M3.3 earthquake 6km NE of El Centro, CA

Magnitude

3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Oct 15, 1979, 6:11 PM PDT

UTC

1979-10-16 01:11:51 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.821° N, 115.510° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

195°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• El Centro, CaliforniaPopulation 43,956. Forecast6 kmENE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast22 kmNNW

After

1. 3.36km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:12 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
2. 4.24km NW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:14 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
3. 2.87km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:16 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.98km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:22 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.56km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:23 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.57km WSW of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:24 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
7. 3.17km E of El Centro, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:24 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
8. 3.27km SW of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:25 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
9. 3.68km SSE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:25 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
10. 1.55km SE of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:27 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
11. 2.95km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:29 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.57km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:30 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.42km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:31 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
14. 1.83km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:32 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
15. 2.83km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:33 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
16. 3.36km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:33 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
17. 3.07km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:34 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
18. 3.28km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:35 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
19. 2.89km W of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:37 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.58km E of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:38 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
21. 4.04km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:39 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
22. 3.03km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:41 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
23. 3.14km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:42 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
24. 3.07km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:43 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
25. 2.94km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:44 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
26. 2.26km SSE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:45 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
27. 2.74km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:46 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
28. 2.38km SW of Heber, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:47 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
29. 3.47km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:49 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
30. 3.37km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:50 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
31. 2.75km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:53 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
32. 2.54km SW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:56 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
33. 2.06km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:57 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
34. 1.57km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:57 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
35. 3.25km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:58 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
36. 1.87km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:59 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
37. 3.13km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:00 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
38. 2.76km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:04 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
39. 1.55km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:06 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
40. 1.52km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:06 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
41. 2.55km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:07 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
42. 2.213km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:07 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
43. 1.85km SW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:08 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
44. 3.67km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:10 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.32km S of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:11 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
46. 1.54km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:12 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
47. 2.66km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:14 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
48. 2.84km SW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:15 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
49. 1.84km NW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:16 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
50. 2.026km NE of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:17 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
51. 2.29km ESE of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:17 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
52. 1.56km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:18 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
53. 2.07km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:22 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
54. 2.37km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:22 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
55. 1.86km NE of El Centro, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:23 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
56. 2.77km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:23 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
57. 3.05km SW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:24 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
58. 3.04km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:26 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
59. 1.830km NE of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:26 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
60. 2.04km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 7:28 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

1. 3.07km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:09 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
2. 1.58km ENE of El Centro, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:09 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
3. 3.16km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:08 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
4. 3.65km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:07 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.23km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:06 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.25km ESE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:06 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.96km ESE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:05 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.82km SSW of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:03 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
9. 4.67km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:00 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
10. 3.46km ENE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:59 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
11. 3.02km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:59 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
12. 2.44km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:58 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
13. 1.58km NW of Holtville, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:56 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
14. 3.34km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:55 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
15. 2.01km ENE of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:52 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.07km N of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:51 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
17. 1.57km NNE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:51 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.84km WNW of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:50 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
19. 3.74km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:50 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
20. 1.88km S of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:49 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9713166. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.