California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8km S of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8km S of Brawley, CA on Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 6:22 AM PDT (13:22 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 25km WSW of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-10-23 13:22:33 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.911° N, 115.523° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.716km S of Salton City, CA · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.015km S of Salton City, CA · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.716km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.525km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1806 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 16
  5. 2.26km ENE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.712km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.512km SW of Salton City, CA · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.811km SW of Salton City, CA · 1805 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.67km W of Imperial, CA · 1805 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.919km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1805 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.614km WSW of Niland, CA · 1801 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.56km WSW of Niland, CA · 1800 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.84km SW of Niland, CA · 1800 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.813km SSE of Salton City, CA · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.67km SSE of Brawley, CA · 1798 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.116km ESE of Julian, CA · 1796 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.89km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 1796 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.928km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1796 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.610km SSE of Salton City, CA · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CA · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.63km SW of Niland, CA · 1792 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.74km WSW of Niland, CA · 1792 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CA · 1792 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.79km WNW of Niland, CA · 1792 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.526km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 1790 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.09km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.07km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 1788 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 1788 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.910km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.65km NE of Westmorland, CA · 1785 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 1784 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.65km WSW of Niland, CA · 1784 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.912km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 1782 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.88km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 1782 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.624km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 1782 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.827km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.811km E of Julian, CA · 1781 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.810km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1781 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.89km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1781 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.59km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1780 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.68km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1780 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.44km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 1780 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.58km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1778 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.912km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1778 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.417km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.910km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.69km SW of Niland, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.411km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1774 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.37km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1773 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.78km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1773 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.39km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1772 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.19km SSW of Holtville, CA · 1772 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.114km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1770 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.713km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 1.79km WNW of Imperial, CA · 1807 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.317km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.89km SW of Niland, CA · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.87km SW of Niland, CA · 1809 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.07km SW of Niland, CA · 1809 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.57km SW of Niland, CA · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.712km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.313km W of Salton City, CA · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.94km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1813 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.74km W of Niland, CA · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.44km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.83km W of Niland, CA · 1814 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.68km SW of Niland, CA · 1814 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.63km W of Niland, CA · 1814 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.68km SW of Niland, CA · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.59km SW of Niland, CA · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.611km NE of Julian, CA · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39840703. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.