California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6km S of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6km S of Brawley, CA on Thu, Oct 18, 1979, 6:10 AM PDT (13:10 UTC), 14 km (9 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-10-18 13:10:41 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.921° N, 115.525° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
26

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.28km NE of Imperial, CA · 17154 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.111km W of Calipatria, CA · 17154 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 17154 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.67km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.47km N of Imperial, CA · 17154 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.28km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17154 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.17km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17154 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.27km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17154 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17154 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.18km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17154 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.74km S of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.04km S of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.86km NE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.36km NE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.26km NE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.58km S of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.89km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.76km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.710km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17153 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.87km N of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.64km E of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.18km S of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.66km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.110km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.19km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.17km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.75km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.66km W of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.85km SW of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.110km W of Calipatria, CA · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 3.28km S of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.96km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.72km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.66km W of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.215km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17153 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.613km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17153 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.06km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.97km N of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.013km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.67km N of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.08km S of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.410km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.73km E of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.28km NE of Imperial, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.017km WSW of Desert Center, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.55km W of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 3.04km W of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.48km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.73km N of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.714km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.114km WSW of Niland, CA · 17153 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.613km W of Niland, CA · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.811km W of Westmorland, CA · 17153 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.07km S of Brawley, CA · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CA · 17153 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.77km N of Imperial, CA · 17154 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.27km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17154 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.86km W of Brawley, CA · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.38km S of Brawley, CA · 17154 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.58km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17154 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.64km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17154 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.75km W of Brawley, CA · 17154 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.76km NE of Imperial, CA · 17154 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.84km N of Imperial, CA · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.88km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17154 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.89km S of Westmorland, CA · 17154 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.79km S of Westmorland, CA · 17154 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.98km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17154 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.67km SSW of Calipatria, CA · 17154 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.57km S of Westmorland, CA · 17154 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.39km ENE of Calexico, CA · 17154 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.84km E of Westmorland, CA · 17154 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.16km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17154 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.67km NNE of Imperial, CA · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.13km SW of Brawley, CA · 17154 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3352839. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.