M2.6 earthquake 3km SSW of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, May 2, 1979, 3:32 PM PDT

UTC

1979-05-02 22:32:01 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.950° N, 115.539° 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

±0.27

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

71°

Stations used

31

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast3 kmSSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast37 kmNNW

After

1. 2.13km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, May 2, 4:50 PM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.22km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, May 2, 4:53 PM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.13km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, May 2, 5:14 PM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.53km S of Brawley, CAWed, May 2, 10:53 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.67km E of Borrego Springs, CAThu, May 3, 12:31 AM PDT · 17318 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
6. 1.77km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, May 3, 6:33 AM PDT · 17318 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
7. 2.03km NE of Westmorland, CAFri, May 4, 2:19 AM PDT · 17317 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
8. 1.622km ENE of Coachella, CAFri, May 4, 7:27 AM PDT · 17317 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.022km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, May 4, 2:54 PM PDT · 17317 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
10. 1.932km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, May 4, 9:10 PM PDT · 17317 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.613km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, May 6, 4:28 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.89km ENE of Calexico, CASun, May 6, 7:12 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
13. 2.58km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, May 6, 7:13 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
14. 2.59km NE of Calexico, CASun, May 6, 7:13 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
15. 1.59km NE of Calexico, CASun, May 6, 7:13 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
16. 1.910km SSW of Holtville, CASun, May 6, 7:19 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
17. 2.39km ENE of Calexico, CASun, May 6, 7:20 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
18. 1.78km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, May 6, 7:41 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
19. 1.68km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, May 6, 7:47 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
20. 2.39km ENE of Calexico, CASun, May 6, 7:52 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
21. 2.013km WNW of Ocotillo, CASun, May 6, 9:01 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
22. 2.09km NNE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, May 6, 9:18 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
23. 3.09km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, May 6, 9:18 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
24. 2.410km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, May 6, 9:23 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
25. 1.89km ENE of Calexico, CASun, May 6, 10:29 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
26. 1.58km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, May 6, 11:22 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
27. 2.36km WNW of Westmorland, CASun, May 6, 1:39 PM PDT · 17315 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
28. 2.025km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, May 7, 9:33 AM PDT · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
29. 2.42km NW of Imperial, CATue, May 8, 2:15 AM PDT · 17313 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
30. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, May 8, 4:48 PM PDT · 17313 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
31. 1.710km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, May 9, 4:46 PM PDT · 17312 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
32. 2.05km NW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, May 11, 12:26 AM PDT · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
33. 1.619km WNW of Imperial, CAFri, May 11, 3:23 AM PDT · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
34. 2.67km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, May 11, 12:24 PM PDT · 17310 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
35. 2.16km NE of North Shore, CAFri, May 11, 6:30 PM PDT · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
36. 1.76km E of Westmorland, CAMon, May 14, 2:59 PM PDT · 17307 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
37. 1.97km E of Westmorland, CAMon, May 14, 9:55 PM PDT · 17307 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
38. 1.56km E of Westmorland, CAMon, May 14, 10:17 PM PDT · 17307 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
39. 1.57km N of Brawley, CAMon, May 14, 10:31 PM PDT · 17307 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
40. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CAMon, May 14, 10:46 PM PDT · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
41. 2.06km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, May 14, 10:50 PM PDT · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
42. 1.57km E of Westmorland, CATue, May 15, 2:28 AM PDT · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
43. 1.61km NW of Westmorland, CATue, May 15, 2:59 AM PDT · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
44. 2.420km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, May 15, 6:10 AM PDT · 17306 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
45. 1.953km SE of Campo, CATue, May 15, 10:20 AM PDT · 17306 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.612km W of Niland, CATue, May 15, 2:30 PM PDT · 17306 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
47. 1.915km SSE of Bombay Beach, CATue, May 15, 3:07 PM PDT · 17306 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
48. 1.85km NW of Brawley, CATue, May 15, 9:06 PM PDT · 17306 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
49. 3.313km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, May 15, 9:26 PM PDT · 17306 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
50. 1.95km ESE of Westmorland, CATue, May 15, 11:32 PM PDT · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
51. 3.523km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, May 16, 3:24 AM PDT · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
52. 1.57km E of Westmorland, CAWed, May 16, 4:33 AM PDT · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
53. 1.86km E of Westmorland, CAWed, May 16, 5:10 AM PDT · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
54. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, May 16, 5:55 AM PDT · 17305 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
55. 1.725km NNE of Ocotillo, CAWed, May 16, 7:54 AM PDT · 17305 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
56. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CAWed, May 16, 10:30 AM PDT · 17305 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.517km W of Imperial, CAWed, May 16, 10:51 PM PDT · 17304 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
58. 2.018km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, May 18, 11:43 PM PDT · 17302 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
59. 2.419km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, May 19, 3:13 AM PDT · 17302 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
60. 1.84km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, May 19, 4:47 AM PDT · 17302 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.52km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, May 2, 3:29 PM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
2. 3.04km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, May 2, 3:22 PM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.24km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, May 2, 7:08 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.710km SSW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, May 2, 1:23 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.520km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, May 1, 1:32 AM PDT · 17320 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
6. 1.513km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Apr 30, 8:48 AM PDT · 17321 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
7. 1.525km NE of Pine Valley, CASun, Apr 29, 8:44 PM PDT · 17322 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
8. 2.05km WNW of Brawley, CASun, Apr 29, 8:34 AM PDT · 17322 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.413km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Apr 29, 1:38 AM PST · 17322 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
10. 1.710km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Apr 27, 8:45 PM PST · 17324 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
11. 2.811km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Apr 27, 8:44 PM PST · 17324 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.522km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Apr 27, 8:30 PM PST · 17324 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
13. 2.31km WNW of Brawley, CAFri, Apr 27, 5:35 PM PST · 17324 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
14. 1.717km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Apr 27, 7:32 AM PST · 17324 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
15. 1.622km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Apr 26, 10:23 PM PST · 17324 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.314km WNW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Apr 26, 9:00 PM PST · 17325 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
17. 2.06km E of Westmorland, CAThu, Apr 26, 4:10 PM PST · 17325 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.622km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Apr 25, 9:46 PM PST · 17325 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
19. 1.717km SW of Oasis, CAWed, Apr 25, 8:49 AM PST · 17326 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.528km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Apr 25, 8:33 AM PST · 17326 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3348784. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.