California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 20km S of Avalon, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 20km S of Avalon, CA on Sun, May 7, 1933, 8:13 AM GMT-8 (16:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2km W of Westminster, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1933-05-07 16:13:00 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.165° N, 118.345° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
324°, 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: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82km SSW of Lakewood, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.02km W of Westminster, CA · 34105 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.72km W of Newport Beach, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.86km W of Santa Monica, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.93km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.32km NW of Westminster, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.24km W of Westminster, CA · 34104 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.72km SSE of Los Alamitos, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.012km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.03km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.52km NE of Long Beach, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.53km SSE of Lakewood, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.73km WNW of Los Alamitos, CA · 34103 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.33km SE of Westminster, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.23km SSW of Rossmoor, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.72km SSW of Lawndale, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.93km N of Long Beach, CA · 34102 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.02km NNE of Carson, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.83km N of Long Beach, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.82km WSW of Downey, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.55km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.05km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.65km E of San Pedro, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.92km SE of Los Alamitos, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.634km ESE of Avalon, CA · 34101 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.132km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.62km NE of Carson, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.92km NNE of Carson, CA · 34100 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.118km ENE of Avalon, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.316km SW of Dana Point, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.15km W of Dana Point, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.529km ESE of Avalon, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.212km SSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.02km N of Fountain Valley, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.22km NNE of Costa Mesa, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.43km SW of Westminster, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.62km WNW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.65km SSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.16km SW of Laguna Niguel, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.52km WNW of Rossmoor, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.41km WSW of Westminster, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 3.44km NE of Costa Mesa, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.714km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.535km WNW of Avalon, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.21km NW of Rossmoor, CA · 34099 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.33km WSW of Costa Mesa, CA · 34098 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.12km S of Santa Ana, CA · 34098 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.29km ENE of Avalon, CA · 34098 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.74km S of Long Beach, CA · 34098 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.516km NW of Avalon, CA · 34098 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.92km W of Garden Grove, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 4.03km WNW of Willowbrook, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.92km NNE of Marina del Rey, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.84km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.95km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.92km S of Marina del Rey, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.76km SW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 3.05km W of Signal Hill, CA · 34096 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.73km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34096 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 3.42km ESE of Marina del Rey, CA · 34096 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.94km E of Fountain Valley, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.514km SSE of Avalon, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.23km NW of Newport Beach, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.44km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.130km N of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.63km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34106 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.915km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.523km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.516km E of Avalon, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.43km NW of Orange, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.62km N of Villa Park, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.84km SE of Long Beach, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.09km SE of San Pedro, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.64km N of Santa Ana, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.73km N of Santa Ana, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.34km ENE of Long Beach, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.02km SW of Westminster, CA · 34107 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.46km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.91km ESE of Lakewood, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.55km W of Irvine, CA · 34108 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360484. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.