M2.8 earthquake 9km NW of Alpine, CA
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9km NW of Alpine, CA on Sat, Jun 5, 1937, 5:14 PM GMT-8 (01:14 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 13km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1937-06-06 01:14:06 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.898° N, 116.823° W
- Region
- California
- 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 3.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 287°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.721km E of Campo, CA · 32599 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.013km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 32592 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.815km WSW of La Quinta, CA · 32565 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364271. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.