M3.1 earthquake 19km NNE of Pine Valley, CA
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 19km NNE of Pine Valley, CA on Sat, Feb 11, 1967, 11:06 AM GMT-8 (19:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 22km SW 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
- 1967-02-11 19:06:39 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.969° N, 116.420° 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
- ±0.33
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 176°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.610km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21767 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.55km E of Westmorland, CA · 21753 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.519km S of Ocotillo, CA · 21751 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.99km SSE of Brawley, CA · 21751 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.08km ESE of Brawley, CA · 21750 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.121km ESE of Anza, CA · 21740 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.222km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21729 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.023km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21729 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.025km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 21722 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.626km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21722 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3329821. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.