M1.9 earthquake 9km SW of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Feb 21, 1982, 2:39 PM PST

UTC

1982-02-21 22:39:56 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.929° N, 115.602° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

85°

Stations used

0

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast9 kmSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast36 kmNNW

After

1. 1.911km SW of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 21, 2:39 PM PST · 16290 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
2. 1.93km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Feb 21, 6:57 PM PST · 16290 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
3. 1.816km SSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Feb 21, 11:48 PM PST · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.64km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Feb 22, 4:05 AM PST · 16290 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.814km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Feb 22, 8:41 PM PST · 16289 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.812km NE of Desert Center, CATue, Feb 23, 5:23 AM PST · 16289 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.919km ESE of Calipatria, CAWed, Feb 24, 7:55 PM PST · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
8. 2.020km S of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Feb 25, 10:19 PM PST · 16286 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.34km N of Imperial, CAFri, Feb 26, 5:44 AM PST · 16286 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.02km ESE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Feb 26, 9:06 PM PST · 16285 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
11. 1.915km SSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Feb 27, 9:29 PM PST · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
12. 1.911km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Feb 28, 2:43 AM PST · 16284 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
13. 2.314km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Mar 1, 12:18 AM PST · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
14. 2.28km S of Brawley, CATue, Mar 2, 2:08 AM PST · 16282 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.68km NNE of Imperial, CATue, Mar 2, 5:17 AM PST · 16282 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
16. 1.88km NNE of Imperial, CATue, Mar 2, 5:29 AM PST · 16282 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
17. 1.88km NE of Imperial, CATue, Mar 2, 6:50 AM PST · 16282 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
18. 1.918km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Mar 2, 3:00 PM PST · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
19. 2.721km ENE of Pine Valley, CATue, Mar 2, 8:16 PM PST · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
20. 1.623km ENE of Thermal, CAWed, Mar 3, 2:03 PM PST · 16281 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
21. 3.14km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Mar 3, 8:36 PM PST · 16280 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
22. 1.722km SW of Westmorland, CAThu, Mar 4, 12:25 AM PST · 16280 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
23. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Mar 4, 6:25 AM PST · 16280 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
24. 1.98km ENE of El Centro, CAThu, Mar 4, 11:49 PM PST · 16279 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
25. 3.110km SE of Julian, CAFri, Mar 5, 7:22 AM PST · 16279 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
26. 1.94km E of Julian, CAFri, Mar 5, 12:02 PM PST · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
27. 2.520km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Mar 6, 1:11 AM PST · 16278 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
28. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Mar 6, 11:25 PM PST · 16277 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
29. 2.221km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Mar 7, 12:23 AM PST · 16277 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
30. 1.98km NNE of Julian, CASun, Mar 7, 2:34 AM PST · 16277 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
31. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Mar 7, 7:17 PM PST · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
32. 2.110km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Mar 7, 11:13 PM PST · 16276 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
33. 1.818km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Mar 8, 9:41 AM PST · 16276 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
34. 2.112km NNE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Mar 8, 12:46 PM PST · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
35. 2.120km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Mar 8, 6:58 PM PST · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
36. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Mar 8, 9:46 PM PST · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
37. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Mar 9, 4:23 AM PST · 16275 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
38. 1.918km NNE of Pine Valley, CATue, Mar 9, 5:43 AM PST · 16275 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
39. 2.015km N of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Mar 10, 3:47 PM PST · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
40. 2.69km ENE of Imperial, CAThu, Mar 11, 4:29 AM PST · 16273 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
41. 2.09km NE of Imperial, CAThu, Mar 11, 4:52 AM PST · 16273 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.323km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Mar 11, 7:02 PM PST · 16272 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
43. 1.721km NE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Mar 11, 11:00 PM PST · 16272 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
44. 1.815km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Mar 12, 10:38 PM PST · 16271 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
45. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CASat, Mar 13, 3:47 AM PST · 16271 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
46. 2.112km NE of Julian, CASat, Mar 13, 7:00 PM PST · 16270 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
47. 2.221km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Mar 13, 11:40 PM PST · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
48. 1.68km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Mar 14, 11:58 AM PST · 16270 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
49. 2.09km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Mar 14, 6:28 PM PST · 16269 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
50. 3.38km WSW of Holtville, CATue, Mar 16, 2:55 PM PST · 16267 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
51. 2.68km WSW of Holtville, CATue, Mar 16, 2:55 PM PST · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
52. 2.17km W of Holtville, CATue, Mar 16, 2:56 PM PST · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
53. 2.78km WSW of Holtville, CATue, Mar 16, 8:14 PM PST · 16267 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
54. 2.227km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Mar 17, 3:19 AM PST · 16267 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
55. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CAWed, Mar 17, 12:36 PM PST · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
56. 1.95km SW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Mar 17, 7:51 PM PST · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
57. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Mar 18, 7:32 AM PST · 16266 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
58. 2.621km SSW of La Quinta, CASat, Mar 20, 1:27 AM PST · 16264 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
59. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Mar 21, 12:04 AM PST · 16263 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
60. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Mar 21, 12:58 AM PST · 16263 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

1. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 21, 5:28 AM PST · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
2. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Feb 21, 3:02 AM PST · 16291 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
3. 2.315km SSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Feb 20, 11:24 PM PST · 16291 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
4. 1.814km SSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Feb 20, 1:54 AM PST · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
5. 1.823km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Feb 19, 10:01 PM PST · 16292 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.723km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Feb 19, 9:50 PM PST · 16292 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.224km SE of Campo, CAFri, Feb 19, 12:50 AM PST · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.35km S of Salton City, CAWed, Feb 17, 2:24 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
9. 1.65km S of Salton City, CAWed, Feb 17, 1:45 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.45km S of Salton City, CAWed, Feb 17, 1:26 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
11. 2.16km S of Salton City, CAWed, Feb 17, 12:24 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.76km S of Salton City, CAWed, Feb 17, 12:12 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.917km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Feb 16, 11:53 PM PST · 16295 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
14. 2.022km ESE of Campo, CATue, Feb 16, 4:06 PM PST · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
15. 2.116km SSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Feb 14, 1:57 PM PST · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
16. 1.716km SSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Feb 13, 1:18 AM PST · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.419km E of Brawley, CAWed, Feb 10, 12:59 PM PST · 16302 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
18. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Feb 8, 3:59 PM PST · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
19. 1.619km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Feb 8, 12:59 PM PST · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
20. 1.86km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Feb 7, 10:22 PM PST · 16304 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106264. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.