M2.8 earthquake 3km W of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 24, 1983, 1:43 PM PST

UTC

1983-12-24 21:43:40 UTC

Depth

14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.974° N, 115.564° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

67°

Stations used

35

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast3 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast40 kmNNW

After

1. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CASun, Dec 25, 1:57 PM PST · 15611 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
2. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Dec 26, 9:23 AM PST · 15611 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Dec 26, 2:47 PM PST · 15610 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
4. 1.97km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 26, 10:21 PM PST · 15610 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.42km WNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Dec 28, 4:32 PM PST · 15608 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.025km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 28, 10:28 PM PST · 15608 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.910km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 28, 10:53 PM PST · 15608 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
8. 2.012km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 29, 6:26 AM PST · 15608 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
9. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CAFri, Dec 30, 5:17 AM PST · 15607 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
10. 2.28km S of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 30, 4:42 PM PST · 15606 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
11. 3.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 30, 6:09 PM PST · 15606 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
12. 1.62km E of Bombay Beach, CASat, Dec 31, 1:52 AM PST · 15606 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
13. 2.06km WSW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Dec 31, 5:30 PM PST · 15605 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.126km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Dec 31, 9:31 PM PST · 15605 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.919km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 2, 11:32 AM PST · 15604 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.720km SSW of La Quinta, CAMon, Jan 2, 2:46 PM PST · 15603 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.113km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 3, 5:26 AM PST · 15603 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
18. 2.010km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 3, 11:23 PM PST · 15602 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.111km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jan 4, 4:19 AM PST · 15602 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
20. 1.711km NE of Coachella, CAWed, Jan 4, 7:36 AM PST · 15602 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 4, 12:04 PM PST · 15602 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
22. 1.98km ENE of Imperial, CAWed, Jan 4, 3:51 PM PST · 15601 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
23. 2.65km WNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXThu, Jan 5, 12:06 AM PST · 15601 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
24. 3.17km N of Imperial, CAThu, Jan 5, 8:26 AM PST · 15601 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
25. 1.87km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Jan 5, 9:04 AM PST · 15601 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
26. 2.27km N of Imperial, CAThu, Jan 5, 11:49 AM PST · 15601 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
27. 2.415km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 5, 10:06 PM PST · 15600 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
28. 1.912km E of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 5, 11:17 PM PST · 15600 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
29. 1.68km WSW of Holtville, CAFri, Jan 6, 2:01 AM PST · 15600 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
30. 2.025km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Jan 6, 2:45 AM PST · 15600 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
31. 2.17km WNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jan 6, 10:03 AM PST · 15600 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
32. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jan 6, 7:18 PM PST · 15599 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
33. 2.69km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Jan 6, 9:19 PM PST · 15599 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
34. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jan 6, 10:58 PM PST · 15599 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
35. 1.919km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jan 7, 12:48 PM PST · 15599 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
36. 2.14km N of Julian, CASat, Jan 7, 1:06 PM PST · 15599 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
37. 1.612km WSW of Salton City, CASat, Jan 7, 2:33 PM PST · 15598 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
38. 1.613km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jan 8, 2:51 PM PST · 15597 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
39. 2.210km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jan 8, 3:50 PM PST · 15597 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
40. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jan 8, 3:55 PM PST · 15597 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
41. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jan 8, 11:32 PM PST · 15597 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
42. 2.010km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 9, 12:22 AM PST · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
43. 2.310km NW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jan 9, 7:13 AM PST · 15597 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
44. 2.72km SW of Brawley, CAMon, Jan 9, 11:08 AM PST · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
45. 2.32km SW of Brawley, CAMon, Jan 9, 3:34 PM PST · 15596 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
46. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CAWed, Jan 11, 3:01 AM PST · 15595 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
47. 2.117km SE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 11, 10:10 AM PST · 15595 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
48. 2.28km S of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jan 11, 9:33 PM PST · 15594 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
49. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CAFri, Jan 13, 10:38 AM PST · 15593 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
50. 2.124km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jan 13, 12:44 PM PST · 15593 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
51. 2.322km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Jan 13, 5:34 PM PST · 15592 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
52. 2.34km ENE of Julian, CASat, Jan 14, 4:26 AM PST · 15592 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
53. 1.610km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jan 15, 10:23 AM PST · 15591 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
54. 1.913km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Jan 15, 10:53 AM PST · 15591 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
55. 2.017km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 16, 12:49 AM PST · 15590 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
56. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Jan 16, 5:38 AM PST · 15590 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
57. 1.89km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jan 17, 4:43 PM PST · 15588 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
58. 1.925km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jan 18, 7:37 AM PST · 15588 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
59. 1.718km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jan 18, 6:57 PM PST · 15587 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
60. 2.216km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Jan 18, 7:19 PM PST · 15587 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci27734. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.