California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4km SW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4km SW of Brawley, CA on Tue, Apr 16, 1985, 3:21 PM PST (23:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-16 23:21:51 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.950° N, 115.555° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
73°
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: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.34km W of Brawley, CA · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15140 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15140 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.014km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.68km NE of Calexico, CA · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.811km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15139 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15139 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.96km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.116km WNW of Imperial, CA · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.18km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15138 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.659km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15138 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.922km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15137 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15137 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.921km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15137 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.019km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.63km SW of Brawley, CA · 15136 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 15135 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.87km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15135 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.113km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15135 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.615km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15135 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15135 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.714km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15134 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.126km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.016km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15133 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.010km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15133 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.510km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15133 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.59km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15133 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.523km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15133 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 15132 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 15132 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.521km ESE of Julian, CA · 15132 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.116km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15132 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.016km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15132 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.720km E of Julian, CA · 15131 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.534km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15131 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.215km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15131 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.616km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15131 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.86km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15131 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15130 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.85km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.916km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15130 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.511km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15130 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.620km E of Julian, CA · 15129 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.810km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15128 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.722km ESE of Julian, CA · 15127 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15126 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.910km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15126 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.610km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.522km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15126 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.68km W of Imperial, CA · 15126 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.711km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.029km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15124 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15124 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.631km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15123 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.018km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15143 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.122km ESE of Julian, CA · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.921km E of Julian, CA · 15144 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15146 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.612km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15147 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.24km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.912km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15148 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.019km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.522km ESE of Julian, CA · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.421km ESE of Julian, CA · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.122km ESE of Julian, CA · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.68km SSE of Brawley, CA · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15150 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.822km E of Julian, CA · 15151 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.726km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15151 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15152 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.611km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15152 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci64490. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.