Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.7ml
10 km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX
Yes. A magnitude 1.7 earthquake was recorded 10 km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX, 84 km (52 mi) WNW of Yuma, AZ, at 5:05 pm PDT on 16 March 2026 (00:05 UTC), 11 km deep.
84 km (52 mi) WNW of Yuma, AZ
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.7 (ml)
- Depth
- 11 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Imperial County, 37 km N
- Nearest mapped fault
- Imperial fault, 8 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 241 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 5 km (3 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Calexico, Holtville, Heber, El Centro, Imperial, Seeley.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 11 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,400,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,000,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 89× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.7 about 11 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km in our catalogue was M 4.9 on 2020-10-01 — about 70,000 times the energy of this one.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 32.7083, -115.3912. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County, CA | 37 km (23 mi) | N | earthquakes near Imperial County |
| Riverside County, CA | 127 km (79 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Riverside County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
53 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.5 4 km SW of Brawley, CA
- 2.6 3 km SW of Brawley, CA
- 1.7 3 km SW of Brawley, CA
- 1.8 4 km WSW of Brawley, CA
- 1.5 4 km WSW of Brawley, CA
- 3.0 4 km WSW of Brawley, CA
- 3.4 3 km WSW of Brawley, CA
- 2.5 3 km SW of Brawley, CA
- 2.1 3 km SW of Brawley, CA
- 1.6 4 km SW of Brawley, CA
- 2.2 4 km WSW of Brawley, CA
- 2.0 2 km SW of Brawley, CA
- 1.7 4 km WSW of Brawley, CA
- 1.7 3 km SW of Brawley, CA
- 3.5 5 km WNW of Brawley, CA
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
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