California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3km SSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3km SSW of Brawley, CA on Tue, Nov 6, 1979, 12:20 AM PST (08:20 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5km SSW of Brawley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-06 08:20:58 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.955° N, 115.547° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17110 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.05km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17109 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.46km N of Imperial, CA · 17109 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.89km NE of Calexico, CA · 17109 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.42km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17109 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.17km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17109 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.12km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17109 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.58km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17109 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.522km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17108 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.917km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17108 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.84km S of Brawley, CA · 17108 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.710km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17108 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.613km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17107 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.95km E of Westmorland, CA · 17107 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.25km NE of Imperial, CA · 17107 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.213km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17106 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.05km NE of Imperial, CA · 17105 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.68km NE of Imperial, CA · 17105 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 17105 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.86km S of Brawley, CA · 17105 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.95km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17104 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.99km N of Westmorland, CA · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.712km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17104 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.95km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17104 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 3.44km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17104 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.28km SW of Holtville, CA · 17104 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.917km W of Westmorland, CA · 17103 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.02km W of Brawley, CA · 17102 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.04km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17101 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.76km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17101 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.610km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17101 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.57km SSW of Calipatria, CA · 17100 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.55km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17100 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.28km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17099 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.511km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17099 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.89km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17098 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.37km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17098 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.111km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17098 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 3.31km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17098 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.05km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17098 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.511km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17098 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.611km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17098 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.47km N of Imperial, CA · 17098 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.63km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17098 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.87km E of Imperial, CA · 17098 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17097 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 3.913km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17097 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.514km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17097 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.710km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17097 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.12km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17097 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.54km S of Brawley, CA · 17097 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.24km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17096 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.111km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17096 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17096 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.521km E of Julian, CA · 17096 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.28km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17096 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17096 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.611km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17095 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.54km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17095 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3353673. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.