California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3km WNW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3km WNW of Brawley, CA on Fri, May 6, 1983, 12:20 AM PDT (07:20 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 20km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-05-06 07:20:21 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.987° N, 115.565° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15854 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.117km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.110km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15853 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15853 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.09km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15852 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.68km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15852 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.411km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.210km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.722km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 3.211km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15851 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15851 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.09km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15851 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 15851 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.310km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.99km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 3.011km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.710km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.311km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.610km W of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.09km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 2.010km W of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.311km W of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.111km W of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.78km W of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.610km W of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 2.052km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.06km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15855 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.315km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.68km NE of Imperial, CA · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.67km NE of Imperial, CA · 15856 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.54km S of Brawley, CA · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.03km S of Brawley, CA · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.17km NE of Imperial, CA · 15856 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.51km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.87km NE of Imperial, CA · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.99km SSE of Brawley, CA · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.94km SW of Salton City, CA · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.111km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.96km S of Brawley, CA · 15858 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.06km S of Brawley, CA · 15858 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.311km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15860 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.710km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15860 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.915km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.924km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15861 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.336km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15863 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1106739. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.