California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6km SW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6km SW of Brawley, CA on Fri, Jan 5, 1979, 1:19 AM PST (09:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 22km N of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-01-05 09:19:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.947° N, 115.582° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
8

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 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97km SW of Brawley, CA · 17439 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 17438 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.624km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17437 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.09km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17437 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.210km SW of Salton City, CA · 17436 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.310km SW of Salton City, CA · 17436 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.010km SW of Salton City, CA · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.914km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.79km W of Niland, CA · 17435 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 17434 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.918km ESE of Julian, CA · 17434 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.76km E of Westmorland, CA · 17434 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 3.736km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17433 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.417km ESE of Julian, CA · 17433 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.918km ESE of Julian, CA · 17433 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.818km ESE of Julian, CA · 17433 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.69km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17431 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.83km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17431 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.12km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17430 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.69km NNW of Holtville, CA · 17429 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.38km NNW of Holtville, CA · 17429 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.133km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.030km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.932km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.834km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.35km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17427 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.33km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17427 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.73km W of Brawley, CA · 17426 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.43km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17426 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.14km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17426 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.53km W of Brawley, CA · 17426 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 17425 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.57km E of Imperial, CA · 17425 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.434km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17425 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.712km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.112km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17423 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.65km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17423 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.23km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17422 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.618km W of Imperial, CA · 17422 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17421 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.432km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17421 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 3.033km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17421 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.89km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17420 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.432km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17420 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.822km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17419 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.04km NE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17419 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.612km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17419 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.820km W of Imperial, CA · 17418 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 17417 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.123km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17416 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.59km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.09km N of Westmorland, CA · 17416 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.310km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.310km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.89km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.57km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.014km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.714km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.911km NE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.610km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 2.012km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17441 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.110km W of Calipatria, CA · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.613km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17443 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.616km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17443 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.18km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17444 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.510km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17445 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.69km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17445 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.72km SE of El Centro, CA · 17445 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.434km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17446 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CA · 17446 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 17446 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.76km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17446 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.66km SW of Holtville, CA · 17446 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 17446 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.57km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17446 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.521km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17446 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.927km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17447 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.527km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17447 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.527km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17447 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.517km N of North Shore, CA · 17447 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3345397. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC.