California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 2km SE of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 2km SE of Brawley, CA on Sat, Oct 15, 1983, 10:29 AM PDT (17:29 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 24km WSW of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-10-15 17:29:00 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.967° N, 115.516° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23km SE of Brawley, CA · 15693 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.59km SW of Holtville, CA · 15692 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.86km S of Salton City, CA · 15691 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.64km S of Salton City, CA · 15691 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.010km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15691 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.210km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15690 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.414km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15690 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.83km N of Brawley, CA · 15689 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15688 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.96km S of Salton City, CA · 15688 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.114km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15688 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.18km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15687 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.49km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15687 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15685 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.011km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15685 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.211km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15685 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15685 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.115km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15684 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.019km ESE of Julian, CA · 15684 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.411km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 15683 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.912km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15683 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 15682 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15682 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.66km S of Salton City, CA · 15682 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.55km SSE of Salton City, CA · 15681 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.716km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15681 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.917km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15681 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.016km WSW of Oasis, CA · 15681 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.88km SE of Niland, CA · 15681 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.910km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15680 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15680 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.79km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15679 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15679 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15679 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15679 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.814km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15679 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15679 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.73km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15678 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.920km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15678 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.756km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15677 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.916km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15676 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.68km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15675 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.850km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15674 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.818km ESE of Julian, CA · 15673 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.118km ESE of Julian, CA · 15673 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.713km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15673 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.713km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15673 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.513km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15673 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.513km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15673 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.012km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.947km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15672 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15672 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.526km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15671 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.447km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15671 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15671 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.43km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15670 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.69km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 15670 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.114km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15669 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.74km SE of Brawley, CA · 15693 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.33km SE of Brawley, CA · 15693 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.82km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 15694 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.013km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15695 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.012km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15695 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.611km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15695 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.711km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15695 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.85km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15696 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.121km ENE of Thermal, CA · 15696 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.911km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15696 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.83km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15697 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.88km SSW of Bombay Beach, CA · 15697 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.78km NE of Imperial, CA · 15698 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.531km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15698 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15699 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.017km WSW of Oasis, CA · 15699 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.450km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15699 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.07km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15699 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.915km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.748km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15701 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci18487. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC.