M3.1 earthquake 24km SW of Ocotillo, CA
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 24km SW of Ocotillo, CA on Fri, Jun 14, 1946, 11:12 AM GMT-8 (19:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 49km SSE of Campo, 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
- 1946-06-14 19:12:17 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.592° N, 116.190° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 323°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.849km SSE of Campo, CA · 29319 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.09km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 29300 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.04km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 29297 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.09km NNE of Julian, CA · 29278 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.930km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 29273 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.113km E of Julian, CA · 29265 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359638. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.