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M2.3 earthquake 4km WSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4km WSW of Brawley, CA on Wed, Apr 1, 1981, 2:53 AM PST (10:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 The 1981 Westmorland, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-04-01 10:53:14 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.966° N, 115.564° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16617 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.61km WNW of Niland, CA · 16616 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.812km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16616 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.713km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.66km SSW of Niland, CA · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.61km S of Niland, CA · 16616 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.63km S of Niland, CA · 16616 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.63km SSW of Niland, CA · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.33km SW of Niland, CA · 16616 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.63km SSW of Niland, CA · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.63km SSW of Niland, CA · 16616 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.123km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16615 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.510km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16614 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.031km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16614 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.510km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16613 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16613 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.222km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16612 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.28km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16611 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.79km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16610 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16610 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.219km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.56km ENE of North Shore, CA · 16609 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.618km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.310km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16607 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.618km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16605 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 16605 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.015km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 16604 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.07km SW of Holtville, CA · 16603 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 16603 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.66km NE of North Shore, CA · 16602 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.69km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.57km S of Salton City, CA · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.16km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16602 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.94km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16602 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.96km N of Westmorland, CA · 16601 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.56km N of Westmorland, CA · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.86km N of Westmorland, CA · 16601 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.07km N of Westmorland, CA · 16601 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.27km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CA · 16601 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.67km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.87km N of Westmorland, CA · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.67km N of Westmorland, CA · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.66km SW of Holtville, CA · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16600 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.87km N of Westmorland, CA · 16600 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.96km N of Westmorland, CA · 16600 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.57km N of Westmorland, CA · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.56km N of Westmorland, CA · 16600 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.58km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16600 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.07km N of Westmorland, CA · 16600 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 3.58km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16600 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.07km N of Westmorland, CA · 16600 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.713km W of Niland, CA · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16621 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.310km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.65km SW of Holtville, CA · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.35km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.339km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16622 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.84km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.09km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 16623 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.523km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16624 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.47km SW of Holtville, CA · 16624 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.713km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16625 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.530km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16627 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.014km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16629 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.916km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.012km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16629 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.511km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16629 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16629 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.138km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.88km W of Imperial, CA · 16631 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.04km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci513888. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC.