| Date & time | May 19, 1940 04:36:41 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 6.9 |
| Depth | 6.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 32.84417°N / 115.381°W  (Imperial, California, United States) |
| Antipode | 32.844°S / 64.619°E |
| Shaking intensity | Severe shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Salton Buttes (45 km / 28 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 4 km (2 mi) N of Holtville (pop: 6,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) E of Imperial (pop: 17,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) ENE of El Sentro (pop: 44,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 20 km (13 mi) SE of Brawley (Imperial County) (pop: 25,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Calexico (pop: 40,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Mexicali (Baja California, Mexico) (pop: 689,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (18 mi) NE of Santa Isabel (Baja California, Mexico) (pop: 29,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) W of Yuma (Arizona) (pop: 94,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 167 km (104 mi) E of San Diego (pop: 1,394,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 843 km (524 mi) SE of Sacramento (pop: 490,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.4 x 1015 joules (392 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 21.1 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.9 | 6 km | 4km N of Holtville, CA (USA) | USGS |
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Oct 26, 1940 11:21 82 years ago | 3.2 6 km | San Diego County, 15 mi SW of Salton City, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Oct 21, 1940 07:19 82 years ago | 3.3 6 km | 12 mi SE of Borrego Springs, San Diego County, California, USA | More |
| Oct 21, 1940 06:49 82 years ago | 4.1 6 km | 5.9 mi S of Borrego Springs, San Diego County, California, USA | More |
| Oct 17, 1940 10:18 83 years ago | 3.4 6 km | 2.5 mi W of Brawley, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Oct 16, 1940 17:52 83 years ago | 3.7 6 km | 11 mi S of Salton City, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Oct 15, 1940 13:51 83 years ago | 2.7 6 km | 15 mi SE of Borrego Springs, San Diego County, California, USA | More |
| Oct 13, 1940 11:54 83 years ago | 3.2 6 km | 14 mi NE of Pine Valley, San Diego County, California, USA | More |
| Oct 10, 1940 17:07 83 years ago | 3.4 6 km | 2.2 mi NE of Heber, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Oct 9, 1940 13:01 83 years ago | 2.8 6 km | 11 mi SW of Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Oct 8, 1940 02:18 83 years ago | 2.9 6 km | 10.3 mi S of Salton City, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Oct 8, 1940 00:39 83 years ago | 3.0 6 km | 10.3 mi S of Salton City, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Oct 6, 1940 18:19 83 years ago | 4.1 6 km | 8.6 mi S of Salton City, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Oct 1, 1940 06:25 83 years ago | 3.0 6 km | 7.6 mi SE of Julian, San Diego County, California, USA | More |
| Sep 29, 1940 05:09 83 years ago | 2.6 6 km | 4km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA | More |
| Sep 19, 1940 01:33 83 years ago | 3.6 6 km | 5.1 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Sep 16, 1940 02:49 83 years ago | 3.2 6 km | 2.4 km S of Ejido Benito Juarez, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico | More |
| Sep 12, 1940 20:03 83 years ago | 2.8 6 km | San Diego County, 12 mi SE of Temecula, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Sep 12, 1940 00:15 83 years ago | 4.4 6 km | 72 km NW of San Felipe, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico | More |
| Sep 12, 1940 00:06 83 years ago | 3.8 6 km | 13 km NE of Arroyo de Leon (Ejido Kiliwas), Mexico | More |
| Sep 6, 1940 06:08 83 years ago | 2.5 6 km | 8km WSW of Twentynine Palms, CA (USA) | More |
| Sep 5, 1940 09:33 83 years ago | 3.1 6 km | 7 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Aug 31, 1940 17:36 83 years ago | 2.8 6 km | 7.8 mi NE of Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Aug 30, 1940 16:34 83 years ago | 3.4 6 km | 0.4 km NE of Herradura, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico | More |
| Aug 7, 1940 21:51 83 years ago | 3.0 7.5 km | San Diego County, 5.5 mi SE of Aguanga, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Aug 1, 1940 19:31 83 years ago | 3.7 6 km | 8 mi E of Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jul 29, 1940 20:53 83 years ago | 3.4 6 km | 13 mi S of Salton City, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jul 27, 1940 02:50 83 years ago | 3.5 6 km | 6.1 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jul 26, 1940 23:02 83 years ago | 3.0 6 km | 1.6 mi W of Sky Valley, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jul 21, 1940 08:36 83 years ago | 4.3 6 km | 15 mi S of Salton City, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jul 15, 1940 20:47 83 years ago | 2.8 6 km | 6.1 mi E of Julian, San Diego County, California, USA | More |
| Jul 15, 1940 02:32 83 years ago | 3.8 6 km | 1.7 mi SW of Holtville, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jul 14, 1940 00:01 83 years ago | 3.8 6 km | 12 mi SE of Salton City, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jul 13, 1940 22:50 83 years ago | 3.5 6 km | 14 mi S of Salton City, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jul 13, 1940 17:45 83 years ago | 3.7 6 km | 18 mi NW of Brawley, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jul 13, 1940 16:39 83 years ago | 3.9 6 km | 15 mi SE of Salton City, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jul 11, 1940 13:34 83 years ago | 2.9 6 km | Coronado Cays, 6.3 mi E of Chula Vista, San Diego County, California, USA | More |
