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Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - 24 mi northwest of Brawley, Imperial County, California, USA, on Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 10:19 am (GMT -7) -

Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 7 km depth

18 Mar 17:22 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.
19 Mar 15:26: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.3 to 7.1 km (from 4.5 to 4.4 mi).

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 18, 2023 17:19:33 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 10:19 am (GMT -7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.6
Depth	7.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	33.24717°N / 115.79583°W (Imperial, California, United States)
Antipode	33.247°S / 64.204°E
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Salton Buttes (17 km / 11 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	13 km (8 mi) SSW of Bombay Beach (pop: 295) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Salton City (pop: 3,760) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) NW of Brawley (Imperial County) (pop: 25,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 49 km (31 mi) NNW of Imperial (pop: 17,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) NNW of El Sentro (pop: 44,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) SE of Coachella (pop: 44,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) SE of Indian Wells (pop: 87,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 784 km (487 mi) SE of Sacramento (pop: 490,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10¹⁰ joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.6	7.1 km	13km SSW of Bombay Beach, CA	USGS
3.6	7.1 km	Southern California	RaspberryShake
3.6	5 km	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	EMSC
3.6	10 km	Southern California	IRIS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Big Chuckawalla Mtns (BC3/CI network) | Distance from quake: 55 km / 34 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Big Chuckawalla Mtns: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station Big Chuckawalla Mtns: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Big Chuckawalla Mtns: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Belle Mountain Joshua Tree (BEL/CI network) | Distance from quake: 86 km / 53 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Belle Mountain Joshua Tree: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Belle Mountain Joshua Tree: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Belle Mountain Joshua Tree: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBR/CI network) | Distance from quake: 153 km / 95 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Big Bear Solar Observatory: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Big Bear Solar Observatory: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Big Bear Solar Observatory: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Edwards 2 (EDW2/CI network) | Distance from quake: 272 km / 169 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Edwards 2: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Edwards 2: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Edwards 2: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Mammoth (MLAC/CI network) | Distance from quake: 560 km / 348 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Mammoth: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Mammoth: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Mammoth: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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Salton City (15.9 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

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Dec 1, 1958 03:21 64 years ago	5.8 6 km	115km / 71mi	54 km SW of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico	More
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Dec 8, 2001 23:36 21 years ago	5.7 7 km	158km / 98mi	55 km SW of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico	More
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Jun 14, 1953 04:17 70 years ago	5.5 6 km	48km / 30mi	4.9 mi NE of Imperial, California, USA	More
Jul 18, 1946 14:27 77 years ago	5.5 6 km	140km / 87mi	27 mi N of Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino County, California, USA	More
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Jul 5, 1992 21:18 31 years ago	5.4 4.9 km	156km / 97mi	55 mi E of Victorville, San Bernardino County, California, USA	More
Jun 28, 1992 12:40 31 years ago	5.4 4.4 km	138km / 86mi	47 mi E of San Bernardino, California, USA	More
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Sep 15, 1992 08:47 31 years ago	5.3 7.2 km	105km / 65mi	5.4 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA	More
Jul 1, 1992 07:40 31 years ago	5.3 5.1 km	135km / 84mi	50 mi E of San Bernardino, California, USA	More
Jun 28, 1992 17:05 31 years ago	5.3 6.6 km	152km / 95mi	24 mi NE of San Bernardino, California, USA	More
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Aug 17, 1992 20:41 31 years ago	5.2 9.4 km	144km / 90mi	25 mi E of San Bernardino, California, USA	More
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Oct 16, 1979 05:49 43 years ago	5.1 10 km	39km / 24mi	2.4 mi SW of Brawley, Imperial County, California, USA	More
Nov 4, 1976 10:41 46 years ago	5.1 4.6 km	22km / 14mi	10.7 mi NW of Brawley, Imperial County, California, USA	More
Sep 14, 2010 10:52 13 years ago	5.0 9.9 km	145km / 90mi	20 km S of Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota, Mexico	More
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