California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12km SE of Anza, CA on Mon, Nov 4, 1968, 7:42 PM GMT-8 (03:42 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 24km ENE of Pine Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-11-05 03:42:00 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.470° N, 116.604° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.724km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 21140 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.019km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 21140 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.98km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21135 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.726km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 21125 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.117km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21122 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.73km ESE of North Shore, CA · 21118 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.322km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21117 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.826km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21112 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.26km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 21103 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.428km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 21101 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.620km W of Westmorland, CA · 21098 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.622km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21098 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.510km E of Yucaipa, CA · 21098 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.820km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21098 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.821km W of Westmorland, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.925km W of Westmorland, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.819km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.820km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.719km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21095 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 3.114km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 21095 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 3.03km SSW of Garnet, CA · 21093 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.325km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21093 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.39km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 21086 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 3.114km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21145 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.125km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21148 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.016km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21148 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.96km W of Calimesa, CA · 21149 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.010km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21153 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.916km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21153 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.66km SE of Grand Terrace, CA · 21156 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.112km N of Cabazon, CA · 21157 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.516km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21157 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.619km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21157 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.818km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21157 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.85km WSW of Temecula, CA · 21165 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.627km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 21166 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.86km NNW of Banning, CA · 21166 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.19km SSE of Running Springs, CA · 21168 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.611km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 21169 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328272. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.