California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8km S of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8km S of Brawley, CA on Mon, May 6, 1985, 4:36 AM PDT (11:36 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1985-05-06 11:36:53 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.911° N, 115.535° 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
91°
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: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.823km ENE of Campo, CA · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.013km ESE of North Shore, CA · 15119 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.87km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15119 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.610km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15119 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.246km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15118 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.448km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.754km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.018km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15117 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.222km ESE of Julian, CA · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15115 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.515km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15115 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15115 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.821km E of Julian, CA · 15115 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.521km E of Julian, CA · 15114 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.522km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15114 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.09km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15114 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.518km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15112 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.220km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15112 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.924km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15112 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.720km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15111 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.69km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15111 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.512km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15111 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.820km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.920km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15110 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.126km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15109 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.823km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15109 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.720km E of Julian, CA · 15109 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15109 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.518km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15108 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.54km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15108 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.69km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15108 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.614km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15107 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.09km N of Westmorland, CA · 15107 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.718km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15106 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.79km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15106 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 15106 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.89km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.347km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.748km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.610km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15103 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.714km W of Imperial, CA · 15103 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.710km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15103 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.85km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15103 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.912km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15102 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.437km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.510km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.97km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.62km W of Brawley, CA · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CA · 15101 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.724km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.458km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.610km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15099 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.151km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.47km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.521km ESE of Julian, CA · 15096 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 1.816km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15122 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.916km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15122 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15122 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.412km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15122 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.913km NW of Imperial, CA · 15122 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.412km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15122 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.612km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15122 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15122 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15122 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.612km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.029km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15124 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.711km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.68km W of Imperial, CA · 15125 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.522km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15125 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.610km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.910km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15126 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15126 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.722km ESE of Julian, CA · 15127 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

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