California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13km NE of Avalon, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13km NE of Avalon, CA on Mon, Apr 25, 1932, 4:54 AM GMT-8 (12:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 24km WSW of Avalon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1932-04-25 12:54:39 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.423° N, 118.228° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
239°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.017km NNE of Avalon, CA · 34477 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.124km WSW of Avalon, CA · 34477 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.93km SW of Avalon, CA · 34477 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.621km NNE of Avalon, CA · 34477 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.620km NNW of Avalon, CA · 34472 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.322km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 34472 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.01km WSW of Bell, CA · 34471 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.525km NE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 34466 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.71km ENE of Marina del Rey, CA · 34464 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.94km SSE of Long Beach, CA · 34463 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.322km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 34459 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.03km NNW of Villa Park, CA · 34458 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.72km SSE of San Gabriel, CA · 34455 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.01km W of Maywood, CA · 34449 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.115km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 34448 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.62km SSW of Culver City, CA · 34435 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.48km NW of Norco, CA · 34487 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.46km SSE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 34487 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.41km E of Rosemead, CA · 34496 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.61km E of Granada Hills, CA · 34503 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.86km E of Ontario, CA · 34511 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3358829. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.