California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km SW of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Brawley, CA on Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:29 AM PDT (07:29 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 24 km WSW of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-09-27 07:29:30 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.957° N, 115.550° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 since this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.324 km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 6 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.69 km WNW of Holtville, CA · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.68 km SW of Niland, CA · 2 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.08 km W of Holtville, CA · 2 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.59 km WNW of Holtville, CA · 2 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.616 km ESE of Julian, CA · 35 hr ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.725 km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 30 hr ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.19 km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 29 min ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.721 km ENE of Thermal, CA · 6 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.522 km ESE of Julian, CA · 7 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.54 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.88 km SW of Holtville, CA · 8 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.09 km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.69 km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.743 km NNW of Los Algodones, B.C., MX · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.54 km S of Brawley, CA · 9 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.59 km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 9 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.720 km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.83 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 11 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.812 km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 12 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.522 km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.525 km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.27 km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 18 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.921 km E of Julian, CA · 18 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.610 km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 19 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.820 km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.54 km ENE of Heber, CA · 20 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.115 km NE of Thermal, CA · 20 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci41339751. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:29 AM UTC.