California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 4km SW of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4km SW of El Centro, CA on Sat, Oct 8, 1932, 3:25 PM GMT-8 (23:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 23km W of Imperial, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1932-10-08 23:25:32 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.761° N, 115.583° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
325°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
2

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.023km W of Imperial, CA · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.54km E of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.86km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.012km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.54km ESE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34316 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.51 km S of Calexico, California · 34316 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.01km S of Calexico, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.18km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.312km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.812km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.839km S of Ocotillo, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.43km NW of El Centro, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.711km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 3.01km S of Calexico, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.313km WSW of Heber, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.715km W of Imperial, CA · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.78km NNE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34315 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.611km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34314 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.19km NNW of Imperial, CA · 34314 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.643km NE of Holtville, CA · 34311 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 3.511km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34308 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.612km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34305 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.89km WSW of Niland, CA · 34293 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.717km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 34288 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 3.313km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 34288 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.841km S of Ocotillo, CA · 34283 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 3.322km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 34270 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 3.44km NE of Heber, CA · 34269 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 3.34km NE of Heber, CA · 34268 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 3.19km WSW of Calexico, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.04km ESE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.14km WNW of Holtville, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.712km E of Ocotillo, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.817km W of Imperial, CA · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.18km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.043km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 34317 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.84km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34323 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.311km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34323 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.917km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 34333 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359341. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.