M2.7 earthquake 3km W of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Nov 3, 1985, 3:33 PM PST

UTC

1985-11-03 23:33:41 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.978° N, 115.558° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

0

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

After

1. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Nov 6, 7:37 AM PST · 14930 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
2. 2.01km SSE of Brawley, CAWed, Nov 6, 10:04 PM PST · 14930 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.216km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Nov 7, 3:59 AM PST · 14929 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
4. 1.616km SSW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Nov 7, 10:21 AM PST · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
5. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Nov 7, 3:48 PM PST · 14929 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
6. 1.76km WSW of Salton City, CAThu, Nov 7, 6:21 PM PST · 14929 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
7. 1.613km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Nov 7, 8:59 PM PST · 14929 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.112km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Nov 7, 9:00 PM PST · 14929 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.514km NE of Julian, CAFri, Nov 8, 8:33 AM PST · 14928 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.78km WSW of Salton City, CAFri, Nov 8, 7:00 PM PST · 14928 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.87km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Nov 8, 11:07 PM PST · 14928 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
12. 1.918km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Nov 9, 3:49 AM PST · 14927 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
13. 2.322km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Nov 10, 9:37 AM PST · 14926 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
14. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, Nov 10, 12:13 PM PST · 14926 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.919km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Nov 11, 8:17 AM PST · 14925 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.823km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Nov 11, 11:59 AM PST · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
17. 2.319km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Nov 11, 2:16 PM PST · 14925 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Nov 12, 5:33 AM PST · 14924 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
19. 1.517km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Nov 12, 3:24 PM PST · 14924 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
20. 2.437km W of Blythe, CATue, Nov 12, 10:02 PM PST · 14924 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
21. 1.68km SSW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Nov 13, 3:27 PM PST · 14923 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
22. 1.78km SSW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Nov 13, 3:33 PM PST · 14923 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
23. 2.65km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Nov 13, 11:33 PM PST · 14923 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
24. 2.06km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Nov 13, 11:33 PM PST · 14923 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
25. 1.820km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Nov 14, 4:12 PM PST · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
26. 1.76km WSW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Nov 14, 8:27 PM PST · 14922 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
27. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Nov 14, 10:13 PM PST · 14922 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
28. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Nov 14, 10:15 PM PST · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
29. 2.55km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Nov 15, 6:03 AM PST · 14921 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
30. 1.723km SSW of La Quinta, CAFri, Nov 15, 8:29 AM PST · 14921 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
31. 1.818km SSW of Oasis, CAFri, Nov 15, 10:06 AM PST · 14921 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
32. 1.917km NNE of Pine Valley, CASat, Nov 16, 9:59 PM PST · 14920 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
33. 1.817km ESE of Julian, CASun, Nov 17, 10:15 AM PST · 14919 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
34. 3.123km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, Nov 17, 10:31 PM PST · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
35. 1.917km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Nov 18, 5:39 AM PST · 14918 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
36. 2.75km WSW of Salton City, CAMon, Nov 18, 4:23 PM PST · 14918 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
37. 1.85km WSW of Salton City, CAMon, Nov 18, 5:22 PM PST · 14918 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
38. 3.531km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Nov 19, 4:44 AM PST · 14917 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
39. 1.611km ESE of North Shore, CATue, Nov 19, 6:29 AM PST · 14917 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
40. 2.75km WSW of Salton City, CATue, Nov 19, 3:20 PM PST · 14917 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
41. 1.64km SW of Salton City, CATue, Nov 19, 9:02 PM PST · 14917 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
42. 1.621km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Nov 20, 3:18 PM PST · 14916 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
43. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Nov 21, 12:29 AM PST · 14916 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
44. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CAThu, Nov 21, 4:26 PM PST · 14915 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
45. 2.131km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXFri, Nov 22, 7:06 PM PST · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
46. 1.923km NE of Pine Valley, CASun, Nov 24, 8:05 AM PST · 14912 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
47. 1.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Nov 25, 12:41 PM PST · 14911 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
48. 2.07km W of El Centro, CAMon, Nov 25, 6:59 PM PST · 14911 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
49. 1.620km NNW of Borrego Springs, CATue, Nov 26, 5:37 AM PST · 14910 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
50. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Nov 27, 4:50 AM PST · 14909 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
51. 1.67km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Nov 27, 4:48 PM PST · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
52. 1.716km SSW of La Quinta, CAWed, Nov 27, 9:21 PM PST · 14909 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
53. 2.916km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Nov 28, 2:30 AM PST · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
54. 2.557km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Nov 28, 5:29 AM PST · 14908 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
55. 2.65km SSW of Salton City, CAFri, Nov 29, 12:33 AM PST · 14908 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
56. 2.010km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXFri, Nov 29, 4:44 AM PST · 14907 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
57. 1.913km NE of Julian, CASat, Nov 30, 3:33 AM PST · 14906 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
58. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CASat, Nov 30, 8:26 AM PST · 14906 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
59. 2.08km SSW of Brawley, CASat, Nov 30, 11:05 PM PST · 14906 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
60. 1.812km ENE of Julian, CASun, Dec 1, 5:32 PM PST · 14905 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci130778. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.