California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 7km SSE of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 7km SSE of Brawley, CA on Sun, Oct 21, 1979, 11:17 AM PDT (18:17 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-10-21 18:17:58 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.921° N, 115.507° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 17122 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.89km W of Calipatria, CA · 17122 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.79km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17122 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.59km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17122 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.517km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17122 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.710km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17122 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.516km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.38km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17121 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.38km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17121 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.941km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.78km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17121 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CA · 17121 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.18km SW of Holtville, CA · 17121 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.24km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17121 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.613km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17120 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.35km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17120 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.99km ENE of Calexico, CA · 17119 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.67km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.89km ENE of Heber, CA · 17118 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.38km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17118 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.720km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.82km W of Brawley, CA · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.651km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.649km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.67km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17118 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 17117 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.18km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17117 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.33km S of Brawley, CA · 17117 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.79km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17117 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CA · 17117 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.57km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17116 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.82km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17116 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.715km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17115 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.311km SW of Salton City, CA · 17115 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.61km SSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17114 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.24km SE of Brawley, CA · 17114 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.64km S of Brawley, CA · 17114 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.810km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17114 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17114 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.510km SSW of Salton City, CA · 17113 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.615km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17113 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.513km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17113 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.67km W of Calipatria, CA · 17112 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.518km ESE of Pine Valley, CA · 17112 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17112 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 17112 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.68km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17111 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.58km SW of Brawley, CA · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17111 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.87km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17111 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.99km W of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17111 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.48km SW of Holtville, CA · 17110 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.24km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17110 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.710km SW of Salton City, CA · 17110 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.35km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17110 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17109 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17109 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 3.05km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17109 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.46km N of Imperial, CA · 17109 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3353113 (also filed as usp00013mk). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.