M3.1 earthquake 22km WNW of Imperial, CA

Magnitude

3.1 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Mar 27, 1968, 12:32 AM GMT-8

UTC

1968-03-27 08:32:42 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.899° N, 115.794° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

175°

Stations used

5

• Seeley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast15 kmNW
• Imperial, CaliforniaPopulation 17,095. Forecast22 kmWNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast44 kmNW

After

1. 3.74km E of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 6:27 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
2. 6.6The 1968 Borrego Mountain, California EarthquakeMon, Apr 8, 6:28 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
3. 4.33km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 6:33 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
4. 3.73km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 6:36 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
5. 4.23km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 6:39 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
6. 3.915km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 6:44 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
7. 3.615km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 6:47 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
8. 3.215km SE of Julian, CAMon, Apr 8, 6:49 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
9. 4.017km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 7:01 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
10. 5.221km NW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 8, 7:03 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
11. 3.79km NNW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 8, 7:08 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
12. 3.218km NNW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Apr 8, 7:14 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
13. 3.64km NNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Apr 8, 7:22 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
14. 4.513km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 7:48 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
15. 4.120km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 7:58 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
16. 3.77km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 8:05 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
17. 3.714km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 8:15 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
18. 3.24km E of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 8:29 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
19. 3.113km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 8:46 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
20. 3.19km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 8:58 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
21. 3.615km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 9:00 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
22. 3.116km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 9:13 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
23. 3.03km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 9:41 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
24. 2.63km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 10:46 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
25. 2.63km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 10:50 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
26. 2.917km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Apr 8, 10:56 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
27. 2.510km SE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Apr 8, 11:00 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
28. 3.212km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Apr 8, 11:20 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
29. 3.45km NNE of Salton City, CAMon, Apr 8, 11:35 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
30. 3.63km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 11:36 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
31. 3.24km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 11:38 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
32. 3.37km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Apr 8, 11:40 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
33. 4.121km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 12:00 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
34. 3.53km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 12:02 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
35. 3.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Apr 9, 12:27 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
36. 3.416km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Apr 9, 12:43 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
37. 3.711km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 1:26 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
38. 3.911km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 1:38 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
39. 3.11km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 2:42 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
40. 3.06km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 3:11 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
41. 3.911km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 3:17 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
42. 3.111km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 3:31 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
43. 3.724km NNE of Ocotillo, CATue, Apr 9, 3:45 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
44. 3.514km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 4:20 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
45. 3.03km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 4:24 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
46. 3.28km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 7:25 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
47. 3.38km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 8:20 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
48. 3.58km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 9:25 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
49. 4.59km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Apr 9, 10:31 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
50. 3.315km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 11:32 AM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
51. 3.017km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 12:43 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
52. 2.823km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 1:13 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
53. 3.24km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 1:39 PM GMT-8 · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
54. 3.513km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 4:01 PM GMT-8 · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
55. 3.34km E of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 4:17 PM GMT-8 · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
56. 3.48km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 8:05 PM GMT-8 · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
57. 2.322km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Apr 9, 8:39 PM GMT-8 · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
58. 3.219km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 9:26 PM GMT-8 · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
59. 3.14km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Apr 9, 9:33 PM GMT-8 · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
60. 3.215km E of Borrego Springs, CATue, Apr 9, 10:05 PM GMT-8 · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

1. 2.64km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Mar 3, 11:40 PM GMT-8 · 21386 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
2. 3.216km SE of Ocotillo, CASun, Mar 3, 3:49 AM GMT-8 · 21387 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
3. 2.819km E of Pine Valley, CAMon, Feb 26, 6:06 AM GMT-8 · 21393 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3329113. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.