Mexico earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX on Mon, Aug 19, 1968, 6:51 PM GMT-7 (01:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6km NE of Heber, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-08-20 01:51:23 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.689° N, 115.416° W
Region
Mexico
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 5.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
217°, 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57km ENE of Calexico, CA · 21218 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.86km NE of Heber, CA · 21218 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.224km SW of Westmorland, CA · 21215 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.470km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 21205 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.311km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21178 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.533km SSE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 21178 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.810km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 21178 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.75km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 21178 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.01km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 21178 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.226km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 21170 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.627km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 21166 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.48km WSW of Holtville, CA · 21218 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.022km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21226 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.823km N of Ocotillo, CA · 21226 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.123km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 21227 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.327km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 21235 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328672. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.