California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3km S of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3km S of Brawley, CA on Wed, Dec 12, 1979, 12:52 AM PST (08:52 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6km ENE of Imperial, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-12-12 08:52:21 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.950° N, 115.534° 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
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
73°
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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17082 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.28km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.739km SSE of Campo, CA · 17081 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CA · 17081 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.512km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 17081 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.44km SE of Brawley, CA · 17080 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.010km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17080 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.914km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17079 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.27km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17079 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.14km E of Westmorland, CA · 17078 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.014km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.24km S of Brawley, CA · 17077 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.98km S of Calipatria, CA · 17077 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.810km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17077 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.213km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17077 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.58km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17077 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.814km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17077 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.16km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17077 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17077 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.25km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17077 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.21km ESE of Brawley, CA · 17077 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.113km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17076 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.314km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17076 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.54km NNE of El Centro, CA · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.510km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.45km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.14km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.05km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.34km E of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.56km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.27km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.96km E of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 3.35km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.95km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.06km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.95km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17076 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.76km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17075 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.35km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17075 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17075 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.312km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.66km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17075 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17074 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.753km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17073 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17072 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17070 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.517km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.55km NE of Imperial, CA · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.66km NE of Imperial, CA · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.63km N of Imperial, CA · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.96km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17070 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.96km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17070 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.63km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17069 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.930km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17069 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17068 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.37km NE of Imperial, CA · 17068 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.68km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17067 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.37km SSW of Salton City, CA · 17067 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3354493. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.