California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3km SSW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3km SSW of Brawley, CA on Sun, May 2, 2021, 9:25 AM PDT (16:25 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-05-02 16:25:42 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.951° N, 115.541° W
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.64km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1981 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.59km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1981 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.78km ENE of Imperial, CA · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CA · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.010km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.78km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 1978 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1978 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.53km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.95km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.15km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.85km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.26km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.65km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1975 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.59km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1974 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.96km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1974 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.05km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1974 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1973 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 3.16km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 1973 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.211km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1973 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.34km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1973 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.010km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1973 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.216km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.816km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.84km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1972 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.87km S of Brawley, CA · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1971 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.524km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1971 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.416km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1971 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.413km W of Imperial, CA · 1971 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.718km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1970 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.84km SW of Brawley, CA · 1970 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.04km SW of Brawley, CA · 1970 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1969 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.613km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1968 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.74km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1968 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.73km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1968 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.59km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 1967 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.016km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.717km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.53km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.818km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 3.414km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1964 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.612km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 1964 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.518km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1964 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.88km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.54km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.93km SSW of Brawley, CA · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.66km SW of Niland, CA · 1982 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.46km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1983 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.64km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1983 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.616km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.610km WSW of Niland, CA · 1985 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.916km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1985 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.917km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.510km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 283
  14. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.516km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1986 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.621km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.617km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.316km E of Ocotillo, CA · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.811km NE of Julian, CA · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.114km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1988 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39638623. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.