California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7km S of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7km S of Brawley, CA on Thu, Sep 6, 1990, 9:13 AM PDT (16:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 13km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-09-06 16:13:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.918° N, 115.518° 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
78°
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: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13177 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.325km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 13177 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.524km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 13177 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.620km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13177 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.78km NW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13177 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.819km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13176 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.76km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13176 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.520km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13176 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.920km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13175 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.56km NNE of North Shore, CA · 13175 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.611km WSW of Salton City, CA · 13171 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.613km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13171 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.120km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 13171 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.59km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13170 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.02km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 13170 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.73km WSW of Brawley, CA · 13169 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.53km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13169 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.111km SW of Salton City, CA · 13168 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.613km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13168 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.011km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13168 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.410km SW of Niland, CA · 13166 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.520km W of Westmorland, CA · 13166 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13164 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.912km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13164 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.712km WNW of Imperial, CA · 13163 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.512km SW of Salton City, CA · 13162 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.66km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13162 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.89km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13162 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.04km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13161 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.84km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13161 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.76km SSW of Niland, CA · 13161 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.07km SW of Niland, CA · 13160 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.210km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13159 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.98km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13159 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.218km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13158 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.77km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13157 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.720km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13157 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.66km W of Salton City, CA · 13157 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.114km SW of Westmorland, CA · 13157 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.814km SW of Westmorland, CA · 13157 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.525km E of Campo, CA · 13156 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.215km SW of Westmorland, CA · 13156 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13155 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13155 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.923km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13153 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.510km SW of Salton City, CA · 13152 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 13152 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.017km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13152 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.818km W of Westmorland, CA · 13152 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.514km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13151 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.69km SSW of Salton City, CA · 13151 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.58km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 13151 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.514km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13150 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.621km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13149 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.515km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13149 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 3.613km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13149 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.29km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13148 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 2.49km SW of Salton City, CA · 13177 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.810km WSW of Salton City, CA · 13178 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13179 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.011km SW of Salton City, CA · 13180 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.210km SW of Salton City, CA · 13180 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.310km SW of Salton City, CA · 13181 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.520km SW of Westmorland, CA · 13181 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.520km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13182 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.111km WSW of Salton City, CA · 13182 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.611km WSW of Salton City, CA · 13182 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.510km SW of Salton City, CA · 13182 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.010km SW of Salton City, CA · 13182 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.710km SW of Salton City, CA · 13182 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.012km WSW of Salton City, CA · 13182 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.99km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13182 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.724km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13182 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.77km ENE of El Centro, CA · 13183 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.79km WSW of Salton City, CA · 13183 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.59km NNW of North Shore, CA · 13183 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.810km SW of Salton City, CA · 13183 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2004232. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.