California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5km SSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5km SSW of Brawley, CA on Sun, Mar 17, 1985, 10:02 PM PST (06:02 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1985-03-18 06:02:14 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.943° N, 115.558° 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
99°
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: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.221km ESE of Julian, CA · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.16km SW of Salton City, CA · 15170 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.68km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15170 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.013km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15170 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.612km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.816km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15169 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.72km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.319km E of Julian, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.219km E of Julian, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15169 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.611km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.97km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15168 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.220km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15168 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.914km W of Imperial, CA · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.712km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15167 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.811km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.90km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15167 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.221km ESE of Julian, CA · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.119km E of Julian, CA · 15167 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15167 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15166 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.916km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15166 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15166 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.117km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15166 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15166 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15166 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.616km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.221km ESE of Julian, CA · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.76km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.87km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15165 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.01km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.812km NE of Julian, CA · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.611km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15164 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.220km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.020km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 15162 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.615km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.57km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.825km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.78km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15161 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.010km SW of Pine Valley, CA · 15161 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.017km S of Salton City, CA · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.322km ESE of Julian, CA · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.825km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.113km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15158 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.625km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15158 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.514km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15158 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.020km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15157 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.220km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15156 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.06km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.66km S of Brawley, CA · 15154 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.68km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15152 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 1.611km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15171 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15171 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.93km SSW of Brawley, CA · 15172 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.63km S of Brawley, CA · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15172 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.96km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15172 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.713km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15172 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.512km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15172 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.812km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.610km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15173 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 15174 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15174 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.321km ESE of Julian, CA · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 15174 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.028km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15174 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15174 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15174 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.025km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15175 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.011km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15175 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci62816. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.