California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3km W of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3km W of Brawley, CA on Sun, Jun 24, 1990, 9:09 PM PDT (04:09 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Brawley forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-06-25 04:09:10 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.983° N, 115.562° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86km N of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13251 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.611km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13251 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.112km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13251 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.54km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13251 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.616km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13251 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.54km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13250 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.623km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13250 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.420km W of Westmorland, CA · 13250 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.513km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13249 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.05km SW of Holtville, CA · 13249 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CA · 13249 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.24km SSE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13245 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.57km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 13244 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.312km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13244 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.813km S of Salton City, CA · 13244 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.516km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13244 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.517km W of Westmorland, CA · 13244 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 13243 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.513km WNW of Imperial, CA · 13243 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.816km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13242 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.55km SW of Salton City, CA · 13242 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.115km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13240 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.510km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13240 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.718km WNW of Imperial, CA · 13239 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.714km NW of Imperial, CA · 13239 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.622km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 13237 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.112km SW of Salton City, CA · 13237 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.68km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13237 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.85km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13237 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.113km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13237 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.39km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13237 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 3.19km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13237 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 3.68km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13237 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.79km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13237 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.412km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13237 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.621km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13235 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.66km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13235 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.754km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13235 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.67km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13235 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.010km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13235 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.811km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13235 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.612km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13235 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.99km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13234 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.96km SW of Salton City, CA · 13234 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.94km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13234 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.11km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13234 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.93km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13233 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13233 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.718km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13233 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.67km NW of Calipatria, CA · 13233 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.812km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13232 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.011km W of El Centro, CA · 13232 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13230 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.811km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13230 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.44km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13230 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.59km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13229 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.71km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13229 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.612km WNW of Niland, CA · 13229 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.211km WSW of Niland, CA · 13228 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.17km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13228 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 2.24km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13252 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.512km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13253 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.112km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13253 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.817km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13253 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.913km ENE of Julian, CA · 13254 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.810km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 13255 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.911km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.214km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.014km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2000810. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.