California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 18km SSW of Oasis, CA

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 18km SSW of Oasis, CA on Fri, Jun 27, 1941, 8:35 AM GMT-8 (16:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 14km S of Bombay Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1941-06-27 16:35:28 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.310° N, 116.158° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
330°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.12km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 31130 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.19km S of Salton City, CA · 31130 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.614km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 31130 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.611km SSE of North Shore, CA · 31129 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.819km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 31129 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.015km N of North Shore, CA · 31119 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.611km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 31119 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.26km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 31117 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.09km ESE of Anza, CA · 31117 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.38km ENE of Heber, CA · 31108 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.817km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 31105 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.126km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 31089 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.510km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 31080 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.912km SSW of Salton City, CA · 31080 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365635. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.