California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 27km NNE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 27km NNE of Ocotillo, CA on Thu, Jun 6, 1968, 2:12 AM GMT-7 (09:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 25km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-06-06 09:12:01 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.968° N, 115.929° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
162°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.125km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21292 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.724km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21290 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.710km SW of Salton City, CA · 21290 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.97km SSW of Salton City, CA · 21289 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.522km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21289 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.08km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21287 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.118km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21284 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.04km WSW of Salton City, CA · 21272 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.97km SW of Salton City, CA · 21272 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.917km S of Salton City, CA · 21270 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.342km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 21258 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.917km ENE of Thermal, CA · 21252 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.327km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 21234 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 3.116km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21294 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.76km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21295 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.97km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21295 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.816km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 21295 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.922km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21296 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.022km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21298 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.217km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21303 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.320km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21305 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.419km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21305 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.014km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21307 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.727km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 21307 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.117km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21308 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.112km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21309 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.08km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 21311 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.523km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21315 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.85km S of Brawley, CA · 21315 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.810km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21316 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 21317 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.91km SSE of Salton City, CA · 21318 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 3.518km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21318 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328792. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.