California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4km WSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4km WSW of Brawley, CA on Fri, Aug 21, 1981, 6:18 AM PDT (13:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 8km NE of Julian, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-08-21 13:18:07 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.969° N, 115.567° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16478 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16478 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.67km N of Imperial, CA · 16478 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16478 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16478 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.110km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16477 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16477 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.04km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16477 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16477 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16477 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16476 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.613km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16475 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.76km SW of Salton City, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.07km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16475 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16474 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.66km S of Salton City, CA · 16474 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.533km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.534km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16474 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.82km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16474 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.734km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16474 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.99km ENE of Calexico, CA · 16473 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.78km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16473 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 3.28km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16473 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.79km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.18km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16472 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16472 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.27km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.57km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.47km S of Salton City, CA · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.326km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16472 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.010km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.510km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16471 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16471 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.57km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16471 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.58km S of Salton City, CA · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.86km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16470 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.87km S of Salton City, CA · 16470 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.217km ESE of Campo, CA · 16470 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.59km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16470 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.69km S of Salton City, CA · 16469 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16469 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.77km S of Salton City, CA · 16469 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.87km S of Salton City, CA · 16469 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.719km ESE of Campo, CA · 16468 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16467 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.614km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16467 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.716km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16467 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.533km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16466 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.86km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16466 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.64km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16466 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 16466 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 4.08km NE of Julian, CA · 16466 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.410km NNE of Julian, CA · 16466 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.89km NNE of Julian, CA · 16466 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.710km NNE of Julian, CA · 16466 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.59km NNE of Julian, CA · 16466 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 1.523km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.44km SE of Westmorland, CA · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.514km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16482 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.514km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16482 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.617km ESE of Campo, CA · 16482 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.64km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 16483 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.515km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.59km S of La Quinta, CA · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16484 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.014km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.815km S of Salton City, CA · 16485 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.735km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.54km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16485 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.712km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.512km S of Salton City, CA · 16487 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.316km ESE of Campo, CA · 16488 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.811km ENE of Julian, CA · 16489 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.914km W of El Centro, CA · 16490 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci521506. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.