M1.5 earthquake 4km S of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, May 4, 1983, 3:57 PM PDT

UTC

1983-05-04 22:57:02 UTC

Depth

10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.947° N, 115.525° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

124°

Stations used

13

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast4 kmS
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast36 kmN

After

1. 2.67km NE of Imperial, CAWed, May 4, 10:33 PM PDT · 15858 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.68km NE of Imperial, CAWed, May 4, 10:48 PM PDT · 15858 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.315km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, May 5, 12:20 PM PDT · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.06km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, May 5, 1:49 PM PDT · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.052km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, May 5, 11:58 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.83km WNW of Brawley, CAFri, May 6, 12:20 AM PDT · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
7. 2.74km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, May 6, 5:24 AM PDT · 15856 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.117km NE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, May 6, 11:05 AM PDT · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
9. 1.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, May 6, 6:28 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
10. 2.110km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, May 7, 7:54 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
11. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, May 7, 10:33 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
12. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, May 7, 11:25 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
13. 3.09km WNW of Westmorland, CASun, May 8, 3:06 AM PDT · 15854 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
14. 2.68km WNW of Westmorland, CASun, May 8, 3:10 AM PDT · 15854 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
15. 2.411km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, May 8, 3:17 AM PDT · 15854 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
16. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, May 8, 5:52 AM PDT · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
17. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, May 8, 10:01 AM PDT · 15854 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
18. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, May 8, 6:46 PM PDT · 15854 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
19. 2.210km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, May 8, 9:08 PM PDT · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
20. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, May 8, 9:20 PM PDT · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
21. 1.858km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, May 8, 9:42 PM PDT · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
22. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, May 8, 11:39 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
23. 1.722km SW of Westmorland, CAMon, May 9, 10:51 AM PDT · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
24. 3.211km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, May 9, 8:28 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
25. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, May 9, 8:29 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
26. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, May 9, 9:15 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
27. 2.09km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, May 9, 9:16 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
28. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, May 9, 9:25 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
29. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CAMon, May 9, 9:49 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
30. 2.310km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, May 9, 11:02 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
31. 1.99km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, May 9, 11:28 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
32. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 1:09 AM PDT · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
33. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 1:56 AM PDT · 15852 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
34. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 2:12 AM PDT · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
35. 3.011km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 3:12 AM PDT · 15852 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
36. 2.910km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 3:12 AM PDT · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
37. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 3:16 AM PDT · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
38. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 3:37 AM PDT · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
39. 1.710km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 3:59 AM PDT · 15852 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
40. 2.311km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 2:54 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
41. 1.610km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 3:15 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
42. 1.911km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 3:30 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
43. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 4:18 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
44. 2.09km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 4:19 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
45. 2.611km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 4:19 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
46. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 4:20 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
47. 2.010km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 4:24 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
48. 2.311km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 4:24 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
49. 2.111km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 4:26 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
50. 2.812km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 4:31 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
51. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 4:59 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
52. 1.78km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 5:00 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
53. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 5:44 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
54. 1.611km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 6:03 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
55. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 6:31 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
56. 1.911km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 6:39 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
57. 1.610km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 6:48 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
58. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 7:27 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
59. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 7:52 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
60. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 8:30 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

1. 2.03km S of Brawley, CAWed, May 4, 3:55 PM PDT · 15858 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.17km NE of Imperial, CAWed, May 4, 3:53 PM PDT · 15858 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
3. 1.51km WSW of Brawley, CAWed, May 4, 3:52 PM PDT · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.87km NE of Imperial, CAWed, May 4, 3:09 PM PDT · 15858 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.99km SSE of Brawley, CAWed, May 4, 8:20 AM PDT · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
6. 1.94km SW of Salton City, CAWed, May 4, 2:01 AM PDT · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
7. 2.111km SSE of Bombay Beach, CATue, May 3, 2:41 PM PDT · 15859 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
8. 1.96km S of Brawley, CAMon, May 2, 12:48 PM PDT · 15860 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.06km S of Brawley, CAMon, May 2, 12:18 PM PDT · 15860 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
10. 3.311km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Apr 30, 8:45 PM PDT · 15862 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.710km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Apr 30, 7:49 AM PDT · 15862 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.915km WNW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Apr 29, 6:05 PM PDT · 15863 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
13. 1.924km NE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Apr 29, 3:16 AM PDT · 15863 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.336km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Apr 27, 10:05 PM PDT · 15865 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
15. 1.98km SSE of Brawley, CASun, Apr 24, 4:04 AM PDT · 15868 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
16. 1.74km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Apr 22, 4:48 AM PST · 15870 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.54km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Apr 22, 3:53 AM PST · 15870 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.09km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Apr 22, 3:31 AM PST · 15870 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
19. 2.221km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Apr 21, 7:04 PM PST · 15871 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.310km W of Niland, CATue, Apr 19, 9:53 PM PST · 15873 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12168939. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC.