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M1.6 earthquake near Brawley, California, United States

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck near Brawley, California, United States at 04:44 local time (12:44 UTC) on 2 Nov 2026, at a depth of 11 km, according to USGS.

revised from M1.8

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-03 01:42 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
1.6micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 1.8
Depth
10.6 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-11-02 12:44:55 UTC
Local: 2 Nov 2026, 04:44:55 (America/Los Angeles)
Epicentre
32.959° N, 115.547° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
BrawleyCalifornia, United States · pop. 25,8973 kmINot felt
ImperialCalifornia, United States · pop. 17,09512 kmINot felt
El CentroCalifornia, United States · pop. 43,95619 kmINot felt
CalexicoCalifornia, United States · pop. 40,05331 kmINot felt
Santa IsabelBaja California, Mexico · pop. 29,31137 kmINot felt
MexicaliBaja California, Mexico · pop. 1,032,68638 kmINot felt
TijuanaBaja California, Mexico · pop. 1,922,523145 kmINot felt
Chula VistaCalifornia, United States · pop. 265,757148 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.

Every agency's solution

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AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · CIheadlineSouthern California Seismic Network via U.S. Geological Survey1.6 mlwas 1.710.6 km32.96° N, 115.55° W–Reviewed · 2 revisions

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 4 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 11 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M1.6 releases about 7.9× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 4× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 4 kg of TNT vs 477 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

39 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.2 10 days ago. 19 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M1.6

39 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.361.413
0.501.612
0.531.69
0.631.16
0.911.48
1.121.710
1.301.911
1.592.112
1.722.112
1.791.410
2.101.911
2.231.711
2.401.511
2.541.38
2.541.210
2.562.211
2.641.414
2.641.910
2.822.112
3.371.310
3.941.711
4.091.39
4.421.35
4.432.212
5.571.710
5.571.79
6.511.712
11.711.414
12.061.57
15.610.84
16.591.18
114.311.33
114.501.14
121.281.48
147.761.29
172.831.33
202.630.58
246.921.511
248.221.411
  1. 2.26 km S of Brawley, California, United States11-02 17:10
  2. 2.23 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 15:18
  3. 2.14 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 14:28
  4. 2.14 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 15:34
  5. 2.14 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 14:20
  6. 1.94 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 14:03
  7. 1.94 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 14:51
  8. 1.94 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 15:23
  9. 1.73 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 19:15
  10. 1.74 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 14:58
  11. 1.74 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 13:52
  12. 1.75 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 16:41
  13. 1.74 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 18:19
  14. 1.74 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 18:19
  15. 1.64 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 13:15
  16. 1.65 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 13:16
  17. 1.58 km SSW of Holtville, California, United States11-12 19:39
  18. 1.54 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-03 00:48
  19. 1.55 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 15:08
  20. 1.44 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-03 00:27
  21. 1.43 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 14:32
  22. 1.410 km SW of Calipatria, California, United States11-12 20:58
  23. 1.44 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-07 14:01
  24. 1.47 km SSE of Brawley, California, United States11-02 15:23
  25. 1.44 km SSW of Brawley, California, United States11-02 13:06

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Event id ci41571216. First recorded here 2 Nov 2026, 12:48:04 UTC. Solutions: USGS · CI (usgs:ci41571216). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M1.6 earthquake near Brawley, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ci41571216-m1-6-earthquake-near-brawley-california-united-states, data from USGS.

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