California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4km SW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4km SW of Brawley, CA on Fri, Jan 18, 1985, 9:19 AM PST (17:19 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6km W of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-01-18 17:19:07 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.950° N, 115.559° 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
93°
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: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15235 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.66km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15233 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.211km ENE of Julian, CA · 15233 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.813km ENE of Julian, CA · 15233 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.920km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15233 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.85km SW of Salton City, CA · 15233 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.017km ESE of Julian, CA · 15232 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.914km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15232 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.65km NE of Westmorland, CA · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.513km NE of Julian, CA · 15231 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.74km SSE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.217km ESE of Julian, CA · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.518km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.711km W of Niland, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.611km ENE of Mecca, CA · 15229 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.46km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15229 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.621km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15229 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.110km S of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15228 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.015km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15228 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 15228 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.113km E of Julian, CA · 15228 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.89km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15227 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.77km S of Brawley, CA · 15227 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.121km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.522km ESE of Campo, CA · 15226 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.921km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.814km NE of Julian, CA · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.713km NE of Julian, CA · 15226 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.714km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.617km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15226 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.816km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15225 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.916km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15225 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.314km NE of Julian, CA · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.821km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15224 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.123km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.76km S of Brawley, CA · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.918km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15224 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.817km SE of Campo, CA · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.523km ESE of Campo, CA · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.853km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.09km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15222 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.66km W of Imperial, CA · 15222 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.017km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.919km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 3.14km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.813km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.816km W of Imperial, CA · 15220 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.813km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15219 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.632km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 3.86km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15219 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.76km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15218 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 2.016km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15235 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.515km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15235 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.14km SW of Niland, CA · 15235 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.69km SW of Salton City, CA · 15236 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.811km SW of Salton City, CA · 15237 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15237 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.119km SE of Julian, CA · 15238 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.813km NE of Julian, CA · 15238 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.218km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15238 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.814km NE of Julian, CA · 15238 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.04km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15238 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.412km NE of Julian, CA · 15238 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.632km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15239 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15240 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.616km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15240 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.612km NE of Julian, CA · 15240 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.124km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15240 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15240 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15241 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.512km W of Niland, CA · 15241 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci58806. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.