California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 26km NNE of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 26km NNE of Ocotillo, CA on Thu, Apr 11, 1968, 1:24 AM GMT-8 (09:24 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 7km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-04-11 09:24:38 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.960° N, 115.929° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.07km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.414km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21348 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.73km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21348 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.427km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21348 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.48km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21348 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.410km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21348 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.65km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21348 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.910km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21347 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.123km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21347 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.112km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 21347 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.025km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21347 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.115km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21347 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.416km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21347 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.514km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21347 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.28km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21347 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.623km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21347 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.614km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21347 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.215km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21347 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.818km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21346 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.38km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21346 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 3.227km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 21346 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.98km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21346 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.418km ESE of Anza, CA · 21345 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 4.312km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21345 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.720km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21345 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 3.04km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21345 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 3.016km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21345 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 3.39km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21344 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 3.221km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21344 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 3.024km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21344 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 4.516km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21344 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 3.820km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21343 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 3.312km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21343 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.814km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 21342 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.210km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21342 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.916km E of Pine Valley, CA · 21342 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 3.212km SW of Westmorland, CA · 21342 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.625km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21340 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 3.118km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21340 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21338 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.620km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21338 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.921km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21336 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.915km WNW of Imperial, CA · 21336 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 3.810km SW of Westmorland, CA · 21336 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 3.412km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21336 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 3.413km WSW of El Centro, CA · 21335 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 3.416km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21335 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 3.012km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21334 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 3.441km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 21334 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.95km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21333 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 3.19km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 21332 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.920km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21332 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 3.08km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21331 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.814km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21331 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.812km SSE of Salton City, CA · 21328 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.911km S of Salton City, CA · 21328 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.912km S of Salton City, CA · 21328 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 3.413km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 21328 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 3.08km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21327 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.724km N of Ocotillo, CA · 21327 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 3.110km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.626km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.916km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.718km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.32km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.410km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.811km SW of Salton City, CA · 21349 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.24km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.215km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.14km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.219km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.322km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.48km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.34km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.513km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.24km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.823km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.017km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.315km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21350 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 4.59km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21350 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3329044. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.