California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2km SW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2km SW of Brawley, CA on Mon, Jun 23, 1986, 10:48 AM PDT (17:48 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-06-23 17:48:26 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.961° N, 115.546° 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
153°
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: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.911km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14712 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.37km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14712 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.67km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14711 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.310km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14711 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.59km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14711 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.79km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14711 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14711 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.18km WSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14711 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.67km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14711 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.29km SE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14709 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.512km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14709 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.89km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14709 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.39km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14709 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.52km S of Brawley, CA · 14708 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.618km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14707 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14706 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.47km SE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14706 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.619km E of Julian, CA · 14706 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.919km E of Julian, CA · 14706 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.723km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 14705 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.320km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14705 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.34km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14705 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 3.04km SE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 14705 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.430km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.257km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14704 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.27km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14701 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 3.08km SE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 14700 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 3.414km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14699 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.911km W of Niland, CA · 14697 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.613km W of Niland, CA · 14697 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.612km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.218km NE of Thermal, CA · 14694 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.618km NE of Thermal, CA · 14694 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.510km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14694 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.527km NE of Thermal, CA · 14694 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.818km NE of Mecca, CA · 14693 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.915km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.65km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14692 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.722km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14692 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.623km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14691 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.57km S of Brawley, CA · 14689 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.13km WNW of Brawley, CA · 14689 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.912km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14688 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.812km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 14687 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.316km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14687 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.214km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14687 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.023km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14687 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.412km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14686 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14686 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.818km W of El Centro, CA · 14685 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.89km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14684 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.69km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14683 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.617km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14682 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.110km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.911km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14679 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.76km SSW of Brawley, CA · 14679 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.115km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14679 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.024km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14679 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.211km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14679 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.98km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14713 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.83km N of Julian, CA · 14713 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.721km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14713 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.123km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14713 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.810km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14713 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.04km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14714 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.011km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14714 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.123km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14715 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.112km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14716 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.611km SW of Niland, CA · 14718 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.717km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14719 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.020km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.65km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14720 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.84km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14720 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.69km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.910km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.514km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.111km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14722 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 14723 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away

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