California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 1km SSW of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1km SSW of El Centro, CA on Tue, Dec 24, 1968, 7:06 AM GMT-8 (15:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 8km SW of Holtville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-12-24 15:06:10 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.782° N, 115.561° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
199°, 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 21087 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.93km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 21074 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.012km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 21074 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.852km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 21059 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.220km ESE of Pine Valley, CA · 21054 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.08km WNW of Holtville, CA · 21046 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.55km SSW of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 21044 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.59km S of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 21044 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.76km SSW of Brawley, CA · 21043 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.819km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21042 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.98km SSE of Brawley, CA · 21042 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.328km ESE of Campo, CA · 21042 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.123km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 21041 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.83km SSE of Brawley, CA · 21041 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.148km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 21041 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.821km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21035 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.325km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21093 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.719km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21096 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.820km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21098 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.819km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21098 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.925km W of Westmorland, CA · 21098 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.821km W of Westmorland, CA · 21098 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.820km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21098 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.622km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21098 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.620km W of Westmorland, CA · 21098 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.428km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 21101 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.364km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 21108 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.826km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21112 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.366km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 21114 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.322km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21118 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.73km ESE of North Shore, CA · 21118 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328115. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.