California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5km ENE of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5km ENE of Brawley, CA on Thu, Nov 26, 1987, 8:44 AM PST (16:44 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 18km WSW of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-11-26 16:44:43 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.989° N, 115.478° 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
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.518km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.221km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.316km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.522km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.515km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.224km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14191 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.514km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.116km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.117km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.525km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.821km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.09km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14191 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.623km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.625km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.121km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.317km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.418km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.717km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.618km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.920km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.516km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.317km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.211km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.418km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.418km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.120km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.316km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.120km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.613km NW of Imperial, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.718km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.418km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.423km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14191 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.421km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.117km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.320km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.421km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.019km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.225km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.322km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.316km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.520km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.917km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.514km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.321km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.722km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.413km NW of Imperial, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.416km NW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.316km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.323km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.313km E of Ocotillo, CA · 14191 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.220km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.218km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.215km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.222km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.320km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.121km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.019km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.220km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.914km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.318km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.318km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.223km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.216km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.519km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.922km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14191 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.316km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.820km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.58km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14191 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.722km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.119km W of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.319km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.115km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.417km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.320km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.120km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.213km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.116km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.216km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.016km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.217km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14191 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci736595. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.