California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4km S of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4km S of Brawley, CA on Sat, Jun 7, 1986, 5:23 PM PDT (00:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 10km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-06-08 00:23:58 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.940° N, 115.533° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
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: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14728 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.611km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14727 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.622km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.89km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14727 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.86km NNE of North Shore, CA · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.211km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14727 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.315km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14727 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.82km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14725 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.613km W of Niland, CA · 14723 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 14723 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.111km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14722 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.514km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14722 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.910km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.69km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.84km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14720 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.65km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14720 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.020km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.717km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14720 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.611km SW of Niland, CA · 14718 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.112km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14716 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.123km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14716 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.011km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14715 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.04km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14714 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.810km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14714 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.123km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.721km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14714 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.98km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14713 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.72km SW of Brawley, CA · 14713 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 3.911km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14712 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 3.37km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14712 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 3.67km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14712 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 4.310km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14712 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.59km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14712 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.79km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14712 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14712 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.18km WSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14712 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.67km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14712 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 3.29km SE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14710 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.512km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14709 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.89km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14709 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.39km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14709 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.52km S of Brawley, CA · 14708 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.618km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14708 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14707 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 3.47km SE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14707 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.619km E of Julian, CA · 14707 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.919km E of Julian, CA · 14706 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.25km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14706 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.723km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 14706 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.320km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14706 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.34km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14706 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 3.04km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14706 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.430km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14705 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.18km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14705 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.257km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14704 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.27km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14701 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 3.08km SE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14700 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 3.414km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14700 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 1.67km NNE of Imperial, CA · 14728 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.713km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14729 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.91km SW of Brawley, CA · 14730 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.85km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.13km W of Brawley, CA · 14731 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 14732 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.26km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.012km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14735 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.034km NNE of North Shore, CA · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.62km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.84km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.819km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14737 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.013km NE of Julian, CA · 14737 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.98km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14738 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.97km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14738 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.313km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14739 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.66km SW of Holtville, CA · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.712km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.99km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14742 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.611km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14742 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

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