M3.1 earthquake 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Sun, Aug 10, 1941, 5:27 AM GMT-8 (13:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 10km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1941-08-10 13:27:39 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.923° N, 116.273° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 307°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.510km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 31080 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.912km SSW of Salton City, CA · 31080 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.57km SSE of Oasis, CA · 31068 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.413km NE of Julian, CA · 31047 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.316km W of Salton City, CA · 31041 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.814km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 31037 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.05km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 31036 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.211km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 31033 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365713. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC.