California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2km WSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2km WSW of Brawley, CA on Sun, Nov 11, 1979, 4:54 PM PST (00:54 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 5km WSW of Brawley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-12 00:54:36 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.976° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 17104 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.86km S of Brawley, CA · 17104 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.95km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17104 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.99km N of Westmorland, CA · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.516km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.712km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17103 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.95km ESE of Imperial, CA · 17103 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.44km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17103 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.28km SW of Holtville, CA · 17103 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.917km W of Westmorland, CA · 17102 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.02km W of Brawley, CA · 17102 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.04km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17101 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.76km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17100 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.610km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17100 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.57km SSW of Calipatria, CA · 17099 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.55km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17099 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.28km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17099 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.511km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17099 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.89km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17098 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.37km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17098 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.111km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17097 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 3.31km ENE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17097 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.05km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17097 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.511km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17097 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.611km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17097 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.47km N of Imperial, CA · 17097 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.63km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17097 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.87km E of Imperial, CA · 17097 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17097 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 3.913km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17096 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.514km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17096 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.710km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17096 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.12km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17096 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.54km S of Brawley, CA · 17096 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.24km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17096 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.111km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17096 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17096 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.521km E of Julian, CA · 17095 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.28km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17095 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17095 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.611km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17094 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.54km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17094 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.54km E of Westmorland, CA · 17094 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17094 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.85km E of Westmorland, CA · 17094 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.85km E of Westmorland, CA · 17094 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.613km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17094 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.75km E of Westmorland, CA · 17094 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.56km NNE of North Shore, CA · 17094 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.14km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17094 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.54km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17094 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.85km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17094 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.94km S of Brawley, CA · 17094 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.827km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17093 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CA · 17093 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.72km SW of Brawley, CA · 17093 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.65km E of Westmorland, CA · 17093 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.17km NNW of Imperial, CA · 17093 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.77km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17092 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.92km SW of Brawley, CA · 17092 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3353849. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.