M2.7 earthquake 3km WSW of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Oct 30, 1983, 12:46 PM PST

UTC

1983-10-30 20:46:40 UTC

Depth

15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.968° N, 115.556° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

54°

Stations used

41

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast3 kmWSW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast39 kmNNW

After

1. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CATue, Nov 15, 8:50 PM PST · 15651 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
2. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Nov 16, 12:02 AM PST · 15651 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
3. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Nov 16, 12:49 AM PST · 15651 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
4. 2.28km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Nov 16, 1:27 AM PST · 15651 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
5. 2.07km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Nov 16, 1:57 AM PST · 15651 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
6. 1.68km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Nov 16, 1:59 AM PST · 15651 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
7. 1.65km E of Westmorland, CAWed, Nov 16, 2:43 AM PST · 15651 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
8. 2.112km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Nov 16, 3:50 AM PST · 15651 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
9. 2.49km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Nov 16, 6:20 AM PST · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.018km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Nov 16, 6:42 PM PST · 15650 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
11. 1.55km WSW of Brawley, CAWed, Nov 16, 8:27 PM PST · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.06km WSW of Brawley, CAWed, Nov 16, 8:28 PM PST · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.86km WSW of Brawley, CAWed, Nov 16, 8:29 PM PST · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.95km WSW of Brawley, CAWed, Nov 16, 8:30 PM PST · 15650 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.16km W of Brawley, CAWed, Nov 16, 8:34 PM PST · 15650 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Nov 17, 12:20 AM PST · 15650 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
17. 1.923km NE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Nov 17, 3:42 AM PST · 15650 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
18. 2.47km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Nov 17, 6:48 AM PST · 15650 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
19. 1.86km NNW of Brawley, CAThu, Nov 17, 12:14 PM PST · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.517km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Nov 17, 6:32 PM PST · 15649 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
21. 1.76km NNW of Brawley, CAThu, Nov 17, 8:23 PM PST · 15649 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
22. 1.67km S of Brawley, CAFri, Nov 18, 2:42 AM PST · 15649 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
23. 2.024km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Nov 18, 11:40 PM PST · 15648 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
24. 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Nov 19, 3:57 PM PST · 15647 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
25. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Nov 19, 10:41 PM PST · 15647 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
26. 2.525km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Nov 20, 2:09 AM PST · 15647 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
27. 2.025km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Nov 20, 2:25 AM PST · 15647 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
28. 2.017km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Nov 20, 9:57 PM PST · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
29. 3.022km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, Nov 21, 12:15 AM PST · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
30. 2.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Nov 21, 10:28 AM PST · 15646 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
31. 2.822km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Nov 21, 11:12 AM PST · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
32. 2.26km ESE of Imperial, CAMon, Nov 21, 7:33 PM PST · 15645 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
33. 2.326km ENE of Pine Valley, CATue, Nov 22, 7:01 AM PST · 15645 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
34. 1.73km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, Nov 23, 12:38 AM PST · 15644 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
35. 2.38km W of Heber, CAWed, Nov 23, 10:18 AM PST · 15644 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
36. 2.28km WNW of Westmorland, CAThu, Nov 24, 1:52 PM PST · 15643 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
37. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Nov 24, 3:32 PM PST · 15642 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
38. 1.911km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Nov 24, 3:38 PM PST · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
39. 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Nov 24, 4:21 PM PST · 15642 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
40. 2.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Nov 24, 4:21 PM PST · 15642 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
41. 1.57km NE of Imperial, CAThu, Nov 24, 4:37 PM PST · 15642 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
42. 1.627km NNE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Nov 24, 4:37 PM PST · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
43. 2.210km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Nov 25, 9:11 AM PST · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
44. 1.96km E of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Nov 25, 10:33 PM PST · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
45. 2.315km W of Imperial, CASun, Nov 27, 5:11 AM PST · 15640 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
46. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CASun, Nov 27, 1:39 PM PST · 15640 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
47. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Nov 28, 8:25 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
48. 2.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Nov 29, 9:36 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
49. 2.211km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Nov 29, 8:27 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
50. 2.15km S of Salton City, CAWed, Nov 30, 6:29 AM PST · 15637 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
51. 1.610km S of Holtville, CAWed, Nov 30, 11:25 AM PST · 15637 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
52. 2.413km W of Imperial, CAThu, Dec 1, 10:34 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
53. 2.112km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 1, 2:52 PM PST · 15635 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
54. 1.73km S of Salton City, CAFri, Dec 2, 2:18 PM PST · 15634 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
55. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Dec 3, 12:08 PM PST · 15634 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
56. 2.712km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 3, 12:17 PM PST · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
57. 2.625km NE of Pine Valley, CASat, Dec 3, 2:06 PM PST · 15634 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
58. 2.39km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Dec 4, 8:08 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
59. 2.010km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Dec 4, 9:17 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
60. 1.617km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Dec 4, 3:31 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci23837. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.