M1.5 earthquake 7km S of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Aug 15, 1990, 4:11 AM PDT

UTC

1990-08-15 11:11:44 UTC

Depth

8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.915° N, 115.533° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

79°

Stations used

18

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast7 kmS
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast33 kmNNW

After

1. 2.19km ESE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Aug 15, 1:23 PM PDT · 13199 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
2. 1.525km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Aug 16, 11:05 AM PDT · 13198 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.09km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Aug 16, 5:23 PM PDT · 13198 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.96km E of Julian, CAFri, Aug 17, 12:12 AM PDT · 13198 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.08km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Aug 17, 2:21 AM PDT · 13197 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.320km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Aug 17, 5:07 PM PDT · 13197 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
7. 1.95km WSW of Salton City, CAFri, Aug 17, 5:26 PM PDT · 13197 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
8. 2.55km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Aug 17, 5:26 PM PDT · 13197 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Aug 17, 5:27 PM PDT · 13197 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.75km WSW of Salton City, CAFri, Aug 17, 6:11 PM PDT · 13197 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.710km ESE of Ocotillo, CASat, Aug 18, 2:25 PM PDT · 13196 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
12. 1.519km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Aug 19, 12:35 AM PDT · 13195 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
13. 1.520km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Aug 19, 12:36 AM PDT · 13195 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
14. 1.57km SW of Ocotillo, CASun, Aug 19, 2:18 AM PDT · 13195 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
15. 2.53km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 19, 5:09 PM PDT · 13195 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
16. 2.420km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Aug 20, 8:39 AM PDT · 13194 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
17. 1.72km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 21, 4:14 PM PDT · 13193 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Aug 23, 10:47 AM PDT · 13191 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.95km WSW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Aug 23, 5:04 PM PDT · 13191 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
20. 1.95km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Aug 24, 6:00 AM PDT · 13190 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
21. 2.25km W of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Aug 24, 6:02 AM PDT · 13190 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
22. 1.614km NE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Aug 24, 9:29 PM PDT · 13190 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
23. 1.96km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MXSat, Aug 25, 1:16 AM MST · 13189 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
24. 1.955km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Aug 25, 3:32 AM PDT · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
25. 1.511km NE of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Aug 25, 8:10 AM PDT · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
26. 2.415km NE of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Aug 25, 10:23 AM PDT · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
27. 1.712km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MXSat, Aug 25, 12:03 PM PDT · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
28. 2.113km E of Julian, CASat, Aug 25, 12:54 PM PDT · 13189 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
29. 2.120km ESE of Julian, CASat, Aug 25, 1:39 PM PDT · 13189 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
30. 2.620km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Aug 25, 2:38 PM PDT · 13189 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
31. 1.56km S of Tecolots, B.C., MXSat, Aug 25, 4:39 PM MST · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
32. 1.621km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Aug 25, 8:09 PM PDT · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
33. 1.514km NE of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Aug 26, 3:52 AM PDT · 13188 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
34. 1.714km NE of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Aug 26, 9:27 AM PDT · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
35. 1.914km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MXSun, Aug 26, 11:31 AM PDT · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
36. 1.520km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Aug 26, 3:45 PM PDT · 13188 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
37. 1.915km NE of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Aug 26, 6:07 PM PDT · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
38. 1.512km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MXSun, Aug 26, 6:27 PM PDT · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
39. 2.233km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Aug 26, 11:14 PM PDT · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
40. 1.720km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Aug 26, 11:35 PM PDT · 13188 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
41. 1.815km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MXMon, Aug 27, 1:29 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
42. 2.415km WSW of Hermosillo, B.C., MXMon, Aug 27, 1:33 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
43. 1.914km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MXMon, Aug 27, 2:19 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
44. 1.72km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Aug 27, 2:29 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.015km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MXMon, Aug 27, 3:12 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
46. 1.515km SW of Hermosillo, B.C., MXMon, Aug 27, 3:13 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
47. 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Aug 27, 4:09 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
48. 2.12km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Aug 27, 5:02 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
49. 1.513km E of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Aug 27, 6:48 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
50. 1.710km N of North Shore, CAMon, Aug 27, 8:50 AM PDT · 13187 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
51. 1.714km SW of Tecolots, B.C., MXMon, Aug 27, 5:09 PM PDT · 13187 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
52. 1.515km NE of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Aug 28, 5:07 AM PDT · 13186 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
53. 1.710km SW of Ocotillo, CATue, Aug 28, 10:00 AM PDT · 13186 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
54. 1.87km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Aug 29, 11:05 AM PDT · 13185 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
55. 1.615km NE of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Aug 29, 6:21 PM PDT · 13185 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
56. 2.320km ENE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Aug 30, 3:46 AM PDT · 13184 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
57. 1.722km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Aug 30, 9:44 AM PDT · 13184 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
58. 1.64km S of Ocotillo, CAThu, Aug 30, 10:53 AM PDT · 13184 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
59. 4.110km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Aug 30, 6:05 PM PDT · 13184 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
60. 2.110km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Aug 30, 6:10 PM PDT · 13184 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

1. 1.63km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Aug 14, 7:21 AM PDT · 13200 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.515km SW of Ocotillo, CASun, Aug 12, 4:01 PM PDT · 13202 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Aug 12, 6:32 AM PDT · 13202 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.620km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Aug 11, 5:49 PM PDT · 13203 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
5. 2.77km E of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Aug 11, 12:47 PM PDT · 13203 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
6. 1.99km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 11, 12:07 PM PDT · 13203 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.59km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 11, 6:22 AM PDT · 13203 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.010km E of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Aug 10, 3:57 AM PDT · 13204 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
9. 1.57km SW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Aug 10, 1:16 AM PDT · 13204 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
10. 1.610km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Aug 9, 5:27 PM PDT · 13205 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.722km W of Westmorland, CAThu, Aug 9, 2:56 PM PDT · 13205 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.66km W of Holtville, CAThu, Aug 9, 6:06 AM PDT · 13205 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
13. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Aug 9, 2:36 AM PDT · 13205 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
14. 1.610km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Aug 8, 1:45 PM PDT · 13206 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.111km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Aug 8, 11:58 AM PDT · 13206 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
16. 1.718km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Aug 8, 5:26 AM PDT · 13206 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.66km SSW of Brawley, CAWed, Aug 8, 2:51 AM PDT · 13206 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.87km SW of Holtville, CATue, Aug 7, 11:28 PM PDT · 13207 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
19. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CATue, Aug 7, 11:26 PM PDT · 13207 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
20. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CATue, Aug 7, 11:20 PM PDT · 13207 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2003019. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:57 PM UTC.