M1.8 earthquake 4km WNW of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mh), micro

Local time

Sat, Mar 7, 1981, 10:39 PM PST

UTC

1981-03-08 06:39:01 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.996° N, 115.564° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

192°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast4 kmWNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast42 kmNNW

After

1. 1.912km WSW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 3:35 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
2. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 3:37 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
3. 1.94km SSW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 5:44 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
4. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 28, 5:51 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
5. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 5:53 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.85km NNW of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 6:44 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 6:54 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
8. 2.44km WSW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 7:00 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
9. 1.54km SW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 7:03 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
10. 1.77km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 7:13 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.14km SW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 7:16 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
12. 2.15km WNW of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 7:31 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
13. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 28, 7:44 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
14. 1.57km WSW of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 28, 8:00 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
15. 1.912km WSW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 8:13 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
16. 1.75km N of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 9:26 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
17. 1.513km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 28, 9:44 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
18. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 28, 9:57 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
19. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 28, 10:36 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
20. 2.213km WSW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 10:59 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
21. 2.07km W of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 11:02 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
22. 1.66km W of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 11:21 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
23. 1.84km SW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 11:32 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
24. 1.94km SW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 11:44 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
25. 1.712km SW of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 11:50 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
26. 1.57km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 1:19 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
27. 1.614km WSW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 1:26 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
28. 1.76km N of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 1:30 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
29. 1.915km WSW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 2:58 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
30. 1.58km NNE of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 3:48 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
31. 1.76km N of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 5:51 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
32. 1.56km W of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 6:42 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
33. 2.05km NNW of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 7:25 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
34. 1.57km ESE of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 7:33 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
35. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 7:52 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
36. 2.128km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 28, 8:08 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
37. 1.613km WSW of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 8:10 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
38. 2.07km W of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 8:54 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
39. 1.68km WSW of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 28, 9:31 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
40. 2.36km WNW of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 10:14 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
41. 1.813km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 10:56 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
42. 1.67km NNE of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 10:56 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
43. 1.85km S of Niland, CATue, Apr 28, 11:42 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
44. 1.813km WSW of Niland, CAWed, Apr 29, 12:16 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
45. 2.36km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Apr 29, 2:07 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
46. 1.82km S of Niland, CAWed, Apr 29, 2:16 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
47. 1.86km N of Calipatria, CAWed, Apr 29, 3:06 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
48. 1.67km NE of Calipatria, CAWed, Apr 29, 6:29 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
49. 2.212km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Apr 29, 7:58 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
50. 1.54km SE of Niland, CAWed, Apr 29, 11:30 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
51. 1.55km SE of Niland, CAWed, Apr 29, 3:03 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
52. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CAWed, Apr 29, 3:59 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
53. 2.27km NNE of Calipatria, CAWed, Apr 29, 4:17 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
54. 1.625km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Apr 29, 5:05 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
55. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CAWed, Apr 29, 5:28 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
56. 1.514km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 29, 5:35 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
57. 1.811km SW of Westmorland, CAWed, Apr 29, 6:43 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
58. 1.95km WNW of Westmorland, CAWed, Apr 29, 6:51 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
59. 1.933km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXWed, Apr 29, 7:08 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
60. 1.84km NW of Westmorland, CAWed, Apr 29, 7:57 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12261771. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.