California earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 9km NNW of Alpine, CA

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 9km NNW of Alpine, CA on Tue, Aug 10, 1937, 2:39 PM GMT-8 (22:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1937-08-10 22:39:06 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.911° N, 116.805° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
286°, 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.910km NW of Alpine, CA · 32550 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.012km ESE of Anza, CA · 32549 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.018km ESE of Anza, CA · 32546 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.88km SSW of San Diego Country Estates, CA · 32546 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.318km ESE of Anza, CA · 32546 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.48km WNW of Anza, CA · 32544 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.58km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 32538 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.517km SE of Anza, CA · 32531 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.411km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 32529 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 32512 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.04km NNW of Pala, CA · 32507 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.410km SSW of Campo, CA · 32504 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.54km SSW of Anza, CA · 32504 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.011km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 32497 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.410km ENE of Pala, CA · 32492 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.48km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32556 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.815km WSW of La Quinta, CA · 32565 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364343. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.