M1.6 earthquake 5km S of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Jun 5, 1985, 2:45 PM PDT

UTC

1985-06-05 21:45:23 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.933° N, 115.534° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

0

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast5 kmS
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast35 kmNNW

After

1. 1.511km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 5, 3:28 PM PDT · 15091 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
2. 1.84km W of Brawley, CAThu, Jun 6, 11:05 AM PDT · 15090 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
3. 1.611km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jun 6, 2:30 PM PDT · 15090 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.57km SW of Salton City, CASat, Jun 8, 10:36 PM PDT · 15088 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
5. 1.87km WNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jun 8, 11:26 PM PDT · 15088 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.712km S of Salton City, CASun, Jun 9, 3:38 PM PDT · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.913km NE of Julian, CASun, Jun 9, 6:26 PM PDT · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.628km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Jun 9, 8:49 PM PDT · 15087 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
9. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CASun, Jun 9, 11:00 PM PDT · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
10. 1.69km NNW of Desert Center, CAMon, Jun 10, 9:51 AM PDT · 15086 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.715km W of Salton City, CAMon, Jun 10, 7:15 PM PDT · 15086 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.217km NE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jun 11, 12:46 AM PDT · 15086 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.116km N of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jun 11, 5:15 AM PDT · 15086 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.67km N of North Shore, CATue, Jun 11, 8:17 PM PDT · 15085 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.011km ENE of Julian, CATue, Jun 11, 8:59 PM PDT · 15085 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jun 12, 11:36 AM PDT · 15084 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
17. 1.77km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jun 12, 4:49 PM PDT · 15084 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
18. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Jun 12, 8:31 PM PDT · 15084 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.26km NE of Calexico, CAThu, Jun 13, 5:44 AM PDT · 15084 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
20. 1.722km ENE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Jun 13, 6:41 AM PDT · 15084 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
21. 2.08km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jun 14, 5:15 AM PDT · 15083 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
22. 1.56km SSE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jun 14, 1:14 PM PDT · 15082 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
23. 1.913km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Jun 14, 3:24 PM PDT · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
24. 2.69km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Jun 14, 3:42 PM PDT · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
25. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CAFri, Jun 14, 8:54 PM PDT · 15082 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
26. 1.720km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jun 14, 10:02 PM PDT · 15082 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
27. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jun 16, 7:08 PM PDT · 15080 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
28. 1.87km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jun 16, 7:59 PM PDT · 15080 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
29. 1.626km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Jun 17, 10:22 AM PDT · 15079 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
30. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Jun 17, 11:45 AM PDT · 15079 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
31. 1.719km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Jun 17, 4:15 PM PDT · 15079 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
32. 2.217km SSW of Oasis, CAMon, Jun 17, 7:13 PM PDT · 15079 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
33. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jun 18, 3:34 AM PDT · 15079 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
34. 1.817km SSW of Oasis, CATue, Jun 18, 9:07 AM PDT · 15079 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.65km W of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Jun 18, 4:56 PM PDT · 15078 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
36. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CATue, Jun 18, 6:57 PM PDT · 15078 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
37. 1.712km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jun 19, 6:59 AM PDT · 15078 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
38. 2.014km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jun 20, 4:08 AM PDT · 15077 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
39. 1.860km S of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jun 20, 2:27 PM PDT · 15076 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
40. 1.638km SE of Campo, CAThu, Jun 20, 4:02 PM PDT · 15076 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
41. 3.448km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jun 20, 6:15 PM PDT · 15076 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
42. 1.57km SE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jun 20, 8:59 PM PDT · 15076 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
43. 1.87km ESE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jun 20, 9:16 PM PDT · 15076 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
44. 1.87km ESE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jun 20, 9:57 PM PDT · 15076 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
45. 2.11km NNE of El Centro, CASat, Jun 22, 5:40 AM PDT · 15075 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
46. 1.916km NE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jun 22, 9:02 AM PDT · 15075 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
47. 1.617km NE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jun 23, 9:21 PM PDT · 15073 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
48. 1.98km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jun 24, 2:53 PM PDT · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
49. 1.68km E of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jun 25, 2:12 AM PDT · 15072 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
50. 1.712km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jun 25, 3:41 AM PDT · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
51. 1.88km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jun 26, 5:46 PM PDT · 15070 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
52. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CAThu, Jun 27, 11:16 PM PDT · 15069 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
53. 1.56km S of Brawley, CAFri, Jun 28, 7:16 AM PDT · 15069 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
54. 1.616km NW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jun 28, 6:15 PM PDT · 15068 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
55. 2.06km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jun 28, 10:43 PM PDT · 15068 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
56. 2.014km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jun 29, 10:39 AM PDT · 15067 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
57. 1.715km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jun 29, 10:39 AM PDT · 15067 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
58. 1.67km NE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jun 29, 10:23 PM PDT · 15067 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
59. 1.618km W of Imperial, CASun, Jun 30, 8:36 AM PDT · 15067 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
60. 2.05km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jun 30, 9:33 PM PDT · 15066 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

1. 2.611km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jun 5, 11:16 AM PDT · 15091 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
2. 3.610km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jun 5, 11:10 AM PDT · 15091 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.05km W of Brawley, CAWed, Jun 5, 7:17 AM PDT · 15092 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CAWed, Jun 5, 3:51 AM PDT · 15092 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
5. 2.04km W of Brawley, CAWed, Jun 5, 3:18 AM PDT · 15092 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
6. 3.35km WNW of Brawley, CAWed, Jun 5, 3:00 AM PDT · 15092 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.912km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jun 3, 7:28 AM PDT · 15094 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
8. 3.319km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jun 2, 11:53 PM PDT · 15094 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
9. 2.520km SSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Jun 2, 11:41 PM PDT · 15094 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
10. 2.88km SW of Holtville, CASun, Jun 2, 11:39 AM PDT · 15094 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
11. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Jun 2, 10:44 AM PDT · 15094 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
12. 1.67km NE of Imperial, CASat, Jun 1, 1:30 AM PDT · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
13. 2.248km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, May 31, 3:23 PM PDT · 15096 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
14. 1.521km ESE of Julian, CAFri, May 31, 3:20 PM PDT · 15096 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.47km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, May 31, 2:32 AM PDT · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.151km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, May 30, 11:41 AM PDT · 15097 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CATue, May 28, 4:50 PM PDT · 15099 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
18. 1.610km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, May 28, 6:52 AM PDT · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
19. 2.458km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, May 28, 6:12 AM PDT · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.724km NE of Pine Valley, CAMon, May 27, 5:03 PM PDT · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci67804. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC.