California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3km W of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3km W of Brawley, CA on Sun, Jun 2, 2002, 1:50 PM PDT (20:50 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-06-02 20:50:10 UTC
Depth
18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.983° N, 115.564° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8889 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.524km ESE of Anza, CA · 8889 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.86km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8888 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 8888 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8888 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.77km W of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8887 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.57km SSW of Ocotillo, California · 8886 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.68km W of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.810km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8885 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.611km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8885 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8885 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.715km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8885 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.711km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8884 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.24km SSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.94km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.91km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.51km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.343km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8883 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.85km SW of Imperial, CA · 8882 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.023km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8882 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.99km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 8881 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.911km SW of Niland, CA · 8881 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.611km SW of Niland, California · 8881 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.913km ENE of Julian, CA · 8881 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.516km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8879 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.617km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8878 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.87km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.77km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.87km SW of Holtville, California · 8878 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.011km NE of Julian, CA · 8878 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.819km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8878 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.722km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8878 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.56km ENE of Pine Valley, California · 8876 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.66km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8876 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.66km SW of Niland, CA · 8876 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.916km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8876 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.215km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8876 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.18km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8876 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.922km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8875 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.58km SSW of Salton City, California · 8874 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.519km ESE of Ocotillo, California · 8874 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.624km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8873 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.212km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 8871 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.813km WSW of El Centro, CA · 8871 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.87km E of Westmorland, CA · 8871 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.02km NW of Brawley, CA · 8870 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.78km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 8870 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.85km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8870 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.823km SE of Campo, CA · 8869 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.520km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8868 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.949km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8868 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.112km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8866 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8866 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.126km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8866 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 3.23km SW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8865 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.64km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8864 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8864 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.316km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8864 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8891 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.133km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8891 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.67km WSW of Holtville, California · 8891 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.622km W of Westmorland, CA · 8892 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.929km WNW of Desert Center, California · 8892 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.06km E of Ocotillo, CA · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.66km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8892 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.89km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.618km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 8893 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 8893 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 8895 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8895 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.85km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8896 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.518km WSW of Oasis, CA · 8896 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 8897 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.97km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8898 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.713km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8898 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8899 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.716km S of Salton City, California · 8899 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.611km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8900 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13583468. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.