M2.0 earthquake 0km NW of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Aug 16, 1982, 4:58 AM PDT

UTC

1982-08-16 11:58:40 UTC

Depth

12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.981° N, 115.534° 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. Forecast0 kmWNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast40 kmN

After

1. 2.38km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Aug 18, 11:10 AM PDT · 16114 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
2. 2.126km NW of Desert Center, CAWed, Aug 18, 10:26 PM PDT · 16114 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.63km SSW of Salton City, CAThu, Aug 19, 5:18 AM PDT · 16113 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
4. 2.43km NW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Aug 20, 5:52 AM PDT · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
5. 3.35km W of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 21, 3:20 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.14km WNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 21, 3:41 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.24km WNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 21, 3:55 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.54km W of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 21, 4:00 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
9. 1.93km W of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 21, 8:07 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.512km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 21, 11:46 PM PDT · 16111 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.74km W of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 22, 1:08 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.54km W of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 22, 12:37 PM PDT · 16110 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
13. 1.98km S of Bombay Beach, CASun, Aug 22, 4:23 PM PDT · 16110 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
14. 1.77km W of Calipatria, CAMon, Aug 23, 8:04 PM PDT · 16109 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
15. 2.533km SE of Campo, CATue, Aug 24, 6:48 AM PDT · 16108 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.94km W of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Aug 25, 9:31 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.118km NNE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Aug 25, 11:12 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
18. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Aug 26, 12:23 PM PDT · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
19. 3.55km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Aug 26, 3:28 PM PDT · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
20. 2.026km NE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Aug 26, 9:43 PM PDT · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
21. 1.912km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 28, 1:22 AM PDT · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
22. 1.715km S of Salton City, CASat, Aug 28, 11:17 AM PDT · 16104 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
23. 1.83km WNW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 29, 8:23 AM PDT · 16103 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
24. 2.112km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Aug 29, 10:07 PM PDT · 16103 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
25. 2.55km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Aug 30, 11:53 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
26. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CATue, Aug 31, 4:17 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
27. 3.023km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Aug 31, 6:53 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
28. 2.34km W of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 31, 11:34 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
29. 1.924km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Sep 1, 10:33 AM PDT · 16100 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
30. 2.45km SW of Salton City, CAWed, Sep 1, 11:13 AM PDT · 16100 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
31. 2.28km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Sep 1, 6:08 PM PDT · 16100 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
32. 1.824km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 2, 7:00 AM PDT · 16099 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
33. 1.54km WNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Sep 2, 8:09 PM PDT · 16099 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
34. 2.219km SW of Westmorland, CAThu, Sep 2, 11:54 PM PDT · 16099 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
35. 2.74km W of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Sep 3, 4:11 AM PDT · 16098 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
36. 1.84km WNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Sep 3, 2:39 PM PDT · 16098 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
37. 2.623km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Sep 4, 10:18 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
38. 4.124km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Sep 4, 10:21 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
39. 2.222km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Sep 4, 10:32 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
40. 2.423km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Sep 4, 10:32 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
41. 2.24km SW of Salton City, CASun, Sep 5, 10:16 PM PDT · 16096 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
42. 1.920km NW of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Sep 6, 1:57 AM PDT · 16096 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
43. 2.024km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Sep 6, 5:04 AM PDT · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
44. 2.023km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 6, 5:57 AM PDT · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
45. 3.323km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Sep 6, 8:12 AM PDT · 16095 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
46. 2.76km SW of Salton City, CAMon, Sep 6, 11:25 AM PDT · 16095 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
47. 2.510km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 6, 9:00 PM PDT · 16095 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
48. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CATue, Sep 7, 7:00 AM PDT · 16094 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
49. 1.823km E of Julian, CAWed, Sep 8, 12:40 PM PDT · 16093 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
50. 1.511km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Sep 8, 8:28 PM PDT · 16093 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
51. 1.83km W of Brawley, CAThu, Sep 9, 11:58 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
52. 1.517km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Sep 9, 7:28 PM PDT · 16092 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
53. 1.824km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 10, 12:25 PM PDT · 16091 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
54. 2.123km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 10, 7:01 PM PDT · 16091 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
55. 2.034km NNE of North Shore, CASat, Sep 11, 9:50 PM PDT · 16090 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
56. 2.520km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 13, 3:34 AM PDT · 16088 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
57. 2.020km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Sep 13, 3:51 AM PDT · 16088 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
58. 1.624km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Sep 13, 6:03 AM PDT · 16088 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
59. 1.87km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Sep 13, 9:21 AM PDT · 16088 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
60. 1.824km NE of Thermal, CAMon, Sep 13, 10:02 AM PDT · 16088 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

1. 1.626km NW of Desert Center, CAMon, Aug 16, 3:06 AM PDT · 16116 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Aug 16, 2:34 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.526km NW of Desert Center, CASun, Aug 15, 9:05 PM PDT · 16117 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.111km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Aug 15, 7:58 PM PDT · 16117 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.326km NW of Desert Center, CASun, Aug 15, 7:52 PM PDT · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.626km NW of Desert Center, CASun, Aug 15, 4:44 PM PDT · 16117 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.816km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 15, 3:55 PM PDT · 16117 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.718km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 15, 8:19 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.818km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 15, 7:55 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
10. 1.518km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 15, 7:55 AM PDT · 16117 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.85km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Aug 14, 10:00 PM PDT · 16118 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
12. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CASat, Aug 14, 2:25 PM PDT · 16118 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
13. 2.016km ENE of Campo, CASat, Aug 14, 8:54 AM PDT · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.93km WNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 14, 7:47 AM PDT · 16118 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.84km WNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 14, 7:45 AM PDT · 16118 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.711km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Aug 13, 10:48 PM PDT · 16119 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Aug 13, 9:55 PM PDT · 16119 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
18. 3.010km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Aug 13, 9:51 PM PDT · 16119 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
19. 2.014km E of Julian, CAFri, Aug 13, 5:48 PM PDT · 16119 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
20. 1.626km NW of Desert Center, CAFri, Aug 13, 1:35 AM PDT · 16120 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci506620. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.