California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5km W of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5km W of Brawley, CA on Wed, Jun 5, 1985, 7:17 AM PDT (14:17 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-06-05 14:17:51 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.982° N, 115.580° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
66°
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: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.610km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15093 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.611km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15093 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.65km S of Brawley, CA · 15093 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.511km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15093 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.84km W of Brawley, CA · 15092 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.611km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15092 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.57km SW of Salton City, CA · 15089 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.87km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15089 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.712km S of Salton City, CA · 15089 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 15088 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.628km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15088 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15088 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.69km NNW of Desert Center, CA · 15088 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.715km W of Salton City, CA · 15087 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.217km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15087 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.116km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15087 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.67km N of North Shore, CA · 15086 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.011km ENE of Julian, CA · 15086 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15086 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.77km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15085 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15085 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.26km NE of Calexico, CA · 15085 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.722km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15085 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.08km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15084 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.56km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15084 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.913km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15084 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.69km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15084 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 15083 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.720km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15083 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15081 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.87km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15081 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.626km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15081 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15081 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.719km ESE of Julian, CA · 15080 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.217km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15080 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15080 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.817km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15080 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.65km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.712km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15079 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.014km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15078 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.860km S of Ocotillo, CA · 15078 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.638km SE of Campo, CA · 15077 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 3.448km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 15077 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.57km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15077 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.87km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15077 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.87km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.11km NNE of El Centro, CA · 15076 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.916km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15076 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.617km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.98km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15074 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.68km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15073 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.712km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 15072 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.88km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15071 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15070 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 15070 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 15070 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 15070 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.04km W of Brawley, CA · 15093 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 3.35km WNW of Brawley, CA · 15093 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.713km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15094 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.614km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15095 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.521km ESE of Anza, CA · 15095 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 15095 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.912km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15095 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.319km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.520km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 15096 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15096 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 15096 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.67km NE of Imperial, CA · 15097 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.248km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.521km ESE of Julian, CA · 15098 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.47km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.151km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15100 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.610km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci67762. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC.