California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2km WSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2km WSW of Brawley, CA on Mon, Feb 25, 1985, 8:26 PM PST (04:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 19km E of Julian, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-26 04:26:25 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.974° N, 115.554° 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
82°
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: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 162 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52km SW of Brawley, CA · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.03km SW of Salton City, CA · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15190 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.321km SE of Campo, CA · 15190 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.322km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15190 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15190 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15189 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15189 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.732km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15189 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15189 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.627km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15188 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.023km ESE of Campo, CA · 15187 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.212km NE of Julian, CA · 15187 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.122km ESE of Julian, CA · 15187 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.614km NE of Julian, CA · 15187 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.416km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.06km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.84km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15186 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.716km SW of Oasis, CA · 15186 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15184 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.99km E of Brawley, CA · 15184 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.62km SW of Brawley, CA · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.110km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15184 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.020km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.33km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15184 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.06km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15184 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.118km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15184 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.814km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15184 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.118km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.05km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15183 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.515km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 15182 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.64km W of Brawley, CA · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.44km W of Brawley, CA · 15182 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.85km WNW of Brawley, CA · 15182 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.34km WNW of Brawley, CA · 15182 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.64km W of Brawley, CA · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.817km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.112km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.521km ESE of Julian, CA · 15181 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.88km ESE of North Shore, CA · 15181 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.520km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15181 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15181 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.122km ESE of Julian, CA · 15181 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15180 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15180 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.721km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15180 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15179 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.014km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.85km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.94km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15178 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.420km ESE of Julian, CA · 15178 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15178 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.819km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15178 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15178 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.15km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15178 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 1.912km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 15192 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15192 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.816km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15192 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.31km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.81km SW of Brawley, CA · 15192 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.426km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15192 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.611km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15192 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.924km ESE of Julian, CA · 15192 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.77km NE of Imperial, CA · 15192 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15193 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.77km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15193 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15193 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.120km ESE of Julian, CA · 15193 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.610km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15194 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.922km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15194 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.822km ESE of Campo, CA · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15195 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.921km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15195 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci61644. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.