M1.7 earthquake 23km NW of Desert Center, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Jan 14, 1980, 6:48 PM PST

UTC

1980-01-15 02:48:40 UTC

Depth

5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.846° N, 115.599° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

76°

Stations used

10

• Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaPopulation 26,025. Forecast53 kmSE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast136 kmN

After

1. 2.07km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Jan 14, 10:21 PM PST · 17062 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
2. 1.57km E of Westmorland, CAMon, Jan 14, 10:21 PM PST · 17062 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
3. 2.023km NW of Desert Center, CATue, Jan 15, 12:12 AM PST · 17062 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.16km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Jan 15, 1:18 AM PST · 17062 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
5. 1.97km N of Brawley, CATue, Jan 15, 1:30 AM PST · 17062 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.13km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Jan 15, 11:07 AM PST · 17062 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.03km W of Brawley, CATue, Jan 15, 12:57 PM PST · 17062 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.27km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 15, 3:43 PM PST · 17062 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.010km N of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Jan 16, 1:51 AM PST · 17061 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.86km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Jan 16, 5:27 AM PST · 17061 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.88km NE of Calipatria, CAWed, Jan 16, 9:41 AM PST · 17061 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
12. 1.810km NE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 16, 7:11 PM PST · 17060 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.021km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jan 17, 2:59 AM PST · 17060 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.36km NE of Westmorland, CAThu, Jan 17, 9:09 AM PST · 17060 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.37km NE of Calipatria, CAThu, Jan 17, 6:14 PM PST · 17060 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.312km NE of Coachella, CAThu, Jan 17, 9:03 PM PST · 17059 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
17. 2.012km NE of Coachella, CAThu, Jan 17, 9:32 PM PST · 17059 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
18. 2.112km NE of Coachella, CAThu, Jan 17, 10:17 PM PST · 17059 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.63km SE of Brawley, CAFri, Jan 18, 1:26 AM PST · 17059 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
20. 2.07km W of Brawley, CAFri, Jan 18, 7:10 AM PST · 17059 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.89km N of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Jan 18, 8:30 AM PST · 17059 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
22. 2.524km NW of Desert Center, CAFri, Jan 18, 11:07 PM PST · 17058 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
23. 1.512km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 19, 4:37 PM PST · 17058 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
24. 2.37km SE of Niland, CASun, Jan 20, 5:42 AM PST · 17057 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
25. 2.17km SE of Niland, CASun, Jan 20, 10:03 AM PST · 17057 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
26. 1.77km NE of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 20, 10:06 AM PST · 17057 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
27. 2.77km NNE of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 20, 10:35 AM PST · 17057 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
28. 1.98km NE of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 20, 10:39 AM PST · 17057 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
29. 1.86km NE of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 20, 10:46 AM PST · 17057 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
30. 1.68km SE of Niland, CASun, Jan 20, 10:50 AM PST · 17057 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
31. 1.58km NE of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 20, 11:01 AM PST · 17057 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
32. 1.58km NE of Calipatria, CASun, Jan 20, 12:21 PM PST · 17057 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
33. 1.58km SE of Niland, CAMon, Jan 21, 2:18 AM PST · 17056 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
34. 2.010km SW of Salton City, CAMon, Jan 21, 7:02 AM PST · 17056 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
35. 2.93km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 21, 2:30 PM PST · 17056 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
36. 1.98km NE of Calipatria, CAMon, Jan 21, 8:24 PM PST · 17055 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
37. 1.57km NE of Calipatria, CAMon, Jan 21, 10:22 PM PST · 17055 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
38. 2.12km WSW of Brawley, CATue, Jan 22, 3:09 PM PST · 17055 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
39. 2.14km W of Brawley, CATue, Jan 22, 3:11 PM PST · 17055 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
40. 2.18km NNE of Brawley, CATue, Jan 22, 8:34 PM PST · 17054 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
41. 2.04km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jan 23, 11:15 AM PST · 17054 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
42. 1.523km ENE of Coachella, CAThu, Jan 24, 2:31 AM PST · 17053 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
43. 1.523km ENE of Coachella, CAThu, Jan 24, 3:52 AM PST · 17053 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
44. 1.711km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Jan 25, 5:45 AM PST · 17052 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
45. 1.67km NNW of Brawley, CAFri, Jan 25, 9:14 PM PST · 17051 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
46. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 26, 2:04 AM PST · 17051 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
47. 1.77km S of Salton City, CASat, Jan 26, 3:24 AM PST · 17051 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
48. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 26, 2:36 PM PST · 17051 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
49. 1.723km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Jan 28, 5:16 PM PST · 17049 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
50. 2.34km W of Brawley, CATue, Jan 29, 3:57 AM PST · 17048 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
51. 1.94km W of Brawley, CATue, Jan 29, 4:01 AM PST · 17048 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
52. 1.71km SE of Garnet, CATue, Jan 29, 3:46 PM PST · 17048 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
53. 1.817km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 30, 2:03 AM PST · 17047 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
54. 2.023km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jan 30, 2:45 PM PST · 17047 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
55. 1.61km ESE of Garnet, CAThu, Jan 31, 6:00 AM PST · 17046 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
56. 1.82km S of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Jan 31, 7:58 PM PST · 17045 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
57. 2.23km NNW of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 1, 12:28 AM PST · 17045 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
58. 1.724km NW of Desert Center, CAFri, Feb 1, 4:36 AM PST · 17045 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
59. 1.816km NE of Thousand Palms, CAFri, Feb 1, 6:46 AM PST · 17045 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
60. 1.75km NNW of Brawley, CAFri, Feb 1, 6:14 PM PST · 17045 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

1. 1.812km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 14, 7:24 AM PST · 17063 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.124km NW of Desert Center, CAMon, Jan 14, 5:15 AM PST · 17063 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.723km NW of Desert Center, CAMon, Jan 14, 2:03 AM PST · 17063 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CASun, Jan 13, 3:46 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.56km N of Brawley, CASun, Jan 13, 3:38 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.75km NNW of Brawley, CASun, Jan 13, 2:21 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.87km E of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 13, 1:35 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
8. 2.47km N of Brawley, CASun, Jan 13, 1:29 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.58km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 13, 1:28 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
10. 3.55km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 13, 1:12 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
11. 1.88km N of Brawley, CASun, Jan 13, 12:36 PM PST · 17064 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.823km NW of Desert Center, CASun, Jan 13, 2:00 AM PST · 17064 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.723km NW of Desert Center, CASun, Jan 13, 1:56 AM PST · 17064 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.827km WNW of Desert Center, CASat, Jan 12, 1:18 AM PST · 17065 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
15. 2.124km NW of Desert Center, CAFri, Jan 11, 6:20 PM PST · 17066 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
16. 1.923km NW of Desert Center, CAFri, Jan 11, 4:17 PM PST · 17066 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CAFri, Jan 11, 7:08 AM PST · 17066 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
18. 2.15km NE of Westmorland, CAThu, Jan 10, 12:09 PM PST · 17067 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
19. 1.711km E of Calipatria, CAThu, Jan 10, 7:30 AM PST · 17067 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
20. 2.15km NNE of Westmorland, CAThu, Jan 10, 3:32 AM PST · 17067 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3325310. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.