California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3km SSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3km SSW of Brawley, CA on Sat, Oct 27, 1979, 6:10 AM PDT (13:10 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 10km NNW of Delta, 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
1979-10-27 13:10:45 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.952° N, 115.548° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.413km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.814km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.417km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17144 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.816km NE of Thermal, CA · 17144 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.513km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.014km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.611km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.210km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.06km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17144 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.510km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.07km NNE of Imperial, CA · 17144 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.14km E of Westmorland, CA · 17144 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.77km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.67km NE of Imperial, CA · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.117km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17143 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.96km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17143 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.112km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.318km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 17143 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.66km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.621km W of Westmorland, CA · 17143 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.57km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.617km NE of Thermal, CA · 17143 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.716km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.912km NNW of Niland, CA · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.910km S of Holtville, CA · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.011km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17143 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.712km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.84km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.05km NW of Brawley, CA · 17143 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.38km S of Brawley, CA · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CA · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.37km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.69km E of Heber, CA · 17143 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.03km N of Imperial, CA · 17143 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.18km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.26km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17142 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.75km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17142 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.48km NE of Imperial, CA · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.512km WSW of Niland, CA · 17142 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 17142 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.59km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.35km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17142 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.07km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 17142 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.38km NE of Imperial, CA · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17142 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.75km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17141 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.68km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17141 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.13km SW of Brawley, CA · 17141 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.54km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17141 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 17141 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17141 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.75km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17140 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 17140 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 3.59km NE of Calexico, CA · 17140 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 2.317km NE of Thermal, CA · 17144 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.016km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17144 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.217km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17144 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.717km NE of Thermal, CA · 17144 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.94km E of Westmorland, CA · 17144 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.713km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17144 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.717km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17144 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.817km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17144 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.118km NE of Thermal, CA · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.312km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17144 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.76km NNE of Imperial, CA · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.710km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.27km NNE of Imperial, CA · 17144 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.55km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17144 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.98km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17144 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 17144 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.77km N of Brawley, CA · 17144 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.610km E of Calipatria, CA · 17145 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.06km S of Brawley, CA · 17145 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3353370. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.