California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2km WNW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2km WNW of Brawley, CA on Sat, Nov 21, 1987, 11:44 PM PST (07:44 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-11-22 07:44:56 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.983° N, 115.548° 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
60°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33km W of Brawley, CA · 14197 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.24km SSE of Brawley, CA · 14197 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.94km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14196 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.824km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14196 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.77km E of Julian, CA · 14196 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.215km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.215km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.215km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.016km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 6.2The 1987 Elmore Ranch, California Earthquake · 14195 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.317km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.112km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 3.917km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.018km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.014km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 3.616km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.116km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 3.719km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.317km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 3.017km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 3.017km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 4.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 4.816km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 4.117km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 3.918km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 3.015km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14195 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 3.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.918km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.715km WSW of Niland, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 3.116km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.86km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.616km WSW of Niland, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.715km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 3.115km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 3.215km WSW of Niland, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 3.014km WSW of Niland, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 3.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.914km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.623km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 4.718km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.416km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.314km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.418km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.818km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.518km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 3.318km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 3.118km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.614km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 3.318km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 3.420km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 3.114km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 3.215km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 3.314km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14195 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 3.314km WSW of Niland, CA · 14195 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.416km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 3.317km W of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 3.214km WSW of Niland, CA · 14195 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.314km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14195 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.82km WNW of Brawley, CA · 14197 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.113km WSW of Niland, CA · 14197 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.114km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14198 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.122km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14198 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.116km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14198 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.19km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14200 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14201 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.28km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14201 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.18km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14201 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.153km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14202 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.221km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14202 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.218km ESE of Julian, CA · 14203 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.416km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14204 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.120km E of Julian, CA · 14204 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.67km W of Holtville, CA · 14205 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.96km W of Holtville, CA · 14205 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.310km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 14205 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.912km SW of Salton City, CA · 14205 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.211km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14206 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.78km WSW of Heber, CA · 14206 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci735558. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.