California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 24km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 24km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Mon, Nov 4, 1968, 8:17 PM GMT-8 (04:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 19km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-11-05 04:17:07 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.925° N, 116.309° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
149°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.019km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 21140 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.26km N of Progreso, B.C., MX · 21139 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.98km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21135 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.547km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 21130 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.848km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 21130 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.117km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21122 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.73km ESE of North Shore, CA · 21118 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.322km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21117 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.826km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21112 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.428km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 21101 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.620km W of Westmorland, CA · 21098 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.622km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.820km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.821km W of Westmorland, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.925km W of Westmorland, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.819km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.820km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21097 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.719km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 21095 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.325km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21093 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.41km SSW of El Centro, CA · 21091 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 3.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 21086 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 3.39km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 21086 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.312km SE of Anza, CA · 21140 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.114km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21145 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.75km E of Imperial, CA · 21146 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.125km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21147 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.016km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21148 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.010km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21153 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.916km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21153 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.516km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21157 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.619km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21157 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.818km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 21157 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.627km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 21166 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.611km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 21169 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.226km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 21169 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328273. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.