California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6km S of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6km S of Brawley, CA on Tue, Jan 13, 1981, 3:31 AM PST (11:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-13 11:31:41 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.920° N, 115.533° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.42
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67km W of Calipatria, CA · 16686 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.813km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16685 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.912km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16684 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.76km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 16683 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.714km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.728km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.713km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.727km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16681 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.811km W of Imperial, CA · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.210km W of Niland, CA · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.811km WNW of Niland, CA · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.513km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.85km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.86km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.45km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.35km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.45km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16679 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.15km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16679 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.818km ENE of Campo, CA · 16679 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.98km W of Calipatria, CA · 16678 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.016km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16678 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.626km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16678 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.87km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 16678 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.39km N of Westmorland, CA · 16677 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.88km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16677 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16676 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16675 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16674 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 16674 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.08km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16674 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.75km SW of Holtville, CA · 16673 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.64km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16672 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.221km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16671 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.914km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.525km ESE of Julian, CA · 16669 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.813km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16669 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.219km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.619km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.314km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16668 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.18km N of Westmorland, CA · 16667 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.18km S of Salton City, CA · 16666 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.116km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.46km S of Salton City, CA · 16664 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.97km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16664 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.99km SW of Salton City, CA · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.06km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16663 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.725km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.127km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.613km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16658 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.724km W of Desert Center, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.74km S of Salton City, CA · 16657 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.411km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16655 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.66km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.213km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.811km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.214km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16653 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.818km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.68km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16650 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.618km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 2.26km S of Brawley, CA · 16690 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.29km W of Calipatria, CA · 16690 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.015km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16692 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.99km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.711km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.526km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.619km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16694 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.05km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 16694 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.824km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16697 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16697 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16697 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.58km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16698 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.29km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16699 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.29km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16699 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.719km ESE of Julian, CA · 16699 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.96km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16699 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.36km S of Salton City, CA · 16701 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.66km SSE of Salton City, CA · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.713km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3315691. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.