California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5km W of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5km W of Brawley, CA on Tue, May 25, 2021, 9:28 AM PDT (16:28 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 11km W of Calipatria, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-05-25 16:28:42 UTC
Depth
16.8 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.988° N, 115.588° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1957 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.618km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.922km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.83km NNW of El Centro, CA · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.62km NW of El Centro, CA · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.53km NNW of El Centro, CA · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.516km ENE of Thermal, CA · 1953 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.117km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1952 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.610km S of Holtville, CA · 1951 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.75km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1949 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1949 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.814km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 1949 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.212km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.512km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.211km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.311km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.612km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.311km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.411km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.512km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.511km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.712km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.111km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.012km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.010km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.912km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.712km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.612km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.212km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.011km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.312km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.711km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.810km W of Calipatria, CA · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.84km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.625km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.116km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1958 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.517km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.57km W of Holtville, CA · 1961 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.812km W of Calipatria, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CA · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.512km N of Westmorland, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.511km W of Calipatria, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.68km W of Calipatria, CA · 1961 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.524km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1962 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.811km S of Salton City, CA · 1963 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.88km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.518km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1963 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.612km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1963 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.414km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1964 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci37475253. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:57 AM UTC.