California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4km WSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4km WSW of Brawley, CA on Fri, Jan 25, 1985, 10:00 AM PST (18:00 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-25 18:00:31 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.971° N, 115.570° 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
97°
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: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.632km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.113km E of Julian, CA · 15220 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.89km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.77km S of Brawley, CA · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.121km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.522km ESE of Campo, CA · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.921km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15219 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.814km NE of Julian, CA · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.713km NE of Julian, CA · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.714km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.617km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.816km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.916km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15218 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.234km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15217 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.314km NE of Julian, CA · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.821km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15217 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.123km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15217 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.76km S of Brawley, CA · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.918km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15216 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.817km SE of Campo, CA · 15216 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.523km ESE of Campo, CA · 15216 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.853km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15215 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15215 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.09km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15215 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15215 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.66km W of Imperial, CA · 15215 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.017km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15214 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.919km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 3.14km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15213 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.813km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15213 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 15212 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.816km W of Imperial, CA · 15212 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.532km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15212 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.932km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15212 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.813km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15211 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.632km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.732km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15211 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15211 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 3.86km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15211 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.332km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.76km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.633km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15211 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15211 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.76km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.87km SW of Salton City, CA · 15211 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.110km NE of Julian, CA · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.23km W of Brawley, CA · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.624km SE of Campo, CA · 15209 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.821km ESE of Campo, CA · 15209 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.05km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15209 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15209 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.911km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15209 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.632km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.25km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15208 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.910km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15208 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.86km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15208 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.710km SW of Salton City, CA · 15207 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.832km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 15221 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.015km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.110km S of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15221 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.621km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.46km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15222 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.611km ENE of Mecca, CA · 15222 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 15222 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.711km W of Niland, CA · 15222 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.518km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15222 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.024km ESE of Anza, CA · 15222 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.217km ESE of Julian, CA · 15222 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15223 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.74km SSE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.513km NE of Julian, CA · 15224 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.65km NE of Westmorland, CA · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.914km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.017km ESE of Julian, CA · 15225 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59622. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.