat, Feb 4, 5:04 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
11. 1.75km WNW of Brawley, CASat, Feb 4, 6:21 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.33km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Feb 4, 1:27 PM PST · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
13. 1.63km W of Niland, CASat, Feb 4, 6:11 PM PST · 17771 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
14. 1.75km WSW of Niland, CASat, Feb 4, 6:13 PM PST · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
15. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CASun, Feb 5, 2:48 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
16. 2.08km SW of Brawley, CASun, Feb 5, 5:04 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.18km SW of Brawley, CASun, Feb 5, 5:13 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
18. 1.65km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 5, 5:38 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
19. 1.88km WSW of Brawley, CASun, Feb 5, 5:53 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
20. 2.020km WNW of Imperial, CASun, Feb 5, 11:22 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
21. 2.953km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Feb 5, 2:58 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
22. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 5, 3:49 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
23. 1.83km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 5, 3:51 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
24. 2.212km SE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Feb 5, 6:09 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
25. 1.86km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Feb 6, 12:57 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
26. 2.54km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:35 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
27. 2.44km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:38 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
28. 2.03km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:39 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
29. 1.75km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:48 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
30. 2.25km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:52 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
31. 3.55km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:57 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
32. 1.63km WSW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:04 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
33. 1.83km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:07 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
34. 1.74km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:12 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
35. 1.65km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:13 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
36. 2.04km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:15 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
37. 1.93km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:18 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
38. 1.73km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:18 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
39. 1.73km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 8:10 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
40. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Feb 6, 10:49 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
41. 1.76km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 10:53 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
42. 2.24km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 10:53 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
43. 2.39km N of Westmorland, CAMon, Feb 6, 3:58 PM PST · 17769 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
44. 1.912km W of Westmorland, CAMon, Feb 6, 10:15 PM PST · 17769 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
45. 1.78km ENE of El Centro, CATue, Feb 7, 7:09 AM PST · 17768 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
46. 2.561km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Feb 7, 8:38 PM PST · 17768 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
47. 1.94km ESE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Feb 8, 4:45 PM PST · 17767 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
48. 1.81km S of Brawley, CAThu, Feb 9, 3:53 AM PST · 17767 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
49. 2.03km N of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 1:57 AM PST · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
50. 2.28km SSW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Feb 10, 3:41 AM PST · 17766 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
51. 1.79km ENE of El Centro, CAFri, Feb 10, 3:59 AM PST · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
52. 2.14km NNW of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 8:00 AM PST · 17765 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
53. 2.35km NNW of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 4:13 PM PST · 17765 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
54. 2.44km N of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 5:45 PM PST · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
55. 2.43km N of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 5:45 PM PST · 17765 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
56. 1.64km E of Westmorland, CAFri, Feb 10, 6:09 PM PST · 17765 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
57. 2.14km N of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 6:22 PM PST · 17765 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
58. 3.05km N of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 6:25 PM PST · 17765 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
59. 2.76km N of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 6:26 PM PST · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
60. 1.84km NNW of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 10, 6:49 PM PST · 17765 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 1.95km WSW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 31, 4:17 AM PST · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.14km SW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 31, 4:16 AM PST · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.74km WSW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 31, 4:09 AM PST · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.73km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Jan 30, 10:39 AM PST · 17776 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
5. 2.235km S of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jan 30, 7:54 AM PST · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.910km S of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Jan 28, 10:09 AM PST · 17778 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
7. 1.618km W of Imperial, CAFri, Jan 27, 2:53 PM PST · 17779 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
8. 1.76km S of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Jan 27, 1:41 PM PST · 17779 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
9. 1.99km S of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Jan 27, 11:53 AM PST · 17779 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.76km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Jan 26, 4:57 AM PST · 17780 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
11. 1.613km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jan 25, 11:49 PM PST · 17781 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
12. 1.85km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Jan 25, 12:35 PM PST · 17781 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
13. 1.710km ESE of North Shore, CAWed, Jan 25, 12:07 AM PST · 17782 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.712km WNW of Westmorland, CATue, Jan 24, 10:19 AM PST · 17782 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
15. 2.35km SW of Salton City, CATue, Jan 24, 1:59 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
16. 1.88km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Jan 24, 1:44 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
17. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 24, 12:41 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
18. 2.06km SW of Salton City, CATue, Jan 24, 12:38 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
19. 3.16km SW of Salton City, CATue, Jan 24, 12:13 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
20. 2.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 23, 10:43 PM PST · 17783 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9998458. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC.