California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4km W of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4km W of Brawley, CA on Wed, Mar 6, 1985, 9:50 PM PST (05:50 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
2.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-07 05:50:20 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.985° N, 115.577° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
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: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 166 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44km W of Brawley, CA · 15183 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.85km WNW of Brawley, CA · 15183 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.34km WNW of Brawley, CA · 15183 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.64km W of Brawley, CA · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.817km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.711km ENE of Indio, CA · 15182 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.112km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.711km ENE of Indio, CA · 15182 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.711km ENE of Indio, CA · 15182 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.412km ENE of Indio, CA · 15182 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.521km ESE of Julian, CA · 15182 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.88km ESE of North Shore, CA · 15182 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.520km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15182 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15182 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.122km ESE of Julian, CA · 15181 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.021km SE of Anza, CA · 15181 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15181 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15181 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15181 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.721km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15181 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15180 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15180 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.014km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.85km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.811km ENE of Indio, CA · 15180 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.94km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15179 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.420km ESE of Julian, CA · 15179 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15179 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.819km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15179 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15179 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.15km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15179 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.88km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15179 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.534km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.732km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15178 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.323km ESE of Anza, CA · 15178 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.722km ESE of Julian, CA · 15178 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.06km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15177 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.421km ESE of Julian, CA · 15177 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.71km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15177 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 3.110km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.317km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15176 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.14km W of Brawley, CA · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.011km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15176 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.025km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15176 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15175 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.028km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15175 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.321km ESE of Julian, CA · 15175 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.610km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15175 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.132km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.733km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15174 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.812km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.512km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15173 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.713km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15173 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.96km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15173 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15173 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.515km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 15183 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.05km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15183 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.118km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 15184 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.611km NE of Coachella, CA · 15184 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.511km NE of Coachella, CA · 15184 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.814km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15185 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.118km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15185 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.06km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15185 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.33km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15185 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.020km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.110km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15185 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.62km SW of Brawley, CA · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.99km E of Brawley, CA · 15185 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15186 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.716km SW of Oasis, CA · 15186 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.84km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15187 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci62243. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC.