California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3km SSE of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3km SSE of Brawley, CA on Wed, Oct 7, 1987, 8:56 AM PDT (15:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.6 The 1987 Superstition Hills, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-10-07 15:56:19 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.950° N, 115.520° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
99°
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: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012km NE of Julian, CA · 14237 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.65km SSE of Brawley, CA · 14237 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.720km ENE of Thermal, CA · 14237 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.312km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14237 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.114km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14236 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.94km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14236 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.24km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14236 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.412km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14235 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.610km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14234 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.313km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14234 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.89km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14234 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.017km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14234 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.08km W of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14234 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.312km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14233 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.611km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14233 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.99km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14233 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14233 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.912km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14232 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.28km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14232 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.213km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14232 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.016km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14231 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.25km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14231 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.323km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14231 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.73km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14231 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.312km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14230 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.96km S of Brawley, CA · 14230 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.75km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14229 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.14km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14228 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.216km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14227 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.215km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14227 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.315km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14227 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.010km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14227 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.912km SW of Salton City, CA · 14226 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.119km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14226 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14226 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.111km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14225 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 3.47km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 14224 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.522km ENE of Thermal, CA · 14223 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.613km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 14223 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.914km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14222 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.212km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14222 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.411km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14221 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.816km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14220 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.98km S of Brawley, CA · 14219 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.710km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14219 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.918km E of Julian, CA · 14218 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.911km NE of Julian, CA · 14217 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.112km NE of Julian, CA · 14217 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.116km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14217 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.018km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14217 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.428km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14217 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.918km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14217 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.725km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14216 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.219km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14216 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.425km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14215 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.911km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14215 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.119km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14213 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.911km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14212 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.114km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14212 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.217km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14212 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 1.817km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14239 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.88km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14239 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.424km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14239 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.012km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14239 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.112km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14239 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.416km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14239 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.217km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14239 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.99km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14242 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.018km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14242 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.518km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14242 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.824km ESE of Julian, CA · 14242 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.13km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14243 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.86km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14243 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.018km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14243 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.015km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14244 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.16km ENE of Julian, CA · 14246 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.218km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14246 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14247 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.96km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14248 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.07km S of Brawley, CA · 14248 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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