California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9km E of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9km E of Brawley, CA on Mon, Mar 4, 1985, 10:34 AM PST (18:34 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-04 18:34:36 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.979° N, 115.432° 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
109°
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: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62km SW of Brawley, CA · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.110km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15185 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.33km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15184 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.06km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15184 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.118km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15184 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.814km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15184 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 15184 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.118km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.05km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15183 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.515km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 15183 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.64km W of Brawley, CA · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.44km W of Brawley, CA · 15182 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.85km WNW of Brawley, CA · 15182 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.34km WNW of Brawley, CA · 15182 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.64km W of Brawley, CA · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.817km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.112km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.521km ESE of Julian, CA · 15181 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.88km ESE of North Shore, CA · 15181 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15181 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.122km ESE of Julian, CA · 15181 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15181 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15180 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.014km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.85km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.94km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15179 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.420km ESE of Julian, CA · 15179 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15179 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15179 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.15km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15179 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.88km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15178 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.534km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15178 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.732km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15178 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.722km ESE of Julian, CA · 15177 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.06km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15176 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.421km ESE of Julian, CA · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.71km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15176 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 3.110km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.317km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.14km W of Brawley, CA · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.011km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15175 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.025km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15175 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15175 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.028km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15175 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.321km ESE of Julian, CA · 15175 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 15174 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.610km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15174 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.132km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15174 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.812km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.512km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15173 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.713km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15173 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.96km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15173 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15173 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.716km SW of Oasis, CA · 15186 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.84km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15186 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.06km ESE of Westmorland, CA · 15187 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.416km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15187 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.614km NE of Julian, CA · 15187 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.122km ESE of Julian, CA · 15187 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.023km ESE of Campo, CA · 15188 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.627km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15188 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15189 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.732km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15189 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.322km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15190 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.321km SE of Campo, CA · 15190 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.03km SW of Salton City, CA · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.52km SW of Brawley, CA · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.62km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.912km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 15192 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15192 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.816km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15192 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

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