M1.7 earthquake 2km NNW of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Mar 19, 1985, 5:25 PM PST

UTC

1985-03-20 01:25:18 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.995° N, 115.543° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

0

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast2 kmNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast42 kmNNW

After

1. 3.319km E of Julian, CATue, Mar 19, 7:52 PM PST · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.219km E of Julian, CATue, Mar 19, 8:02 PM PST · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
3. 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CATue, Mar 19, 8:11 PM PST · 15169 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.611km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Mar 20, 5:50 AM PST · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.97km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Mar 20, 6:52 AM PST · 15168 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
6. 2.220km NNE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Mar 20, 8:33 AM PST · 15168 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.914km W of Imperial, CAWed, Mar 20, 4:25 PM PST · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
8. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Mar 20, 6:12 PM PST · 15168 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Mar 20, 6:15 PM PST · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.712km SW of Westmorland, CAThu, Mar 21, 11:01 AM PST · 15167 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.811km SW of Westmorland, CAThu, Mar 21, 11:07 AM PST · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
12. 1.90km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Mar 21, 1:08 PM PST · 15167 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
13. 2.221km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Mar 21, 2:54 PM PST · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.119km E of Julian, CAThu, Mar 21, 5:47 PM PST · 15167 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.820km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Mar 21, 8:28 PM PST · 15167 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
16. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Mar 22, 9:03 AM PST · 15166 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.916km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Mar 22, 9:08 AM PST · 15166 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Mar 22, 2:06 PM PST · 15166 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
19. 2.117km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Mar 22, 5:00 PM PST · 15166 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Mar 22, 10:54 PM PST · 15165 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
21. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CASat, Mar 23, 1:11 AM PST · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
22. 1.823km ESE of Anza, CASat, Mar 23, 4:01 AM PST · 15165 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
23. 1.616km NNE of Pine Valley, CASat, Mar 23, 8:13 AM PST · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
24. 2.221km ESE of Julian, CASat, Mar 23, 8:46 AM PST · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
25. 1.76km W of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Mar 23, 3:33 PM PST · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
26. 1.87km SE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Mar 24, 1:38 AM PST · 15164 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
27. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CASun, Mar 24, 12:44 PM PST · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
28. 2.01km WSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Mar 24, 1:49 PM PST · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
29. 1.812km NE of Julian, CASun, Mar 24, 3:55 PM PST · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
30. 1.611km NE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Mar 24, 4:53 PM PST · 15164 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
31. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CATue, Mar 26, 2:06 AM PST · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
32. 2.220km NNE of Pine Valley, CATue, Mar 26, 6:46 AM PST · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
33. 2.020km NNE of Pine Valley, CATue, Mar 26, 11:15 AM PST · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
34. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CATue, Mar 26, 4:44 PM PST · 15162 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
35. 1.615km ENE of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Mar 27, 1:52 AM PST · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
36. 2.57km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXWed, Mar 27, 2:09 AM PST · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
37. 1.825km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Mar 27, 5:55 AM PST · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
38. 1.78km E of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Mar 27, 11:55 AM PST · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
39. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Mar 27, 9:01 PM PST · 15161 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
40. 2.017km S of Salton City, CAFri, Mar 29, 6:43 AM PST · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
41. 2.322km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Mar 29, 3:00 PM PST · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
42. 1.825km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Mar 29, 9:28 PM PST · 15158 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
43. 2.113km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Mar 30, 10:15 PM PST · 15157 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
44. 2.625km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Mar 30, 10:40 PM PST · 15157 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
45. 1.514km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Mar 30, 11:04 PM PST · 15157 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
46. 2.020km NNE of Pine Valley, CASun, Mar 31, 6:13 PM PST · 15157 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
47. 2.220km NNE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Apr 1, 6:16 AM PST · 15156 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
48. 2.06km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Apr 1, 3:20 PM PST · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
49. 2.017km NE of Coachella, CAMon, Apr 1, 10:11 PM PST · 15155 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
50. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CATue, Apr 2, 1:20 PM PST · 15155 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
51. 1.66km S of Brawley, CAWed, Apr 3, 8:14 AM PST · 15154 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
52. 1.68km ENE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Apr 5, 6:22 AM PST · 15152 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
53. 1.611km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Apr 5, 3:54 PM PST · 15152 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
54. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Apr 6, 1:02 AM PST · 15151 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
55. 1.726km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Apr 6, 10:29 AM PST · 15151 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
56. 1.822km E of Julian, CASat, Apr 6, 4:08 PM PST · 15151 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
57. 2.022km ESE of Julian, CASun, Apr 7, 2:18 PM PST · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
58. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Apr 7, 7:59 PM PST · 15150 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
59. 1.68km SSE of Brawley, CAMon, Apr 8, 2:52 AM PST · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
60. 2.122km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Apr 8, 11:41 AM PST · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

1. 1.816km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Mar 19, 6:35 AM PST · 15169 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CATue, Mar 19, 5:29 AM PST · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.612km SSE of Bombay Beach, CATue, Mar 19, 3:37 AM PST · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
4. 2.013km S of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Mar 18, 11:57 PM PST · 15169 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Mar 18, 10:02 PM PST · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
6. 1.68km E of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Mar 18, 8:06 PM PST · 15170 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
7. 2.16km SW of Salton City, CAMon, Mar 18, 4:03 PM PST · 15170 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
8. 2.221km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Mar 18, 4:27 AM PST · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.220km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Mar 18, 3:57 AM PST · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.65km SSW of Brawley, CASun, Mar 17, 10:02 PM PST · 15170 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
11. 1.611km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Mar 17, 3:29 PM PST · 15171 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CASun, Mar 17, 5:07 AM PST · 15171 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.622km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, Mar 17, 4:59 AM PST · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CASun, Mar 17, 12:33 AM PST · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.93km SSW of Brawley, CASat, Mar 16, 10:49 PM PST · 15171 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
16. 1.63km S of Brawley, CASat, Mar 16, 10:48 PM PST · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
17. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CASat, Mar 16, 5:02 PM PST · 15172 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.96km W of Ocotillo, CASat, Mar 16, 4:48 PM PST · 15172 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
19. 1.713km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Mar 16, 1:38 PM PST · 15172 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
20. 1.512km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Mar 16, 1:38 PM PST · 15172 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci62830. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.