M3.7 earthquake 6km ENE of El Centro, CA

Magnitude

3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Oct 15, 1979, 5:27 PM PDT

UTC

1979-10-16 00:27:53 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.811° N, 115.504° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

197°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• El Centro, CaliforniaPopulation 43,956. Forecast6 kmENE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast21 kmNNW

After

1. 3.32km ENE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:30 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.87km SSW of Calipatria, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:31 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
3. 3.46km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:31 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.79km ESE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:33 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
5. 3.04km NNE of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:33 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
6. 3.07km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:34 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
7. 3.17km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:35 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
8. 3.34km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:38 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
9. 2.74km S of Calipatria, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:38 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.79km SSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:41 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
11. 2.58km NE of Calexico, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:41 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
12. 3.08km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:42 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.57km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:43 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.67km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:43 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
15. 2.84km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:44 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.08km NW of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:45 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.09km ENE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:45 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
18. 2.07km ESE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:47 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
19. 3.28km SSW of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:48 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.03km SW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:48 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
21. 1.88km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:49 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
22. 3.74km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:50 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
23. 2.84km WNW of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:50 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
24. 1.57km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:51 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
25. 2.07km N of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:51 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
26. 2.01km ENE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:52 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
27. 3.34km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:55 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
28. 1.58km NW of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:56 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
29. 2.44km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:58 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
30. 3.02km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:59 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
31. 3.46km ENE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:59 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
32. 4.67km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:00 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
33. 2.82km SSW of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:03 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
34. 2.96km ESE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:05 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
35. 2.25km ESE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:06 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
36. 2.23km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:06 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
37. 3.65km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:07 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
38. 3.16km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:08 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
39. 1.58km ENE of El Centro, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:09 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
40. 3.07km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:09 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
41. 3.36km NE of El Centro, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:11 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
42. 3.36km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:12 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
43. 4.24km NW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:14 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
44. 2.87km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:16 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
45. 2.98km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:22 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
46. 2.56km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:23 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
47. 2.57km WSW of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:24 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
48. 3.17km E of El Centro, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:24 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
49. 3.27km SW of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:25 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
50. 3.68km SSE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:25 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
51. 1.55km SE of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:27 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
52. 2.95km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:29 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
53. 2.57km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:30 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
54. 2.42km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:31 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
55. 1.83km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:32 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
56. 2.83km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:33 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
57. 3.36km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:33 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
58. 3.07km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:34 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
59. 3.28km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:35 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
60. 2.89km W of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:37 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

1. 3.33km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:27 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
2. 2.92km ESE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:26 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
3. 2.75km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:25 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.71km ESE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:23 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
5. 4.12km SSE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:22 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
6. 3.06km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:20 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
7. 3.36km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:20 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.97km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:19 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
9. 2.77km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:18 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
10. 3.36km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:17 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.89km SSW of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:17 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
12. 1.54km NE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:16 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
13. 1.51km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:14 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
14. 2.212km E of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:13 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
15. 3.09km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXMon, Oct 15, 5:12 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
16. 2.07km SSW of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:12 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
17. 2.09km NNW of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:11 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
18. 1.53km NW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:11 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
19. 2.87km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:10 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.54km S of Calipatria, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:07 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9713014. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.