M2.1 earthquake 2km WSW of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Oct 14, 1985, 4:04 PM PDT

UTC

1985-10-14 23:04:44 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.971° N, 115.556° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

67°

Stations used

0

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

After

1. 1.67km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Oct 15, 11:15 PM PDT · 14952 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.014km NNE of Pine Valley, CATue, Oct 15, 11:58 PM PDT · 14952 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.97km W of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 16, 4:21 PM PDT · 14951 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
4. 1.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 6:42 PM PDT · 14951 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
5. 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 6:57 PM PDT · 14951 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
6. 1.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 6:57 PM PDT · 14951 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
7. 2.08km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:00 PM PDT · 14951 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
8. 2.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:00 PM PDT · 14951 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
9. 2.88km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:05 PM PDT · 14951 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
10. 1.88km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:29 PM PDT · 14951 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
11. 1.78km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:31 PM PDT · 14951 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 16, 8:37 PM PDT · 14951 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
13. 1.87km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 16, 9:23 PM PDT · 14951 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
14. 1.614km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Oct 17, 12:42 AM PDT · 14951 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
15. 2.67km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 1:52 AM PDT · 14951 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
16. 3.27km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 2:49 AM PDT · 14951 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
17. 1.67km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 3:07 AM PDT · 14951 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
18. 2.47km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 5:18 AM PDT · 14951 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
19. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAThu, Oct 17, 5:41 AM PDT · 14951 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
20. 2.07km N of Imperial, CAThu, Oct 17, 8:11 AM PDT · 14951 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
21. 1.67km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 17, 6:36 PM PDT · 14950 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
22. 1.913km E of Julian, CAFri, Oct 18, 10:23 AM PDT · 14949 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
23. 1.99km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Oct 18, 12:45 PM PDT · 14949 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
24. 2.66km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Oct 18, 3:37 PM PDT · 14949 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
25. 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 19, 12:24 PM PDT · 14948 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
26. 2.85km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Oct 22, 8:27 AM PDT · 14946 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
27. 1.521km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Oct 23, 10:23 AM PDT · 14944 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
28. 1.68km W of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 23, 5:25 PM PDT · 14944 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
29. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 23, 9:41 PM PDT · 14944 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
30. 1.612km W of Niland, CAThu, Oct 24, 2:43 AM PDT · 14944 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
31. 1.616km SSW of Oasis, CAThu, Oct 24, 5:00 AM PDT · 14944 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
32. 1.711km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 24, 8:46 PM PDT · 14943 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
33. 1.914km NW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Oct 25, 2:40 PM PDT · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
34. 2.050km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 25, 7:06 PM PDT · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
35. 1.811km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Oct 26, 8:27 AM PDT · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
36. 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CASat, Oct 26, 1:49 PM PDT · 14941 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
37. 2.611km ESE of Julian, CASun, Oct 27, 3:23 AM PST · 14941 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
38. 3.010km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, Oct 27, 8:45 PM PST · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
39. 2.56km E of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Oct 28, 1:39 AM PST · 14940 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
40. 3.13km W of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 30, 12:39 PM PST · 14937 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
41. 1.75km WSW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 31, 1:19 PM PST · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
42. 2.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Oct 31, 4:54 PM PST · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
43. 1.919km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Nov 1, 8:46 AM PST · 14935 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
44. 1.614km N of Ocotillo, CAFri, Nov 1, 12:18 PM PST · 14935 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
45. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CASat, Nov 2, 4:22 AM PST · 14935 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
46. 1.93km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Nov 2, 8:04 AM PST · 14934 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
47. 1.712km WSW of Imperial, CASat, Nov 2, 10:13 AM PST · 14934 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
48. 2.411km S of Borrego Springs, CASat, Nov 2, 9:57 PM PST · 14934 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
49. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CASat, Nov 2, 10:05 PM PST · 14934 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
50. 1.99km SSW of Holtville, CASun, Nov 3, 5:15 AM PST · 14934 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
51. 2.73km W of Brawley, CASun, Nov 3, 3:33 PM PST · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
52. 1.83km SW of Imperial, CAMon, Nov 4, 12:10 AM PST · 14933 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
53. 1.83km WSW of Imperial, CAMon, Nov 4, 2:21 AM PST · 14933 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
54. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CATue, Nov 5, 9:20 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
55. 1.96km SSW of Salton City, CATue, Nov 5, 9:37 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
56. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Nov 5, 11:38 PM PST · 14931 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
57. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Nov 6, 7:37 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
58. 2.01km SSE of Brawley, CAWed, Nov 6, 10:04 PM PST · 14930 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
59. 2.216km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Nov 7, 3:59 AM PST · 14930 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
60. 1.616km SSW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Nov 7, 10:21 AM PST · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci137263. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.