M2.7 earthquake 8km NNE of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Oct 17, 1979, 5:14 PM PDT

UTC

1979-10-18 00:14:22 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.040° N, 115.493° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

43°

Stations used

33

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast8 kmNNE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast46 kmN

After

1. 3.112km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 5:29 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
2. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 5:30 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
3. 2.111km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 5:36 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.110km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 5:37 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.28km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 5:42 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.48km N of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Oct 17, 5:52 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 5:52 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.94km ESE of Westmorland, CAWed, Oct 17, 5:55 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
9. 1.94km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 6:09 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.18km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 17, 6:11 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
11. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 6:19 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
12. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 6:41 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
13. 1.58km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXWed, Oct 17, 6:47 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
14. 2.47km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 6:47 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 17, 6:59 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
16. 2.26km ENE of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 17, 7:09 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
17. 2.912km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 7:14 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
18. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 7:19 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
19. 1.86km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 17, 7:26 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
20. 2.45km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 7:29 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
21. 1.68km N of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 7:34 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
22. 2.47km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 7:51 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.16km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 17, 7:56 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
24. 3.58km SW of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 8:17 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
25. 1.918km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 17, 8:25 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
26. 2.07km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 17, 8:28 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
27. 1.86km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 17, 8:31 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
28. 2.47km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 17, 8:41 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
29. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 17, 8:47 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
30. 2.38km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 17, 8:47 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
31. 1.98km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 8:52 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
32. 2.511km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 9:36 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.911km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 9:40 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
34. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 9:48 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
35. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 9:50 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
36. 2.011km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 9:55 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
37. 1.88km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 10:21 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
38. 1.57km NE of Westmorland, CAWed, Oct 17, 10:21 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
39. 1.710km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 10:33 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
40. 3.07km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 17, 10:37 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
41. 2.19km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Oct 17, 10:40 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
42. 2.111km N of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Oct 17, 10:52 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
43. 2.37km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 10:57 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
44. 2.14km S of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 11:00 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
45. 1.810km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXWed, Oct 17, 11:04 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
46. 2.37km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 11:21 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
47. 1.517km ESE of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 11:25 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
48. 2.611km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 17, 11:31 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
49. 1.64km WNW of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 11:38 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
50. 2.27km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 11:45 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
51. 1.68km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 11:45 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
52. 2.17km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 11:46 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
53. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Oct 18, 12:05 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
54. 1.77km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, Oct 18, 12:31 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
55. 2.88km NNE of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 18, 1:20 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
56. 2.06km NE of Imperial, CAThu, Oct 18, 1:46 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
57. 1.87km NNE of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 18, 1:50 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.56km ESE of Westmorland, CAThu, Oct 18, 1:57 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
59. 2.23km W of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 18, 1:58 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
60. 1.97km NNE of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 18, 2:15 AM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.722km W of Westmorland, CAWed, Oct 17, 5:07 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.17km W of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 5:06 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
3. 2.76km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 5:02 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.37km NE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 4:57 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.71km WSW of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 4:56 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.14km N of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 4:56 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
7. 3.29km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Oct 17, 4:35 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
8. 2.67km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 4:30 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.39km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 4:30 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.47km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 17, 4:29 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
11. 3.17km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 4:27 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.06km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 4:24 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.16km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 4:19 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.87km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 4:15 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.88km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 4:07 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.37km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 17, 4:07 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
17. 2.18km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 4:02 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.83km ENE of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 17, 3:57 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
19. 1.53km ENE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 3:57 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
20. 3.18km NNE of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 17, 3:54 PM PDT · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3352749. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.