California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3km WSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3km WSW of Brawley, CA on Fri, Dec 19, 1986, 3:29 AM PST (11:29 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 11km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-12-19 11:29:29 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.963° N, 115.561° 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
132°
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: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14533 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.623km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.21km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14531 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.62km NNW of Brawley, CA · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.225km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.722km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14529 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.316km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14527 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.84km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14526 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.521km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14526 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.011km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14526 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.13km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14525 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.014km W of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.014km W of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.914km W of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 3.014km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.514km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.410km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.714km W of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.611km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.313km W of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.815km W of Westmorland, CA · 14525 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.914km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14525 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.423km ESE of Anza, CA · 14524 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.215km W of Westmorland, CA · 14523 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.46km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14523 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.65km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14523 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.220km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14522 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.912km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14522 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.44km WNW of Brawley, CA · 14522 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 14522 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.424km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14521 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.79km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14521 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.55km WSW of Pine Valley, CA · 14521 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.32km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14520 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.018km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14519 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.123km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14519 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.94km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14519 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.111km WSW of El Centro, CA · 14519 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.010km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14518 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.213km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14517 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.323km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14516 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.011km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14516 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.05km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14515 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.314km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14515 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14515 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.515km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14515 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14515 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.914km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14515 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 3.013km WSW of Niland, CA · 14515 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14515 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.22km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14515 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 3.015km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14515 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.47km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14515 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.949km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14515 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.123km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.76km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.323km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14513 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.67km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 3.427km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.832km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14513 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 14536 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.911km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14538 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.56km W of Brawley, CA · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.84km W of Brawley, CA · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.36km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14539 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.328km NE of Thermal, CA · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.118km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.710km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14542 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.02km W of Brawley, CA · 14542 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.018km SE of Campo, CA · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.624km ESE of Julian, CA · 14542 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.67km SSE of Brawley, CA · 14543 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.54km S of Brawley, CA · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.011km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14544 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.86km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14545 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.618km NE of Coachella, CA · 14545 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.624km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.116km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.72km E of Brawley, CA · 14545 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.823km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14546 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci714728. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.