California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 4km SSW of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 4km SSW of El Centro, CA on Sun, Sep 8, 1935, 11:21 AM GMT-8 (19:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5km W of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1935-09-08 19:21:58 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.759° N, 115.572° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.45km W of Puebla, B.C., MX · 33252 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.12km WNW of Heber, CA · 33252 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.48km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 33251 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.125km NNE of Holtville, CA · 33251 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.517km SE of Holtville, CA · 33251 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.513km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 33251 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.30km NNW of El Centro, CA · 33251 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.317km SE of Holtville, CA · 33250 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.217km SE of Holtville, CA · 33250 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.917km SE of Holtville, CA · 33250 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.817km SE of Holtville, CA · 33249 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.610km ESE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 33249 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.517km SE of Holtville, CA · 33249 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.017km SE of Holtville, CA · 33249 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.41km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 33241 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.68km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 33233 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.85km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 33233 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.04km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 33233 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.09km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 33230 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.419km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 33229 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.87km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 33224 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.917km E of Julian, CA · 33223 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.421km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 33223 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.610km NE of Julian, CA · 33223 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 3.53km W of Westmorland, CA · 33220 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 4.63km SW of Westmorland, CA · 33219 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 3.316km W of Westmorland, CA · 33219 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 3.519km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 33219 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 3.915km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 33216 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 3.35km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 33212 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.06km SW of Westmorland, CA · 33210 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.79km E of Julian, CA · 33199 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.619km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 33252 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.66km SE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 33252 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.515km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 33252 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.810km NE of Julian, CA · 33254 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.010km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 33256 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.22km NW of Oasis, CA · 33256 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.614km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 33256 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.911km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 33256 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.89km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 33256 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.411km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 33256 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.412km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 33281 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.68km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 33281 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363200. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.