California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6km S of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6km S of Brawley, CA on Sun, Jan 11, 1981, 2:36 PM PST (22:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5km NNE of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-01-11 22:36:26 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.926° N, 115.537° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16km S of Brawley, CA · 16697 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.67km W of Calipatria, CA · 16694 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.813km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16693 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.912km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.76km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16691 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.714km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16690 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.728km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16689 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.713km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.727km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16689 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.811km W of Imperial, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.210km W of Niland, CA · 16689 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.811km WNW of Niland, CA · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.513km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16688 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.85km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16688 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.86km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16688 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.45km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16687 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.35km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16687 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.45km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16687 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.15km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16687 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.818km ENE of Campo, CA · 16687 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.98km W of Calipatria, CA · 16686 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.016km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.626km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16686 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.87km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16686 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.39km N of Westmorland, CA · 16686 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.88km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16685 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16685 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.08km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.75km SW of Holtville, CA · 16682 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.64km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.221km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16679 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.914km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.525km ESE of Julian, CA · 16677 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.813km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16677 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.219km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.619km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16676 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.314km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16676 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.18km N of Westmorland, CA · 16676 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.18km S of Salton City, CA · 16674 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.116km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16673 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.46km S of Salton City, CA · 16673 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.97km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16672 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.99km SW of Salton City, CA · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.06km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16672 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.725km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.127km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.613km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16667 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.724km W of Desert Center, CA · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.74km S of Salton City, CA · 16665 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.411km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16664 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.66km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.213km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.811km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16661 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.214km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16661 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.818km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16660 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.68km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16658 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 2.29km W of Calipatria, CA · 16699 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16700 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.015km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16700 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.99km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.711km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.526km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16702 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.619km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.05km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16703 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.824km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16705 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16705 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16706 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.58km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16707 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.29km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16707 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.29km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16707 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.719km ESE of Julian, CA · 16707 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.96km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16707 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.36km S of Salton City, CA · 16709 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.66km SSE of Salton City, CA · 16709 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.713km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16710 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.422km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16710 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301869. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC.