California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km S of Brawley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km S of Brawley, CA on Fri, Aug 28, 2026, 7:21 PM PDT (02:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 13 km W of Imperial, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-29 02:21:04 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.937° N, 115.530° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 since this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.413 km W of Imperial, CA · 24 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.828 km ESE of Campo, CA · 24 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.55 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 23 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.67 km WSW of El Centro, CA · 23 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.814 km WSW of Niland, CA · 23 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.62 km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 22 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.710 km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 22 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.67 km SW of Holtville, CA · 22 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.219 km NW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 21 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.712 km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 17 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.212 km WSW of Salton City, CA · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.15 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.510 km E of Ocotillo, CA · 16 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.25 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.35 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.55 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.97 km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.65 km S of Brawley, CA · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.18 km WNW of Holtville, CA · 13 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.87 km W of Holtville, CA · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.57 km W of Holtville, CA · 13 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.55 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.97 km SW of Holtville, CA · 13 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.57 km SW of Holtville, CA · 13 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.94 km ENE of Heber, CA · 11 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.34 km ENE of Heber, CA · 11 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.24 km NE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 11 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.115 km NE of Thermal, CA · 10 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.54 km ENE of Heber, CA · 9 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.820 km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.610 km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.921 km E of Julian, CA · 8 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.27 km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.525 km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.412 km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 39 hr ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 3.012 km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 39 hr ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.812 km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 24 hr ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.83 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 19 hr ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.720 km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 14 hr ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 25 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.728 km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 25 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.011 km SSE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.85 km NNE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 26 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.652 km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 26 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.512 km WSW of Salton City, CA · 27 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.628 km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 27 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.67 km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 27 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.012 km WSW of Salton City, CA · 27 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.112 km WSW of Salton City, CA · 28 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 7
  11. 1.88 km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 30 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.61 km ENE of El Centro, CA · 30 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.610 km NE of Julian, CA · 31 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.112 km WSW of Salton City, CA · 31 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.110 km NE of Niland, CA · 32 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.522 km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 32 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.19 km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 32 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.99 km SE of Julian, CA · 33 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.78 km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 33 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci41538528. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.