California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3km NNW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3km NNW of Brawley, CA on Wed, May 12, 1982, 12:57 PM PDT (19:57 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 11km WNW of Niland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-12 19:57:26 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.004° N, 115.547° 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
56°
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: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16210 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16210 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.010km S of Holtville, CA · 16208 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16208 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.63km W of Brawley, CA · 16207 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.130km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.716km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16203 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.624km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16202 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.212km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16201 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.423km NE of Thermal, CA · 16201 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.717km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16201 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.716km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16200 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.617km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16200 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.74km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16200 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.628km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16199 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.821km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16198 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.33km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16198 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.74km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16198 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.69km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16198 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.612km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16197 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.639km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16196 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.05km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16194 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.314km WNW of Imperial, CA · 16193 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.27km SSE of Brawley, CA · 16192 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.52km NW of Brawley, CA · 16192 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.70km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16192 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.212km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16191 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 3.311km WNW of Niland, CA · 16190 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16190 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.58km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.715km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.711km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16183 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16183 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16183 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.014km E of Julian, CA · 16183 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 3.26km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16182 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 16182 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16180 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.734km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16179 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.141km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16177 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16176 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 16176 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.114km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16176 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.717km NE of Coachella, CA · 16175 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16175 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.311km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16175 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.717km NE of Coachella, CA · 16175 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.452km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16175 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.617km NE of Coachella, CA · 16175 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16175 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.115km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16174 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.424km ESE of Anza, CA · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16174 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.421km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16174 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.723km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.823km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16174 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.94km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16173 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 2.12km NNW of Brawley, CA · 16211 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.31km N of Brawley, CA · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.311km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16212 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.211km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16212 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.08km NE of Imperial, CA · 16215 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.93km W of Brawley, CA · 16215 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16215 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.320km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.312km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.320km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16218 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.67km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16219 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.08km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16219 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16220 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16221 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.57km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16221 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.416km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16222 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.318km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16222 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.68km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16222 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16222 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci530620. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.