| Jul 7, 1940 18:42 83 years ago | 4.9 6 km | 55 km NW of San Felipe, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico | More |
| Jul 4, 1940 03:46 83 years ago | 3.1 6 km | 7.1 mi E of Brawley, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jul 1, 1940 21:01 83 years ago | 2.9 6 km | 1.3 mi S of Palm Desert, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 29, 1940 11:05 83 years ago | 3.0 6 km | 4.2 mi W of Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 28, 1940 20:52 83 years ago | 3.4 6 km | 4.3 mi SE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 28, 1940 00:44 83 years ago | 3.1 0 km | San Diego County, 10.8 mi SE of Aguanga, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 27, 1940 18:16 83 years ago | 2.6 6 km | 13km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA (USA) | More |
| Jun 26, 1940 04:54 83 years ago | 3.6 6 km | 2.2 mi NE of Heber, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 24, 1940 16:39 83 years ago | 3.9 6 km | 2.2 mi SE of Morongo Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 23, 1940 07:07 83 years ago | 3.7 6 km | 7.5 mi SW of Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 23, 1940 03:30 83 years ago | 2.9 6 km | 8.7 mi E of Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 20, 1940 10:20 83 years ago | 3.0 6 km | California, 4 mi NE of Desert Edge, Riverside County, USA | More |
| Jun 19, 1940 17:46 83 years ago | 3.1 6 km | San Diego County, 13 mi S of Anza, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 19, 1940 03:09 83 years ago | 3.2 6 km | 10.2 mi SE of Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 18, 1940 06:14 83 years ago | 3.9 6 km | 6.6 mi SE of Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 18, 1940 00:12 83 years ago | 2.6 6 km | 1km NNW of La Quinta, CA (USA) | More |
| Jun 15, 1940 19:32 83 years ago | 2.9 6 km | 8.8 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 15, 1940 19:16 83 years ago | 2.6 6 km | 15km S of Joshua Tree, CA (USA) | More |
| Jun 14, 1940 21:58 83 years ago | 3.8 6 km | 3.5 mi SW of Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 14, 1940 13:57 83 years ago | 3.4 6 km | 3.2 mi S of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 14, 1940 10:20 83 years ago | 2.9 6 km | 6.8 mi NE of Palm Desert, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 13, 1940 16:54 83 years ago | 3.0 6 km | 1.4 mi NW of Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 11, 1940 20:35 83 years ago | 3.2 6 km | Riverside County, 7.4 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 11, 1940 19:51 83 years ago | 4.4 6 km | 6.9 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 11, 1940 16:34 83 years ago | 2.9 6 km | 9.8 mi SW of Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 11, 1940 02:35 83 years ago | 3.1 6 km | 2.8 mi NE of Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 8, 1940 17:10 83 years ago | 3.9 6 km | 5.9 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 7, 1940 21:46 83 years ago | 3.5 6 km | 11 mi E of Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 7, 1940 21:28 83 years ago | 3.0 0.1 km | 5.3 mi SW of Borrego Springs, San Diego County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 7, 1940 15:35 83 years ago | 3.6 6 km | 7.1 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 7, 1940 09:48 83 years ago | 3.0 6 km | 2.2 mi NE of Palm Desert, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 7, 1940 05:14 83 years ago | 4.3 6 km | 2.2 mi NE of Heber, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 7, 1940 05:11 83 years ago | 3.3 6 km | 2.2 mi NE of Heber, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 7, 1940 02:24 83 years ago | 3.0 6 km | 2.7 mi N of Palm Desert, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 7, 1940 02:10 83 years ago | 3.3 6 km | 1.2 mi NE of Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 6, 1940 23:56 83 years ago | 4.3 6 km | 9.2 mi E of Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 6, 1940 23:28 83 years ago | 3.4 6 km | 12 mi NE of Holtville, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 6, 1940 23:21 83 years ago | 4.0 6 km | 5.6 mi SW of Borrego Springs, San Diego County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 6, 1940 22:21 83 years ago | 4.2 6 km | 7.1 mi E of Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 6, 1940 21:07 83 years ago | 3.1 6 km | Riverside County, 8.4 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 6, 1940 14:09 83 years ago | 3.2 6 km | Riverside County, 8.3 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 5, 1940 22:53 83 years ago | 3.7 6 km | 2.2 mi NE of Heber, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 5, 1940 21:12 83 years ago | 3.8 6 km | 48 km SE of Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada, Mexico | More |
| Jun 5, 1940 14:03 83 years ago | 2.8 6 km | 4.5 mi SW of Palm Desert, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 4, 1940 23:33 83 years ago | 3.5 6 km | La Paz County, 26 mi N of Yuma, Arizona, USA | More |
