California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 5km WSW of Temecula, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5km WSW of Temecula, CA on Fri, Oct 11, 1968, 7:19 AM GMT-7 (14:19 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 12km N of Cabazon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-10-11 14:19:19 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.483° N, 117.202° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.112km N of Cabazon, CA · 21157 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.66km SE of Grand Terrace, CA · 21156 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.76km SSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 21150 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.96km W of Calimesa, CA · 21149 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.312km SE of Anza, CA · 21140 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.019km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 21140 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.117km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21122 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.86km NNW of Banning, CA · 21165 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.19km SSE of Running Springs, CA · 21167 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.611km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 21169 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.19km SSW of Wildomar, CA · 21171 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.614km SW of Wildomar, CA · 21172 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.13km WNW of Pomona, CA · 21174 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.710km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 21175 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.46km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 21177 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.55km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 21177 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.50km SSW of Norco, CA · 21183 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328237. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:39 AM UTC.