California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 7km SSW of Salton City, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 7km SSW of Salton City, CA on Fri, Mar 19, 1954, 6:07 AM GMT-8 (14:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 12km WSW of Salton City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1954-03-19 14:07:33 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.245° N, 115.998° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
263°, 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: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.210km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.912km WSW of Salton City, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.417km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.316km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.912km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.615km W of Salton City, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.96km SSE of Salton City, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.410km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.112km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.614km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.011km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.413km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.110km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.110km SW of Salton City, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.210km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 3.116km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 3.415km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.513km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26484 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 3.615km S of Salton City, CA · 26484 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 3.112km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26484 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 4.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26484 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 3.610km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26484 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 4.215km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26484 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 3.215km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26484 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 3.311km WSW of Salton City, CA · 26484 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.413km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26484 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 3.610km W of Salton City, CA · 26484 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 3.67km SW of Salton City, CA · 26484 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 3.48km SSW of Salton City, CA · 26484 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.69km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26484 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.510km W of Salton City, CA · 26484 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 3.013km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26482 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 3.37km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26482 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.913km WSW of Salton City, CA · 26482 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 4.98km WSW of Salton City, CA · 26481 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 3.312km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26481 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 3.713km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26481 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 3.212km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26481 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 3.69km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26480 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 3.520km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26480 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 3.712km SSW of Salton City, CA · 26480 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 3.29km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26479 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 3.17km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26478 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 3.611km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26478 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 3.011km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26478 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 3.411km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26478 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 3.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 26477 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 3.18km SW of Salton City, CA · 26476 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 3.613km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26476 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 3.413km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26476 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 3.311km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26475 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.912km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26475 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 3.39km SSW of Salton City, CA · 26474 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 3.37km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26474 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 3.35km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26473 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 3.110km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26473 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 3.16km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26469 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 3.010km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26467 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 3.313km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26467 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 3.27km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26464 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 2.810km SW of Salton City, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.610km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.010km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.212km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.212km SW of Salton City, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.210km W of Salton City, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.515km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.410km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.514km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.28km SSW of Salton City, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.210km W of Salton City, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.114km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.911km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.013km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.411km WSW of Salton City, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.410km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.610km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.414km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 3.413km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.410km W of Salton City, CA · 26485 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3299708. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.