California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8km S of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8km S of Brawley, CA on Tue, Mar 2, 1982, 2:08 AM PST (10:08 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-02 10:08:41 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.909° N, 115.526° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.68km NNE of Imperial, CA · 16283 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.88km NNE of Imperial, CA · 16283 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.88km NE of Imperial, CA · 16283 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.918km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.721km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.14km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16281 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.722km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16281 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.98km ENE of El Centro, CA · 16280 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.110km SE of Julian, CA · 16280 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.94km E of Julian, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.520km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16279 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16278 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.221km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16278 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.98km NNE of Julian, CA · 16278 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.110km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16277 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.818km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16277 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.112km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.120km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16276 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.918km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16276 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.015km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.17km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.69km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16274 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.09km NE of Imperial, CA · 16274 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.323km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.721km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.815km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16272 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 16272 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.112km NE of Julian, CA · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.221km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.68km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16271 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.09km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16270 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 3.38km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16268 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16268 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.17km W of Holtville, CA · 16268 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16268 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.227km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16268 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.95km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16267 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16267 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.813km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 4.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.612km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.014km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 4.111km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.513km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.57km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 2.314km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.911km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16285 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.915km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.02km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 16286 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.34km N of Imperial, CA · 16287 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.020km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16287 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.919km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 16288 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.812km NE of Desert Center, CA · 16290 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.814km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16290 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.64km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16291 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.816km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.93km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.911km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16291 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.99km SW of Brawley, CA · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CA · 16292 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16292 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.315km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16292 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.814km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.823km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.723km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106672. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.