California earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 20km ENE of Avalon, CA

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 20km ENE of Avalon, CA on Sat, Apr 29, 1933, 6:59 AM GMT-8 (14:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1933-04-29 14:59:59 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.433° N, 118.145° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
360°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34km NNW of San Clemente, CA · 34109 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.71km NNW of Long Beach, CA · 34109 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.93km S of Long Beach, CA · 34109 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.713km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34109 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.13km SSE of La Mirada, CA · 34109 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.02km NNE of Fountain Valley, CA · 34109 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.35km SW of Seal Beach, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.12km WSW of Rossmoor, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.44km NNW of Seal Beach, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.94km SE of Rossmoor, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.91km SSE of Rossmoor, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.01km WSW of Los Alamitos, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.60km ESE of Lakewood, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.55km W of Irvine, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.91km ESE of Lakewood, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.46km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 3.02km SW of Westminster, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.34km ENE of Long Beach, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.73km N of Santa Ana, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.64km N of Santa Ana, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.09km SE of San Pedro, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.84km SE of Long Beach, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.62km N of Villa Park, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.43km NW of Orange, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.516km E of Avalon, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 3.523km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.915km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.63km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.130km N of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.44km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 3.23km NW of Newport Beach, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 3.514km SSE of Avalon, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.94km E of Fountain Valley, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.920km S of Avalon, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.82km SSW of Lakewood, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 3.02km W of Westminster, CA · 34105 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.72km W of Newport Beach, CA · 34105 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.86km W of Santa Monica, CA · 34105 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 3.93km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.32km NW of Westminster, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.24km W of Westminster, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.72km SSE of Los Alamitos, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.012km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.03km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.52km NE of Long Beach, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.53km SSE of Lakewood, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.73km WNW of Los Alamitos, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.33km SE of Westminster, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.23km SSW of Rossmoor, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.72km SSW of Lawndale, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.93km N of Long Beach, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.83km ENE of Ontario, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.02km NNE of Carson, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.83km N of Long Beach, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.82km WSW of Downey, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.55km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.05km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.65km E of San Pedro, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.92km SE of Los Alamitos, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.634km ESE of Avalon, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360402. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.