California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7km W of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7km W of El Centro, CA on Mon, Nov 25, 1985, 6:59 PM PST (02:59 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 71km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-26 02:59:42 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.783° N, 115.633° 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
104°
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: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 14917 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.67km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14916 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.916km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14916 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.860km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14916 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.557km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14915 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.010km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.08km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14913 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.812km ENE of Julian, CA · 14912 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.68km SW of Salton City, CA · 14912 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.624km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14911 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.513km NE of Julian, CA · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.562km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.717km ESE of Julian, CA · 14909 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.65km S of Brawley, CA · 14909 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.08km SW of Salton City, CA · 14908 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.78km SW of Salton City, CA · 14908 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.922km E of Julian, CA · 14908 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.928km SSE of Campo, CA · 14907 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.422km SSE of Campo, CA · 14907 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.051km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.117km ESE of Julian, CA · 14906 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.722km E of Julian, CA · 14906 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.910km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14906 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14905 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.612km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14904 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.011km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14904 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.360km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.09km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.038km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.311km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14902 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.17km SW of Salton City, CA · 14902 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.85km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.472km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14900 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.911km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14899 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.75km NE of North Shore, CA · 14899 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.612km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14899 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.610km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14899 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.924km ESE of Julian, CA · 14898 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.010km SW of Niland, CA · 14898 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.010km SW of Salton City, CA · 14898 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.89km WSW of Niland, CA · 14896 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.54km E of Julian, CA · 14895 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 14893 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.96km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14893 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.711km NNW of Holtville, CA · 14893 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.710km WSW of Niland, CA · 14892 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.410km WSW of Niland, CA · 14892 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 3.371km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 14892 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.15km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14892 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.716km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14892 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.911km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14891 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.515km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14891 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.018km SE of Salton City, CA · 14891 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.517km SW of Oasis, CA · 14890 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.721km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14890 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.911km NE of Julian, CA · 14889 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.812km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14889 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.84km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14889 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 1.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14918 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.923km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14919 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.131km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14921 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.522km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14922 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14923 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.621km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14923 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.558km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14923 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.64km SW of Salton City, CA · 14924 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.75km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14924 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.611km ESE of North Shore, CA · 14924 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.531km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14925 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.85km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14925 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.75km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14925 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.917km ESE of Julian, CA · 14925 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.817km ESE of Julian, CA · 14926 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.917km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14927 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.818km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14928 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.55km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14928 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.76km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14929 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.06km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14930 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci132608. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.