California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4km N of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4km N of Brawley, CA on Tue, Oct 16, 1979, 8:34 AM PDT (15:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 7km N of Brawley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-10-16 15:34:51 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.010° N, 115.534° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63km NW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.16km NE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.63km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.15km S of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.76km N of Imperial, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.45km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.24km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.53km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.04km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.44km S of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.59km E of Heber, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.74km NE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.79km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.18km S of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.25km W of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.37km S of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.06km NE of Imperial, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.46km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.34km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.25km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.58km ENE of Heber, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.13km S of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.11km NW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.92km SE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.47km SW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.15km SW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.46km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.26km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.55km N of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.07km NNW of Niland, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.16km S of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.96km N of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.67km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.210km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 3.78km NE of Imperial, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.95km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.16km W of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.57km NE of Imperial, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.013km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.67km S of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.78km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.58km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.07km SW of Holtville, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.35km S of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.06km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.88km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.819km N of North Shore, CA · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.87km NE of Imperial, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.99km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.43km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.67km N of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.214km W of Niland, CA · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.07km NNE of Imperial, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.88km S of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.77km SW of Holtville, CA · 17155 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.03km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.55km NE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.512km SE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.98km E of Westmorland, CA · 17155 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.53km NW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.16km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.66km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.16km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.36km W of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.96km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.57km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.16km SSE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.37km SW of Holtville, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.36km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.45km N of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 4.07km N of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.97km NNE of Imperial, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.78km NE of Imperial, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.36km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.63km N of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.74km SE of Brawley, CA · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3352349. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.