California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7km SSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7km SSW of Brawley, CA on Thu, Oct 17, 1985, 3:07 AM PDT (10:07 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 31km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-10-17 10:07:07 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.920° N, 115.563° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
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: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.47km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14959 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.07km N of Imperial, CA · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.67km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14958 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.913km E of Julian, CA · 14957 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.99km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14957 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.66km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14957 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14956 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14954 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.521km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14952 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.68km W of Holtville, CA · 14952 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14952 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 14952 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.616km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14952 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.711km SW of Salton City, CA · 14951 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.914km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14950 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.050km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14950 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.811km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14950 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.611km ESE of Julian, CA · 14949 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.010km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14948 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.56km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14948 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 3.13km W of Brawley, CA · 14945 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.75km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14944 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14944 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.919km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14943 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.614km N of Ocotillo, CA · 14943 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14943 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.93km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14942 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.712km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14942 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.411km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14942 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14942 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.99km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14942 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.559km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14941 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.73km W of Brawley, CA · 14941 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.83km SW of Imperial, CA · 14941 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.83km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14941 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14939 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14939 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14939 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14939 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.01km SSE of Brawley, CA · 14938 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.216km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14938 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.616km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14937 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14937 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.33km SE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14937 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.76km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14937 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.613km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14937 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.112km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14937 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.514km NE of Julian, CA · 14936 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.78km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14936 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.87km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14936 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.918km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14936 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.858km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14935 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.322km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14934 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14934 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.919km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14933 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.823km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14933 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.319km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14933 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14933 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.517km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14932 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 3.27km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.67km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.614km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14959 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.87km N of Imperial, CA · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.78km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14959 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.88km N of Imperial, CA · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.88km N of Imperial, CA · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14959 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.08km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14959 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14959 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14959 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14959 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.97km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14959 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.014km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14960 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.67km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14960 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.914km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14960 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.127km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14960 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.210km E of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14961 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.912km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14961 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124375. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.