California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7km S of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7km S of Brawley, CA on Fri, Nov 18, 1983, 2:42 AM PST (10:42 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 27km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-18 10:42:01 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.912° N, 115.533° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
0°
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: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15643 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.57km NE of Imperial, CA · 15643 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.627km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15643 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.210km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.96km E of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.315km W of Imperial, CA · 15640 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 15640 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15639 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.211km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15638 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.15km S of Salton City, CA · 15637 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.610km S of Holtville, CA · 15637 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.413km W of Imperial, CA · 15636 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.112km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15636 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.73km S of Salton City, CA · 15635 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15634 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.712km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.625km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15634 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.39km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.010km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.617km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15633 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.76km E of Westmorland, CA · 15633 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 3.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.612km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15632 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.812km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.211km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15632 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 3.011km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15632 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 3.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15632 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.010km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.012km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.710km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.511km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.612km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.56km N of Brawley, CA · 15631 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.04km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15631 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.54km N of Brawley, CA · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.211km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.222km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15631 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.15km S of Salton City, CA · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 3.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.912km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.712km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.412km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.112km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.610km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.910km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.711km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.112km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci22640. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.