M2.2 earthquake 5km W of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

2.2 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Apr 1, 1987, 3:33 PM PST

UTC

1987-04-01 23:33:38 UTC

Depth

-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.973° N, 115.579° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

313°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast5 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast40 kmNNW

After

1. 2.26km SSE of Salton City, CASat, Apr 11, 6:14 PM PDT · 14409 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
2. 1.67km SE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Apr 11, 7:05 PM PDT · 14409 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.413km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Apr 12, 5:03 PM PDT · 14408 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
4. 1.913km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Apr 13, 6:35 AM PDT · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.814km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Apr 13, 7:05 AM PDT · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
6. 2.412km W of Niland, CAMon, Apr 13, 11:40 PM PDT · 14407 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
7. 2.012km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Apr 14, 3:13 AM PDT · 14407 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.527km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 14, 9:05 PM PDT · 14406 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
9. 2.017km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Apr 15, 3:53 AM PDT · 14406 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
10. 1.912km NE of Julian, CAWed, Apr 15, 11:58 AM PDT · 14405 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
11. 2.19km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 16, 1:16 AM PDT · 14405 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
12. 2.09km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 16, 1:30 AM PDT · 14405 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.813km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Apr 16, 3:24 AM PDT · 14405 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
14. 2.810km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Apr 16, 12:19 PM PDT · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
15. 2.816km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Apr 16, 4:04 PM PDT · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
16. 1.88km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Apr 16, 5:00 PM PDT · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.99km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Apr 16, 6:36 PM PDT · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
18. 2.09km NE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Apr 16, 6:44 PM PDT · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
19. 1.97km SE of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Apr 17, 9:03 AM PDT · 14403 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
20. 1.68km SE of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Apr 17, 9:04 AM PDT · 14403 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
21. 1.75km NW of Brawley, CAFri, Apr 17, 11:44 AM PDT · 14403 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
22. 2.47km NW of Calipatria, CASat, Apr 18, 3:52 AM PDT · 14403 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
23. 2.512km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Apr 18, 4:37 AM PDT · 14402 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
24. 1.914km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Apr 18, 4:44 AM PDT · 14402 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
25. 2.612km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Apr 18, 5:25 AM PDT · 14402 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
26. 2.125km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Apr 18, 10:28 PM PDT · 14402 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
27. 2.17km NW of Calipatria, CASun, Apr 19, 10:37 PM PDT · 14401 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
28. 2.17km SSW of Niland, CAMon, Apr 20, 3:12 AM PDT · 14401 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
29. 2.87km NW of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 21, 4:30 AM PDT · 14399 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
30. 2.410km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 21, 6:31 AM PDT · 14399 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
31. 1.911km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Apr 21, 2:30 PM PDT · 14399 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
32. 2.421km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 21, 5:36 PM PDT · 14399 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
33. 2.118km N of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 22, 6:33 PM PDT · 14398 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
34. 1.910km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 23, 2:13 AM PDT · 14398 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
35. 2.25km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 23, 11:37 AM PDT · 14397 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
36. 2.113km WNW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Apr 23, 3:26 PM PDT · 14397 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
37. 1.87km SSW of Niland, CAFri, Apr 24, 10:28 AM PDT · 14396 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
38. 1.912km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Apr 24, 10:45 AM PDT · 14396 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
39. 2.47km SSW of Niland, CAFri, Apr 24, 12:35 PM PDT · 14396 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
40. 2.18km S of Mexicali, B.C., MXSat, Apr 25, 5:09 AM PDT · 14395 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
41. 2.421km ENE of Coachella, CASat, Apr 25, 1:19 PM PDT · 14395 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
42. 1.912km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Apr 25, 2:23 PM PDT · 14395 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
43. 2.018km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Apr 27, 12:41 AM PDT · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
44. 2.47km SSW of Niland, CAMon, Apr 27, 3:26 AM PDT · 14394 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
45. 2.17km NW of Calipatria, CAMon, Apr 27, 3:27 AM PDT · 14394 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
46. 3.46km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Apr 27, 10:41 AM PDT · 14393 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
47. 1.96km NNE of Westmorland, CAMon, Apr 27, 10:46 AM PDT · 14393 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
48. 1.74km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Apr 27, 12:05 PM PDT · 14393 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
49. 2.424km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 27, 3:46 PM PDT · 14393 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
50. 1.76km NW of Calipatria, CATue, Apr 28, 1:42 AM PDT · 14393 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
51. 1.84km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 1:49 AM PDT · 14393 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
52. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Apr 28, 2:22 AM PDT · 14393 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
53. 1.85km E of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 28, 3:17 AM PDT · 14393 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
54. 2.312km WSW of Borrego Springs, CATue, Apr 28, 5:59 AM PDT · 14392 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
55. 1.822km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Apr 29, 4:32 AM PDT · 14391 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
56. 3.12km SE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Apr 29, 5:31 AM PDT · 14391 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
57. 2.09km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 29, 10:59 AM PDT · 14391 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
58. 2.26km N of Imperial, CAWed, Apr 29, 4:03 PM PDT · 14391 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
59. 1.97km S of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 29, 10:04 PM PDT · 14391 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
60. 2.37km SW of Niland, CAThu, Apr 30, 12:36 AM PDT · 14391 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci719783. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.