Just 4 minutes ago, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Brawley, Imperial County, California, USA. The tremor was recorded after midnight on Thursday, July 23rd, 2026, at 12:31 am local time, at a shallow depth of 6.8 miles below the surface.The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 2.9 earthquake.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Brawley (pop. 25,900) located 4 miles from the epicenter, Imperial (pop. 17,100) 5 miles away, El Centro (pop. 44,000) 9 miles away, Holtville (pop. 6,400) 12 miles away, Heber (pop. 4,300) 13 miles away, Calipatria (pop. 7,400) 15 miles away, Calexico (pop. 40,100) 16 miles away, and Santa Isabel (pop. 29,300) 20 miles away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Puebla (pop. 15,200) located 26 miles from the epicenter.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 23, 2026 12:31 am (GMT -7) local time (23 Jul 2026 07:31 GMT)Magnitude: 3.6Depth: 10.99 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 32.91°N / 115.54°W (Imperial County, California, United States)Primary data source: USGS