M1.8 earthquake 3km NW of El Centro, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Jan 1, 1985, 9:38 PM PST

UTC

1985-01-02 05:38:11 UTC

Depth

9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.808° N, 115.581° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

104°

Stations used

0

• El Centro, CaliforniaPopulation 43,956. Forecast2 kmNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast23 kmNNW

After

1. 1.515km S of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 2, 6:04 PM PST · 15243 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
2. 2.08km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 3, 7:05 AM PST · 15242 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.716km NNE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Jan 3, 9:04 AM PST · 15242 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.010km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 3, 2:33 PM PST · 15242 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.910km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 3, 2:34 PM PST · 15242 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.716km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jan 3, 8:39 PM PST · 15242 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.95km SSW of Delta, B.C., MXThu, Jan 3, 8:58 PM PST · 15242 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
8. 2.312km NE of Julian, CAFri, Jan 4, 6:11 AM PST · 15241 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.011km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jan 4, 6:59 AM PST · 15241 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.816km SW of Oasis, CAFri, Jan 4, 11:38 AM PST · 15241 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
11. 1.96km NNE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jan 4, 9:20 PM PST · 15241 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
12. 1.912km NE of Julian, CASat, Jan 5, 7:20 AM PST · 15240 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.418km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jan 5, 7:55 AM PST · 15240 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.612km NE of Julian, CASat, Jan 5, 9:14 AM PST · 15240 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.623km SW of Ocotillo, CASat, Jan 5, 4:23 PM PST · 15240 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CASat, Jan 5, 6:52 PM PST · 15240 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.910km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jan 5, 9:30 PM PST · 15240 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
18. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CASun, Jan 6, 2:30 AM PST · 15240 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.717km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jan 6, 8:50 AM PST · 15239 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.817km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jan 6, 9:05 AM PST · 15239 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
21. 1.513km NE of Julian, CASun, Jan 6, 4:11 PM PST · 15239 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
22. 1.612km NE of Julian, CAMon, Jan 7, 4:22 AM PST · 15238 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
23. 1.76km E of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 7, 5:05 AM PST · 15238 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
24. 1.717km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jan 8, 1:47 PM PST · 15237 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
25. 1.913km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Jan 9, 1:27 AM PST · 15237 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
26. 1.926km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Jan 9, 2:25 AM PST · 15237 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
27. 2.120km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Jan 9, 4:37 AM PST · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
28. 1.86km WSW of Brawley, CAWed, Jan 9, 11:46 AM PST · 15236 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
29. 1.94km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jan 9, 4:35 PM PST · 15236 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
30. 1.624km SW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jan 9, 6:02 PM PST · 15236 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
31. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 9, 7:16 PM PST · 15236 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
32. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jan 9, 7:37 PM PST · 15236 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
33. 1.617km NW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Jan 10, 5:54 PM PST · 15235 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
34. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Jan 11, 12:48 AM PST · 15235 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
35. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Jan 11, 3:39 AM PST · 15234 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
36. 1.512km W of Niland, CAFri, Jan 11, 7:41 PM PST · 15234 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
37. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CASat, Jan 12, 8:17 AM PST · 15233 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
38. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CASun, Jan 13, 3:47 AM PST · 15232 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
39. 2.124km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Jan 13, 3:57 AM PST · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
40. 1.612km NE of Julian, CASun, Jan 13, 6:35 AM PST · 15232 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
41. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CASun, Jan 13, 10:42 AM PST · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
42. 2.412km NE of Julian, CAMon, Jan 14, 2:39 PM PST · 15231 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
43. 2.04km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 14, 7:26 PM PST · 15231 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
44. 1.814km NE of Julian, CAMon, Jan 14, 8:54 PM PST · 15231 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
45. 2.218km NNE of Pine Valley, CATue, Jan 15, 12:10 AM PST · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
46. 1.813km NE of Julian, CATue, Jan 15, 2:51 AM PST · 15230 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
47. 2.119km SE of Julian, CATue, Jan 15, 5:03 AM PST · 15230 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
48. 2.864km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jan 15, 1:51 PM PST · 15230 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
49. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jan 15, 10:10 PM PST · 15230 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
50. 2.811km SW of Salton City, CAWed, Jan 16, 12:03 PM PST · 15229 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
51. 1.69km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Jan 17, 12:16 PM PST · 15228 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
52. 2.14km SW of Niland, CAThu, Jan 17, 4:14 PM PST · 15228 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
53. 2.016km NNE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Jan 18, 6:43 AM PST · 15227 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
54. 1.84km SW of Brawley, CAFri, Jan 18, 9:19 AM PST · 15227 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
55. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Jan 18, 11:14 AM PST · 15227 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
56. 1.66km W of Ocotillo, CASat, Jan 19, 6:03 PM PST · 15226 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
57. 2.211km ENE of Julian, CASat, Jan 19, 9:36 PM PST · 15226 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
58. 1.813km ENE of Julian, CASat, Jan 19, 9:45 PM PST · 15226 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
59. 1.85km SW of Salton City, CASun, Jan 20, 4:07 AM PST · 15225 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
60. 2.017km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Jan 21, 1:02 AM PST · 15225 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

1. 2.12km ESE of Bombay Beach, CATue, Jan 1, 8:54 PM PST · 15244 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
2. 2.016km WNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Jan 1, 9:24 AM PST · 15244 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
3. 2.266km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Jan 1, 1:41 AM PST · 15245 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
4. 2.415km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 31, 10:24 AM PST · 15245 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
5. 2.414km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 31, 10:24 AM PST · 15245 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
6. 1.611km SSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Dec 31, 3:40 AM PST · 15245 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
7. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CASun, Dec 30, 6:50 AM PST · 15246 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.912km NE of Julian, CASat, Dec 29, 12:33 PM PST · 15247 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.471km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Dec 29, 10:50 AM PST · 15247 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.52km W of Borrego Springs, CASat, Dec 29, 9:51 AM PST · 15247 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.92km SSW of Brawley, CASat, Dec 29, 5:55 AM PST · 15247 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.024km NNE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Dec 29, 2:00 AM PST · 15248 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
13. 2.227km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 28, 9:03 AM PST · 15248 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
14. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Dec 27, 6:22 PM PST · 15249 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Dec 27, 6:18 PM PST · 15249 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Dec 27, 3:14 PM PST · 15249 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.921km E of Julian, CAThu, Dec 27, 9:15 AM PST · 15249 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.912km NE of Julian, CAWed, Dec 26, 10:26 PM PST · 15250 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.612km NE of Julian, CAWed, Dec 26, 7:19 PM PST · 15250 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
20. 2.621km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Dec 26, 8:26 AM PST · 15250 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci55739. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.