California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6km S of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6km S of Brawley, CA on Tue, Jan 29, 1985, 2:27 AM PST (10:27 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
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-01-29 10:27:55 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.921° N, 115.519° 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
83°
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: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15220 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.817km SE of Campo, CA · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.523km ESE of Campo, CA · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.853km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.09km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15219 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15219 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.66km W of Imperial, CA · 15219 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.017km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.919km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.14km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15217 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.813km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15216 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.816km W of Imperial, CA · 15216 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.813km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15215 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15215 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.86km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15215 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.76km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15215 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.76km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.87km SW of Salton City, CA · 15214 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.110km NE of Julian, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.23km W of Brawley, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.624km SE of Campo, CA · 15213 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.821km ESE of Campo, CA · 15213 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.05km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15212 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.911km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15212 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.25km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15212 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.910km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15212 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.86km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15211 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.710km SW of Salton City, CA · 15211 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.617km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15211 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.79km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15210 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15210 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.924km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15210 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.723km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 15210 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.123km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15210 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.417km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15210 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15210 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.912km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15210 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.111km NE of Julian, CA · 15209 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.612km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.612km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15209 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.911km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15209 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.422km ESE of Campo, CA · 15208 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.64km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.09km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.316km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 3.317km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.920km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15207 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.916km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15206 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.76km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15205 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.815km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15204 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.22km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15204 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15204 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.013km NE of Julian, CA · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 1.821km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15221 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.314km NE of Julian, CA · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.916km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15222 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.816km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.617km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.714km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15222 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.713km NE of Julian, CA · 15222 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.814km NE of Julian, CA · 15222 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.921km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.522km ESE of Campo, CA · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.121km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15223 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.77km S of Brawley, CA · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.89km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.113km E of Julian, CA · 15224 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 15224 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.015km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15225 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.110km S of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15225 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.621km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59767. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.