M1.9 earthquake 7km S of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jul 9, 1981, 8:52 AM PDT

UTC

1981-07-09 15:52:17 UTC

Depth

14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.914° N, 115.532° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

18

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast7 kmS
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast33 kmNNW

After

1. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jul 9, 4:20 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
2. 2.66km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Jul 10, 4:33 AM PDT · 16522 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
3. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Jul 10, 4:34 AM PDT · 16522 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Jul 10, 4:43 AM PDT · 16522 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Jul 10, 7:45 AM PDT · 16522 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
6. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Jul 10, 7:39 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Jul 10, 8:27 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.54km S of Salton City, CAFri, Jul 10, 8:39 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.08km E of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jul 11, 2:36 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.210km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Jul 12, 1:55 AM PDT · 16520 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
11. 1.66km WSW of Salton City, CASun, Jul 12, 9:35 AM PDT · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
12. 2.46km WSW of Salton City, CASun, Jul 12, 11:58 AM PDT · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
13. 1.712km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Jul 12, 2:59 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
14. 1.58km W of Salton City, CASun, Jul 12, 3:33 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
15. 2.418km SW of Ocotillo, CASun, Jul 12, 3:52 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
16. 1.92km SSW of Brawley, CASun, Jul 12, 4:08 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
17. 1.77km WSW of Salton City, CASun, Jul 12, 4:33 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
18. 1.86km WSW of Salton City, CASun, Jul 12, 5:36 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
19. 1.57km N of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jul 12, 6:44 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
20. 2.013km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Jul 12, 11:31 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
21. 2.411km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Jul 13, 12:07 AM PDT · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
22. 1.79km E of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Jul 13, 3:30 PM PDT · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
23. 1.66km NNE of Calipatria, CAMon, Jul 13, 4:30 PM PDT · 16518 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
24. 1.62km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Jul 14, 6:44 AM PDT · 16518 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
25. 2.519km SW of Ocotillo, CATue, Jul 14, 11:49 AM PDT · 16518 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
26. 1.713km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Jul 15, 12:00 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
27. 1.622km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Jul 15, 10:18 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
28. 2.016km W of Westmorland, CAThu, Jul 16, 9:10 AM PDT · 16516 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
29. 1.912km ENE of Thermal, CAFri, Jul 17, 12:57 AM PDT · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
30. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jul 17, 10:42 AM PDT · 16515 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
31. 1.57km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Jul 17, 4:46 PM PDT · 16514 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
32. 2.316km W of Imperial, CAFri, Jul 17, 11:29 PM PDT · 16514 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
33. 2.121km W of Westmorland, CASat, Jul 18, 9:10 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
34. 1.513km W of Niland, CASat, Jul 18, 3:12 PM PDT · 16513 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
35. 1.78km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Jul 18, 3:42 PM PDT · 16513 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
36. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Jul 18, 10:35 PM PDT · 16513 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
37. 1.511km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jul 19, 1:08 PM PDT · 16512 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
38. 2.46km S of Salton City, CAMon, Jul 20, 8:46 AM PDT · 16512 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
39. 1.55km S of Brawley, CATue, Jul 21, 2:10 AM PDT · 16511 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
40. 1.710km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jul 22, 4:08 AM PDT · 16510 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
41. 2.218km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Jul 22, 7:04 AM PDT · 16510 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
42. 1.76km S of Salton City, CAWed, Jul 22, 2:40 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
43. 1.59km NW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jul 23, 12:35 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
44. 1.86km WSW of Salton City, CAThu, Jul 23, 1:14 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
45. 1.710km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jul 24, 4:16 PM PDT · 16507 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
46. 2.011km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Jul 26, 7:28 AM PDT · 16506 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
47. 1.67km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Jul 27, 3:17 AM PDT · 16505 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
48. 1.618km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jul 27, 9:52 AM PDT · 16505 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.56km NE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXMon, Jul 27, 5:53 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
50. 2.19km NW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jul 27, 8:33 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
51. 1.525km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jul 29, 6:34 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
52. 1.96km WSW of Brawley, CAWed, Jul 29, 12:24 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
53. 3.411km ENE of Julian, CAWed, Jul 29, 2:28 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
54. 1.911km NE of Julian, CAWed, Jul 29, 4:11 PM PDT · 16502 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
55. 2.05km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jul 30, 10:51 AM PDT · 16502 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
56. 1.54km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jul 30, 3:01 PM PDT · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
57. 1.54km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXThu, Jul 30, 9:48 PM PDT · 16501 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
58. 1.56km S of Salton City, CAFri, Jul 31, 5:10 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
59. 1.612km SW of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 1, 9:08 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
60. 1.94km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSun, Aug 2, 1:22 PM PDT · 16498 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

1. 1.518km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jul 9, 7:12 AM PDT · 16523 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Jul 9, 3:55 AM PDT · 16523 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
3. 1.517km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jul 8, 3:47 PM PDT · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.617km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jul 8, 10:18 AM PDT · 16524 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
5. 1.66km S of Salton City, CAWed, Jul 8, 7:41 AM PDT · 16524 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
6. 2.014km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Jul 7, 11:38 PM PDT · 16524 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
7. 1.69km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jul 7, 11:35 PM PDT · 16524 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
8. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CATue, Jul 7, 11:00 PM PDT · 16524 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
9. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CATue, Jul 7, 4:00 PM PDT · 16524 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
10. 2.721km NE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Jul 6, 9:10 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
11. 1.911km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jul 6, 9:20 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
12. 2.123km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Jul 6, 5:44 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
13. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Jul 5, 10:16 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Jul 5, 6:16 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.57km S of Salton City, CASun, Jul 5, 5:20 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.721km WNW of Imperial, CASun, Jul 5, 11:22 AM PDT · 16527 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
17. 1.66km WNW of Westmorland, CASun, Jul 5, 11:08 AM PDT · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
18. 1.68km NE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jul 5, 12:11 AM PDT · 16527 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
19. 1.59km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jul 4, 7:35 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
20. 1.63km SW of Brawley, CASat, Jul 4, 2:56 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519085. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.