California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8km NNE of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8km NNE of Brawley, CA on Tue, Jan 22, 1980, 8:34 PM PST (04:34 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 12km N of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-23 04:34:37 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.046° N, 115.489° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17044 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.412km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17044 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.523km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17044 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.523km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17044 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.313km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17044 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.07km NE of Heber, CA · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.29km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.78km E of El Centro, CA · 17043 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.711km SW of Salton City, CA · 17042 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.67km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17042 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.77km S of Salton City, CA · 17042 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.16km NNW of Imperial, CA · 17041 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.34km W of Brawley, CA · 17039 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.94km W of Brawley, CA · 17039 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17038 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.817km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17038 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CA · 17037 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.347km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.23km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17036 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.724km NW of Desert Center, CA · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.75km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17035 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.65km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17035 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.08km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17034 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.613km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 17034 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 3.837km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17032 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.037km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17032 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.712km SW of Oasis, CA · 17032 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.111km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17032 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.813km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 17030 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.213km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.86km SW of Salton City, CA · 17029 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 17029 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.612km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17028 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.74km W of Brawley, CA · 17027 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.47km SSE of Niland, CA · 17026 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.35km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17025 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.35km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17025 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.84km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 17025 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 17025 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.715km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17025 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.38km SSE of Salton City, CA · 17024 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.94km ENE of Indio, CA · 17024 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.57km SSE of Salton City, CA · 17024 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.84km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17024 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 3.017km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17024 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.66km NNE of Salton City, CA · 17023 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.78km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17023 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.812km W of Niland, CA · 17023 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.718km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 17022 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.79km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17021 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 3.75km SE of Westmorland, CA · 17020 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.97km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17017 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.35km W of Brawley, CA · 17016 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.56km S of Brawley, CA · 17015 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 3.514km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17014 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 3.914km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.311km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17014 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 3.211km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17014 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.912km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17014 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 2.14km W of Brawley, CA · 17045 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.12km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17045 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.57km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.98km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17046 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.93km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17046 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.010km SW of Salton City, CA · 17046 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.58km SE of Niland, CA · 17047 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.85km S of Brawley, CA · 17047 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.58km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17047 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.58km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17047 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.68km SE of Niland, CA · 17047 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.86km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17047 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.98km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17047 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.77km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 17047 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.77km NE of Calipatria, CA · 17047 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.17km SE of Niland, CA · 17047 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.37km SE of Niland, CA · 17047 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.524km NW of Desert Center, CA · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.06km NE of Imperial, CA · 17049 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.113km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17049 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10069918. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:26 AM UTC.