California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3km SW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3km SW of Brawley, CA on Sat, Jul 4, 1981, 2:56 PM PDT (21:56 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 11km ENE of Julian, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-04 21:56:54 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.961° N, 115.559° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 149 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16524 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.68km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16524 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.66km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16523 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.721km WNW of Imperial, CA · 16523 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.57km S of Salton City, CA · 16523 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16523 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16523 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.123km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16522 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.911km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.721km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16522 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16521 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16521 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.69km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16521 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.014km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.66km S of Salton City, CA · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.617km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.517km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16520 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.518km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16519 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.97km S of Brawley, CA · 16519 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16518 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.54km S of Salton City, CA · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.08km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16517 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.210km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16517 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.934km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16516 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.66km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16516 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.46km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.712km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.58km W of Salton City, CA · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.418km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16516 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.92km SSW of Brawley, CA · 16516 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.77km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16516 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.86km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16516 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.57km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16516 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.013km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.411km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16516 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.79km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16515 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.66km NNE of Calipatria, CA · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 16515 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.62km SSW of Brawley, CA · 16514 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.519km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16514 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.734km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.534km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16513 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.713km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16513 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.622km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16513 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.016km W of Westmorland, CA · 16512 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.912km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16512 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16511 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.57km SW of Salton City, CA · 16511 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.316km W of Imperial, CA · 16511 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.121km W of Westmorland, CA · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.012km ENE of Coachella, CA · 16510 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.513km W of Niland, CA · 16510 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16524 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16524 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.72km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16525 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.66km W of Westmorland, CA · 16526 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.429km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16526 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16526 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 16526 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.815km ENE of Coachella, CA · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.522km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 16526 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.16km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16526 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.515km ENE of Coachella, CA · 16527 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.35km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.534km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.77km W of Westmorland, CA · 16527 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.75km S of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518869. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC.