M2.5 earthquake 4km N of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 6, 1983, 8:28 AM PST

UTC

1983-12-06 16:28:45 UTC

Depth

3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.015° N, 115.536° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

91°

Stations used

21

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast4 kmN
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast44 kmN

After

1. 1.57km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 8, 6:29 PM PST · 15628 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.012km SSW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 8, 7:09 PM PST · 15628 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
3. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 8, 8:57 PM PST · 15628 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
4. 2.212km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 9, 3:15 AM PST · 15628 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
5. 2.07km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Dec 9, 4:28 PM PST · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
6. 1.57km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Dec 9, 7:00 PM PST · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
7. 2.011km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 10, 3:45 AM PST · 15627 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
8. 2.510km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Dec 10, 2:40 PM PST · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
9. 1.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 11, 12:27 AM PST · 15626 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
10. 2.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 11, 2:02 AM PST · 15626 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 11, 3:12 AM PST · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
12. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 11, 7:01 AM PST · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
13. 2.812km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 12, 6:08 AM PST · 15625 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
14. 2.25km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Dec 12, 8:58 AM PST · 15625 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
15. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 12, 1:13 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
16. 2.010km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Dec 13, 8:49 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
17. 1.55km S of Salton City, CATue, Dec 13, 2:27 PM PST · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
18. 1.96km S of Salton City, CATue, Dec 13, 5:11 PM PST · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
19. 1.822km WNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Dec 13, 5:35 PM PST · 15623 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
20. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 14, 3:42 AM PST · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
21. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 14, 12:38 PM PST · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
22. 1.622km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 15, 5:16 AM PST · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
23. 2.224km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 15, 9:15 AM PST · 15622 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.823km NE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Dec 15, 11:40 AM PST · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
25. 1.911km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 15, 1:39 PM PST · 15622 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
26. 2.015km E of Julian, CAThu, Dec 15, 4:36 PM PST · 15621 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
27. 1.751km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Dec 15, 10:32 PM PST · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
28. 2.311km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 15, 11:12 PM PST · 15621 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
29. 2.511km N of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Dec 16, 1:32 PM PST · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
30. 1.59km N of Westmorland, CAFri, Dec 16, 10:31 PM PST · 15620 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
31. 2.35km NE of North Shore, CAFri, Dec 16, 11:43 PM PST · 15620 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
32. 2.216km ESE of Julian, CASat, Dec 17, 4:19 AM PST · 15620 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
33. 2.34km S of Pine Valley, CASat, Dec 17, 10:22 PM PST · 15619 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
34. 2.024km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 18, 4:37 AM PST · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
35. 2.32km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 18, 6:31 AM PST · 15619 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
36. 2.36km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 18, 6:32 AM PST · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
37. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Dec 18, 12:51 PM PST · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
38. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Dec 18, 1:12 PM PST · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
39. 2.09km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 18, 8:42 PM PST · 15618 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
40. 1.617km W of Salton City, CAMon, Dec 19, 4:48 AM PST · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
41. 3.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 19, 5:15 PM PST · 15617 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
42. 2.122km WNW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 19, 5:30 PM PST · 15617 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
43. 1.826km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Dec 19, 5:38 PM PST · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
44. 2.225km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 19, 11:13 PM PST · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
45. 2.124km ENE of Pine Valley, CATue, Dec 20, 5:20 AM PST · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
46. 2.96km SW of Salton City, CATue, Dec 20, 3:49 PM PST · 15616 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
47. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CAWed, Dec 21, 3:11 AM PST · 15616 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
48. 2.712km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 21, 8:50 AM PST · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
49. 2.06km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Dec 21, 11:32 AM PST · 15616 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
50. 2.126km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Dec 21, 11:58 PM PST · 15615 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
51. 1.94km W of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Dec 22, 11:16 PM PST · 15614 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
52. 1.92km W of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Dec 23, 12:29 PM PST · 15614 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
53. 1.63km WNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Dec 23, 3:16 PM PST · 15614 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
54. 1.68km S of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 23, 9:32 PM PST · 15613 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
55. 2.011km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 24, 12:24 AM PST · 15613 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
56. 1.811km SW of Salton City, CASat, Dec 24, 12:28 AM PST · 15613 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
57. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CASat, Dec 24, 9:42 AM PST · 15613 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
58. 2.83km W of Brawley, CASat, Dec 24, 1:43 PM PST · 15613 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
59. 1.73km E of Mexicali, B.C., MXSat, Dec 24, 1:47 PM PST · 15613 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
60. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Dec 25, 6:04 AM PST · 15612 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci26516. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC.