M1.6 earthquake 7km ENE of Imperial, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Aug 28, 1985, 9:03 PM PDT

UTC

1985-08-29 04:03:44 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.880° N, 115.508° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

112°

Stations used

0

• Imperial, CaliforniaPopulation 17,095. Forecast7 kmENE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast28 kmN

After

1. 2.24km SSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Aug 28, 9:05 PM PDT · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
2. 2.57km ENE of Imperial, CAWed, Aug 28, 9:06 PM PDT · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.77km ENE of Imperial, CAWed, Aug 28, 9:26 PM PDT · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.97km NE of Imperial, CAWed, Aug 28, 9:46 PM PDT · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
5. 3.27km NE of Imperial, CAWed, Aug 28, 9:49 PM PDT · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
6. 3.17km NE of Imperial, CAWed, Aug 28, 9:55 PM PDT · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.57km ENE of Imperial, CAWed, Aug 28, 10:27 PM PDT · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
8. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Aug 29, 2:37 AM PDT · 15011 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.023km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Aug 29, 2:16 PM PDT · 15010 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
10. 1.616km SW of Oasis, CAFri, Aug 30, 12:47 PM PDT · 15010 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.642km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, Aug 31, 12:28 PM PDT · 15009 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.113km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Aug 31, 9:28 PM PDT · 15008 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
13. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Sep 2, 12:26 AM PDT · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.722km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Sep 2, 10:10 AM PDT · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
15. 1.612km SW of Bombay Beach, CAMon, Sep 2, 3:43 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
16. 2.113km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Sep 2, 5:02 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
17. 2.213km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Sep 2, 5:04 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
18. 1.914km N of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Sep 2, 5:07 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
19. 1.712km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Sep 2, 5:08 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
20. 1.711km E of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Sep 2, 5:14 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
21. 3.114km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Sep 2, 6:03 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
22. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CAMon, Sep 2, 10:24 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
23. 2.75km W of Brawley, CATue, Sep 3, 11:31 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
24. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Sep 4, 12:41 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
25. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CAThu, Sep 5, 12:55 AM PDT · 15004 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
26. 2.07km S of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Sep 5, 6:54 AM PDT · 15004 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
27. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 5, 10:20 AM PDT · 15004 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
28. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Sep 6, 5:10 AM PDT · 15003 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.611km ESE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Sep 6, 1:39 PM PDT · 15002 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
30. 1.54km SSE of Brawley, CAMon, Sep 9, 11:47 AM PDT · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.249km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Sep 10, 9:08 AM PDT · 14999 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
32. 2.410km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Sep 11, 12:31 PM PDT · 14998 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
33. 1.97km NE of Imperial, CAThu, Sep 12, 12:03 AM PDT · 14997 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
34. 1.925km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 12, 2:48 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
35. 1.89km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 12, 3:55 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
36. 1.911km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 12, 11:46 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
37. 2.310km ESE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Sep 13, 9:39 AM PDT · 14996 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
38. 1.816km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Sep 13, 9:44 AM PDT · 14996 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
39. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Sep 14, 5:26 AM PDT · 14995 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
40. 3.08km SW of Brawley, CASat, Sep 14, 10:38 PM PDT · 14994 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
41. 1.89km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Sep 15, 2:08 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
42. 2.19km SSW of Salton City, CASun, Sep 15, 4:16 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
43. 2.717km NE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Sep 15, 2:56 PM PDT · 14993 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
44. 1.823km NE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Sep 16, 8:37 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
45. 1.821km E of Julian, CAMon, Sep 16, 1:46 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
46. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Sep 16, 3:11 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
47. 1.98km SW of Brawley, CAWed, Sep 18, 11:14 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
48. 1.513km WSW of Niland, CAThu, Sep 19, 2:07 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
49. 1.86km S of Brawley, CAThu, Sep 19, 7:04 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
50. 2.311km NE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 19, 2:09 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
51. 2.35km SSW of Salton City, CAThu, Sep 19, 9:02 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
52. 1.511km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 19, 9:31 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
53. 2.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 19, 9:32 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
54. 1.512km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 19, 9:49 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
55. 2.011km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 19, 9:49 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
56. 1.521km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 19, 11:03 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
57. 1.56km S of Brawley, CAFri, Sep 20, 2:14 AM PDT · 14989 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
58. 1.85km W of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Sep 20, 2:34 AM PDT · 14989 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
59. 2.26km S of Brawley, CAFri, Sep 20, 2:37 AM PDT · 14989 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
60. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CASat, Sep 21, 7:07 AM PDT · 14988 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

1. 2.47km ENE of Imperial, CAWed, Aug 28, 8:55 PM PDT · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.09km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Aug 28, 4:31 PM PDT · 15011 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.558km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Aug 28, 12:12 PM PDT · 15012 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.28km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Aug 28, 2:50 AM PDT · 15012 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
5. 1.914km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Aug 27, 9:33 PM PDT · 15012 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Aug 27, 3:12 AM PDT · 15013 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.621km E of Julian, CAMon, Aug 26, 11:04 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.612km W of Niland, CAMon, Aug 26, 6:05 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
9. 2.47km SSW of Holtville, CASun, Aug 25, 10:15 AM PDT · 15015 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
10. 1.919km NNW of Ocotillo, CASun, Aug 25, 1:56 AM PDT · 15015 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
11. 1.718km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 24, 11:48 AM PDT · 15016 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.321km SW of Westmorland, CAFri, Aug 23, 1:50 PM PDT · 15016 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
13. 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Aug 22, 9:43 PM PDT · 15017 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.518km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Aug 22, 5:43 AM PDT · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.613km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Aug 21, 9:11 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.617km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Aug 21, 4:27 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
17. 1.711km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Aug 21, 9:01 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
18. 2.310km E of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Aug 21, 2:39 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
19. 2.010km E of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Aug 21, 2:01 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
20. 3.213km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Aug 21, 1:56 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci113539. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.