| Jun 4, 1940 13:03 83 years ago | 3.1 6 km | 5.7 mi S of Brawley, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 4, 1940 11:56 83 years ago | 3.5 6 km | 6.9 mi E of Coachella, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 4, 1940 11:14 83 years ago | 3.3 6 km | 10.8 mi S of Borrego Springs, San Diego County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 4, 1940 10:49 83 years ago | 3.4 6 km | 9.9 mi SE of Borrego Springs, San Diego County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 4, 1940 10:36 83 years ago | 4.3 6 km | 17 mi NE of Pine Valley, San Diego County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 4, 1940 10:35 83 years ago | 5.0 6 km | 16 mi NE of Pine Valley, San Diego County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 2, 1940 06:13 83 years ago | 4.4 6 km | 5.4 mi S of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 1, 1940 23:59 83 years ago | 4.7 6 km | 7.3 km W of Hermosillo, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico | More |
| Jun 1, 1940 23:54 83 years ago | 4.2 6 km | 8.1 km W of Delta, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico | More |
| Jun 1, 1940 23:41 83 years ago | 3.4 6 km | Imperial County, California, 22 mi W of Yuma, Arizona, USA | More |
| Jun 1, 1940 22:41 83 years ago | 3.5 6 km | Imperial County, California, 22 mi NW of Yuma, Arizona, USA | More |
| Jun 1, 1940 08:44 83 years ago | 3.0 6 km | 6.2 mi S of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 1, 1940 06:54 83 years ago | 4.4 6 km | 5.7 mi E of Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 1, 1940 05:56 83 years ago | 4.0 6 km | 4.7 mi E of Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| Jun 1, 1940 05:27 83 years ago | 4.6 6 km | 3.1 mi SE of Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| May 28, 1940 08:03 83 years ago | 3.2 6 km | 5.7 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| May 27, 1940 15:37 83 years ago | 3.3 6 km | 4 mi SW of Palm Desert, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| May 27, 1940 03:27 83 years ago | 4.0 6 km | 9.1 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| May 24, 1940 15:04 83 years ago | 3.2 6 km | 3.8 mi S of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| May 23, 1940 03:18 83 years ago | 3.5 6 km | 6.5 mi E of Holtville, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 23, 1940 00:12 83 years ago | 3.6 6 km | 13 km NE of Tamaulipas, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico | More |
| May 22, 1940 20:56 83 years ago | 3.5 6 km | 1 km NW of Colonia Polvora, Mexicali Municipality, Baja California, Mexico | More |
| May 22, 1940 18:35 83 years ago | 3.6 6 km | 43 km SW of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | More |
| May 22, 1940 14:10 83 years ago | 3.9 6 km | 4.2 mi E of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| May 22, 1940 10:58 83 years ago | 4.2 6 km | 4.1 mi S of Brawley, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 22, 1940 06:31 83 years ago | 3.7 6 km | 8.8 mi E of Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA | More |
| May 22, 1940 06:03 83 years ago | 3.3 6 km | 8.1 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| May 22, 1940 05:24 83 years ago | 3.3 6 km | 6.4 mi S of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| May 21, 1940 21:29 83 years ago | 3.8 6 km | 4 mi W of Holtville, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 21, 1940 14:00 83 years ago | 3.4 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 21, 1940 12:41 83 years ago | 3.8 6 km | San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, 24 km E of Estacion Coahuila, Mexico | More |
| May 20, 1940 11:13 83 years ago | 3.4 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 20, 1940 07:05 83 years ago | 3.5 6 km | 10.5 mi E of Calexico, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 20, 1940 06:27 83 years ago | 3.5 6 km | 6.8 mi E of Holtville, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 19:39 83 years ago | 4.3 6 km | 3.3 mi S of Joshua Tree, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 15:51 83 years ago | 3.6 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 15:30 83 years ago | 4.3 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 13:41 83 years ago | 4.0 6 km | 5.6 mi N of Brawley, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 13:06 83 years ago | 4.0 6 km | 8 mi SE of Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 12:09 83 years ago | 4.0 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 09:17 83 years ago | 4.2 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 08:55 83 years ago | 4.1 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 07:01 83 years ago | 4.3 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 07:01 83 years ago | 4.5 16 km | 5 mi E of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 06:35 83 years ago | 5.2 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 06:33 83 years ago | 5.2 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 06:17 83 years ago | 4.7 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 05:57 83 years ago | 4.7 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 05:51 83 years ago | 5.4 6 km | 4.1 mi E of Imperial, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 05:44 83 years ago | 4.9 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 05:03 83 years ago | 4.4 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 04:54 83 years ago | 5.2 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
| May 19, 1940 04:48 83 years ago | 4.7 6 km | 4.6 mi NE of El Sentro, Imperial County, California, USA | More |
