M1.6 earthquake 3km WNW of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Dec 2, 1981, 7:04 AM PST

UTC

1981-12-02 15:04:37 UTC

Depth

9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.995° N, 115.560° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

84°

Stations used

23

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast3 kmWNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast42 kmNNW

After

1. 1.710km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 3, 9:58 PM PST · 16373 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 5, 7:56 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
3. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CASat, Dec 5, 3:13 PM PST · 16372 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.77km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 8, 1:51 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.59km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Dec 9, 9:17 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
6. 1.954km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Dec 10, 4:10 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.512km E of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 10, 8:46 PM PST · 16366 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.53km NW of Julian, CASat, Dec 12, 10:39 PM PST · 16364 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
9. 1.523km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Dec 13, 2:12 AM PST · 16364 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
10. 1.66km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Dec 13, 8:19 AM PST · 16364 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
11. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CASun, Dec 13, 11:39 PM PST · 16363 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.718km S of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 14, 6:32 PM PST · 16363 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
13. 2.75km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Dec 14, 11:24 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
14. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Dec 18, 2:47 PM PST · 16359 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.110km WSW of Imperial, CAFri, Dec 18, 3:40 PM PST · 16359 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
16. 2.311km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Dec 19, 4:29 AM PST · 16358 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 19, 7:28 AM PST · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.62km E of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 20, 12:57 PM PST · 16357 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
19. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 20, 5:10 PM PST · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
20. 2.511km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 22, 10:17 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
21. 1.611km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Dec 23, 1:54 AM PST · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
22. 1.811km WNW of Westmorland, CAThu, Dec 24, 2:22 PM PST · 16353 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
23. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 24, 5:51 PM PST · 16353 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
24. 2.012km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Dec 25, 9:26 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
25. 2.812km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 25, 9:26 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
26. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 25, 9:27 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
27. 1.725km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Dec 26, 2:40 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
28. 1.89km NE of Coachella, CASun, Dec 27, 4:28 PM PST · 16350 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.76km NE of Imperial, CASun, Dec 27, 11:53 PM PST · 16349 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
30. 1.812km NW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Dec 29, 9:36 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
31. 1.820km W of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 29, 6:03 PM PST · 16348 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
32. 1.821km W of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Dec 29, 6:05 PM PST · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
33. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 31, 9:53 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
34. 1.75km ENE of Heber, CAThu, Dec 31, 5:06 PM PST · 16346 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
35. 2.112km WSW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jan 1, 12:17 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
36. 2.126km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jan 2, 1:26 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
37. 2.325km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jan 2, 1:42 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
38. 3.040km NNW of Los Algodones, B.C., MXSat, Jan 2, 9:02 PM MST · 16343 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
39. 2.321km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jan 3, 8:50 AM PST · 16343 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
40. 1.66km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 4, 4:27 PM PST · 16342 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
41. 1.69km NE of Coachella, CAMon, Jan 4, 8:19 PM PST · 16341 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
42. 1.910km ESE of North Shore, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:26 PM PST · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
43. 1.93km N of Julian, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:02 PM PST · 16341 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
44. 1.69km N of Westmorland, CATue, Jan 5, 11:04 PM PST · 16340 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
45. 1.911km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Jan 7, 3:09 AM PST · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
46. 1.812km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jan 8, 2:09 AM PST · 16338 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
47. 2.114km NE of Coachella, CAFri, Jan 8, 5:42 AM PST · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
48. 1.76km SE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Jan 9, 11:18 AM PST · 16337 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
49. 1.76km SE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Jan 10, 1:24 AM PST · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
50. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 11, 1:05 PM PST · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
51. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 11, 5:29 PM PST · 16335 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
52. 2.017km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jan 12, 1:02 AM PST · 16334 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
53. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Jan 13, 3:58 PM PST · 16333 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
54. 2.222km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 14, 6:32 AM PST · 16332 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
55. 2.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Jan 14, 9:56 AM PST · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
56. 1.818km SE of Salton City, CAFri, Jan 15, 9:00 AM PST · 16331 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
57. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jan 16, 3:10 PM PST · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
58. 2.922km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 17, 2:04 AM PST · 16329 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
59. 2.921km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 17, 2:04 AM PST · 16329 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
60. 2.35km S of Salton City, CASun, Jan 17, 5:20 PM PST · 16329 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

1. 1.814km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Dec 1, 7:00 PM PST · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
2. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CATue, Dec 1, 5:47 PM PST · 16376 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.68km W of Calipatria, CATue, Dec 1, 10:14 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
4. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CATue, Dec 1, 7:23 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
5. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CATue, Dec 1, 4:28 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
6. 1.511km W of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 30, 11:04 PM PST · 16376 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.812km N of Westmorland, CAMon, Nov 30, 7:14 PM PST · 16376 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.211km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 30, 3:38 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
9. 1.614km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Nov 30, 2:15 AM PST · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
10. 1.77km SE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Nov 29, 5:20 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
11. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Nov 29, 12:00 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
12. 2.021km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Nov 29, 9:46 AM PST · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.98km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Nov 28, 6:43 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
14. 1.712km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Nov 28, 9:36 AM PST · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
15. 1.75km WSW of Imperial, CASat, Nov 28, 8:32 AM PST · 16379 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
16. 2.012km NNE of Pine Valley, CASat, Nov 28, 8:22 AM PST · 16379 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.516km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Nov 27, 4:19 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.914km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Nov 27, 3:26 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
19. 1.61km WSW of El Centro, CAThu, Nov 26, 11:23 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.55km NNW of Brawley, CAThu, Nov 26, 12:08 PM PST · 16381 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102509. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC.