California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6km W of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6km W of Brawley, CA on Thu, Oct 18, 1979, 2:40 AM PDT (09:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 13km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-10-18 09:40:12 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.979° N, 115.596° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
11

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. 1.58km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.43km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.53km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.03km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.02km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.86km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.87km NE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.17km NNE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.13km SW of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.67km NNE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.16km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.84km E of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.39km ENE of Calexico, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.57km S of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.67km SSW of Calipatria, CA · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.98km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.79km S of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.89km S of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.88km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.84km N of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.76km NE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.75km W of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.64km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.58km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.38km S of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.86km W of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.27km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.77km N of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.16km S of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 3.28km NE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.111km W of Calipatria, CA · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.67km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.47km N of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.28km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.17km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 3.27km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.18km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.74km S of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.04km S of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.86km NE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.36km NE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.26km NE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.58km S of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.89km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.76km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.710km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17153 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.87km N of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.127km NE of Thermal, CA · 17153 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.64km E of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.18km S of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.66km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.110km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.19km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.17km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.75km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.66km W of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.85km SW of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.110km W of Calipatria, CA · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.37km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.97km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.23km W of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.56km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.87km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.06km NE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.88km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.77km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.17km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.68km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.27km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.64km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17153 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.517km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.37km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.810km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.14km S of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.37km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.111km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3352813. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC.