M4.8 earthquake 49km SSE of Campo, CA
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 49km SSE of Campo, CA on Sat, Jun 15, 1946, 11:46 AM GMT-8 (19:46 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1946-06-15 19:46:50 UTC
- Depth
- 31.8 km (19.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.207° N, 116.259° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 332°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.930km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 29273 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.113km E of Julian, CA · 29266 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359639 (also filed as ushis1553, iscgemsup898429). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.