M1.6 earthquake 5km S of Brawley, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 10:01 AM PDT

UTC

2021-10-13 17:01:30 UTC

Depth

8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.937° N, 115.537° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.33

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

79°

Stations used

14

• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast5 kmS
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast35 kmNNW

After

1. 1.615km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Oct 13, 11:48 AM PDT · 1817 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
2. 1.58km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 13, 8:07 PM PDT · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.611km NE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 13, 11:07 PM PDT · 1817 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.59km SW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 15, 1:53 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
5. 1.68km SW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:06 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
6. 1.610km SW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:00 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
7. 1.63km W of Niland, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:10 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
8. 1.68km SW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:20 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
9. 1.83km W of Niland, CASat, Oct 16, 12:26 AM PDT · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
10. 2.44km WSW of Salton City, CASat, Oct 16, 9:31 AM PDT · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
11. 1.74km W of Niland, CASat, Oct 16, 9:36 AM PDT · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.94km WSW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 17, 11:01 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.313km W of Salton City, CASun, Oct 17, 8:58 PM PDT · 1813 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
14. 1.712km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Oct 19, 6:46 AM PDT · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.57km SW of Niland, CATue, Oct 19, 10:02 PM PDT · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
16. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Oct 20, 2:31 AM PDT · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
17. 2.07km SW of Niland, CAWed, Oct 20, 5:50 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
18. 1.87km SW of Niland, CAWed, Oct 20, 6:11 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
19. 1.89km SW of Niland, CAWed, Oct 20, 6:11 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
20. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Oct 21, 5:22 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
21. 2.317km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Oct 21, 8:41 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
22. 1.79km WNW of Imperial, CAFri, Oct 22, 8:42 PM PDT · 1808 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
23. 2.38km S of Brawley, CASat, Oct 23, 6:22 AM PDT · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
24. 2.716km S of Salton City, CASat, Oct 23, 9:12 AM PDT · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
25. 2.015km S of Salton City, CASat, Oct 23, 2:45 PM PDT · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
26. 1.716km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 23, 2:49 PM PDT · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
27. 3.525km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Oct 23, 11:49 PM PDT · 1807 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 16
28. 2.26km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 24, 3:51 AM PDT · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
29. 1.712km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 24, 6:41 AM PDT · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
30. 2.512km SW of Salton City, CASun, Oct 24, 5:14 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
31. 1.811km SW of Salton City, CASun, Oct 24, 5:16 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
32. 1.67km W of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 25, 1:03 AM PDT · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
33. 1.919km N of Ocotillo, CAMon, Oct 25, 12:43 PM PDT · 1805 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
34. 1.614km WSW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 29, 7:13 AM PDT · 1801 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
35. 2.56km WSW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 29, 10:22 PM PDT · 1801 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
36. 1.84km SW of Niland, CAFri, Oct 29, 10:52 PM PDT · 1801 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
37. 1.813km SSE of Salton City, CASun, Oct 31, 2:44 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
38. 1.67km SSE of Brawley, CAMon, Nov 1, 1:32 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
39. 2.116km ESE of Julian, CATue, Nov 2, 4:36 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
40. 2.89km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Nov 2, 7:11 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
41. 1.928km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Nov 2, 11:41 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
42. 1.610km SSE of Salton City, CAFri, Nov 5, 7:30 AM PDT · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
43. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CASat, Nov 6, 12:18 PM PDT · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
44. 1.63km SW of Niland, CASun, Nov 7, 3:09 AM PST · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
45. 1.74km WSW of Niland, CASun, Nov 7, 3:09 AM PST · 1793 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
46. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CASun, Nov 7, 3:27 AM PST · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
47. 1.79km WNW of Niland, CASun, Nov 7, 3:28 AM PST · 1793 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
48. 1.526km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Nov 9, 1:51 PM PST · 1790 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
49. 2.09km W of Progreso, B.C., MXWed, Nov 10, 8:06 AM PST · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
50. 2.07km NW of Ocotillo, CAWed, Nov 10, 3:39 PM PST · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
51. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CAThu, Nov 11, 4:05 AM PST · 1788 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
52. 1.910km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Nov 13, 3:19 AM PST · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
53. 1.65km NE of Westmorland, CASat, Nov 13, 9:12 PM PST · 1786 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
54. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CASun, Nov 14, 3:01 PM PST · 1785 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
55. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CASun, Nov 14, 8:00 PM PST · 1785 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
56. 1.912km SSE of Bombay Beach, CATue, Nov 16, 5:55 PM PST · 1783 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
57. 1.88km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Nov 16, 9:48 PM PST · 1783 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
58. 1.624km WNW of Desert Center, CATue, Nov 16, 9:54 PM PST · 1783 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
59. 1.827km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Nov 17, 12:31 AM PST · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
60. 1.811km E of Julian, CAThu, Nov 18, 2:25 AM PST · 1782 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

1. 1.621km SSE of Salton City, CAWed, Oct 13, 8:11 AM PDT · 1817 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
2. 1.644km NE of Holtville, CATue, Oct 12, 3:07 PM PDT · 1818 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
3. 2.018km ESE of Ocotillo, CASun, Oct 10, 10:57 AM PDT · 1820 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.56km ENE of Calexico, CASat, Oct 9, 9:10 PM PDT · 1821 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
5. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Oct 9, 10:24 AM PDT · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
6. 1.645km NE of Holtville, CAFri, Oct 8, 2:35 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
7. 2.08km W of Holtville, CAWed, Oct 6, 1:20 PM PDT · 1824 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.74km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 5, 10:52 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
9. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 5, 8:14 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.54km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 5, 6:53 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.113km WSW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Oct 4, 5:22 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
12. 1.65km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 3, 2:45 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.83km ESE of Julian, CASun, Oct 3, 4:09 AM PDT · 1828 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.017km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Oct 2, 9:28 PM PDT · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
15. 1.616km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Oct 2, 9:27 PM PDT · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
16. 2.226km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Oct 2, 9:18 PM PDT · 1828 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
17. 2.226km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Oct 2, 9:17 PM PDT · 1828 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.88km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 2, 3:08 PM PDT · 1828 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.620km ENE of Thermal, CAFri, Oct 1, 8:23 AM PDT · 1829 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.94km NE of Westmorland, CAWed, Sep 29, 12:30 AM PDT · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39832871. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.