California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4km WSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4km WSW of Brawley, CA on Sat, Jun 19, 1982, 2:09 PM PDT (21:09 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5km W of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-19 21:09:07 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.963° N, 115.564° 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
115°
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 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16172 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.612km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16171 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.720km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16171 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.47km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16171 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.17km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16171 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.77km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16171 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.67km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.38km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16169 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.314km WSW of Heber, CA · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.821km E of Julian, CA · 16168 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.410km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16167 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.512km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16166 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.920km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16166 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.828km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16166 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.628km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16166 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.911km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16165 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.612km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16165 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.216km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16165 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.751km SE of Campo, CA · 16163 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.16km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16161 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.77km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16161 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.316km WSW of Heber, CA · 16161 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.79km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16159 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.32km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16158 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.817km W of Westmorland, CA · 16157 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.94km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16157 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.78km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.710km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16156 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16156 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.64km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16155 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.014km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16154 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.813km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16154 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16153 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.24km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16153 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.72km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 16152 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.98km ENE of Heber, CA · 16151 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.72km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16151 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.617km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16151 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.117km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16150 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16150 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.317km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16150 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.717km SW of Oasis, CA · 16149 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.417km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16148 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.914km WSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 16147 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.913km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16147 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.47km E of Heber, CA · 16144 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.616km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16143 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.811km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16143 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.723km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16142 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.910km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16140 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.911km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16140 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.211km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16139 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.721km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16137 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.710km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16136 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 3.214km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16135 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.312km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16135 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.912km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16135 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.413km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16135 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.68km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16135 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.213km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16134 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 2.823km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16173 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.723km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.421km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16174 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16174 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.424km ESE of Anza, CA · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.115km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16174 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16175 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.452km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16175 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.311km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16175 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16175 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.114km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16175 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 16175 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16175 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.141km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16177 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.734km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16178 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16179 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 16181 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.26km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16182 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.014km E of Julian, CA · 16182 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16183 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci533073. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.