California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2km W of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2km W of Brawley, CA on Sun, May 26, 1985, 10:14 AM PDT (17:14 UTC), 6 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
1985-05-26 17:14:50 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.982° N, 115.555° 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
63°
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: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CA · 15102 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.724km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.610km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15100 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.151km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.47km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.521km ESE of Julian, CA · 15097 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.248km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.67km NE of Imperial, CA · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15095 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 15095 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.520km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15094 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.319km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15094 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.912km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15094 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.614km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15094 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.713km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15093 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.35km WNW of Brawley, CA · 15092 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.04km W of Brawley, CA · 15092 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 15092 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.05km W of Brawley, CA · 15092 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 3.610km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15092 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.611km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15092 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.65km S of Brawley, CA · 15092 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.511km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15092 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.84km W of Brawley, CA · 15091 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.611km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15091 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.57km SW of Salton City, CA · 15088 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.87km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15088 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.712km S of Salton City, CA · 15088 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.628km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15087 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.69km NNW of Desert Center, CA · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.715km W of Salton City, CA · 15086 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.217km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15086 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.116km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15086 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.67km N of North Shore, CA · 15085 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.011km ENE of Julian, CA · 15085 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15085 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.77km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15085 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15084 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.26km NE of Calexico, CA · 15084 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.722km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15084 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.08km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15083 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.56km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15083 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.913km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15083 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.69km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15083 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 15082 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.720km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15082 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15080 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.87km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15080 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.626km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15080 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15080 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.719km ESE of Julian, CA · 15080 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.217km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15079 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15079 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.817km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15079 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.65km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15078 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.712km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 1.67km N of Julian, CA · 15102 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.97km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.510km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15103 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.613km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15103 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.437km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15103 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.912km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15103 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.85km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15103 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.710km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15104 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.714km W of Imperial, CA · 15104 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.610km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 15104 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.748km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CA · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.347km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15105 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.89km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15106 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 15106 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.79km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15106 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.37km N of Julian, CA · 15107 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci67162. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC.