California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 15km NNE of Avalon, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 15km NNE of Avalon, CA on Fri, May 19, 1933, 9:31 PM GMT-8 (05:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 11km WSW of Dana Point, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1933-05-20 05:31:04 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.464° N, 118.264° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
312°, 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: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.132km SW of Dana Point, CA · 34093 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.928km E of Avalon, CA · 34093 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.52km SSW of Westminster, CA · 34093 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.32km W of Los Alamitos, CA · 34093 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.94km S of Newport Beach, CA · 34092 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.111km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 34092 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.42km WNW of Fountain Valley, CA · 34092 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.92km NE of Long Beach, CA · 34092 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.11km ESE of Cypress, CA · 34091 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.44km S of Huntington Beach, CA · 34090 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.61km ESE of Huntington Beach, CA · 34090 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.64km NNW of Signal Hill, CA · 34090 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.92km SSE of Fountain Valley, CA · 34090 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.912km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34089 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.73km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 34089 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.124km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34089 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.82km WSW of Lakewood, CA · 34087 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.00km WNW of Artesia, CA · 34087 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.34km ESE of Lomita, CA · 34087 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 3.628km S of Avalon, CA · 34086 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 3.22km SSE of Seal Beach, CA · 34086 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.11km ENE of Rossmoor, CA · 34084 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.94km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34083 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.34km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34083 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.62km N of Long Beach, CA · 34082 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.71km SSE of San Clemente, CA · 34081 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.12km NW of Carson, CA · 34080 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.15km W of Santa Monica, CA · 34079 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.14km SSW of Westminster, CA · 34079 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.82km NW of Signal Hill, CA · 34079 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.04km W of Huntington Beach, CA · 34078 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.85km S of Compton, CA · 34078 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.44km SE of Long Beach, CA · 34078 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.34km W of Westminster, CA · 34078 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 3.66km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34077 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 3.01km SW of Fountain Valley, CA · 34077 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 3.11km SSW of Fountain Valley, CA · 34076 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.33km NE of Long Beach, CA · 34076 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.48km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 34076 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.512km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 34076 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 3.31km NNW of Newport Beach, CA · 34075 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.32km NNE of Carson, CA · 34074 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.53km ENE of Long Beach, CA · 34074 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.83km NW of Rossmoor, CA · 34074 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.81km ENE of Maywood, CA · 34072 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 3.21km NW of Signal Hill, CA · 34071 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.92km NNE of Carson, CA · 34071 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 3.12km NNE of Long Beach, CA · 34071 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.32km N of Long Beach, CA · 34071 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.92km WSW of Rossmoor, CA · 34071 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.74km NW of Rossmoor, CA · 34070 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.64km NNW of Fountain Valley, CA · 34070 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.13km WNW of Santa Ana, CA · 34070 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.88km E of San Pedro, CA · 34070 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.53km S of Fountain Valley, CA · 34070 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.63km NE of Cypress, CA · 34070 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.512km SE of San Pedro, CA · 34069 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.50km WSW of Lakewood, CA · 34069 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.94km SE of Costa Mesa, CA · 34068 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.60km NNE of Santa Ana, CA · 34068 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 2.111km ENE of Avalon, CA · 34093 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.211km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 34094 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.65km ESE of Costa Mesa, CA · 34094 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.75km SSW of Compton, CA · 34094 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.03km W of Rossmoor, CA · 34094 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.72km SSE of Fountain Valley, CA · 34094 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.51km ESE of Rossmoor, CA · 34094 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.22km W of Lakewood, CA · 34094 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.94km NW of Signal Hill, CA · 34095 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.22km ENE of Marina del Rey, CA · 34095 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.70km SSW of Santa Ana, CA · 34095 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.712km SW of Lakeland Village, CA · 34095 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.33km NNE of Villa Park, CA · 34095 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.13km WNW of El Segundo, CA · 34096 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.42km ESE of Marina del Rey, CA · 34096 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.73km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34096 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.05km W of Signal Hill, CA · 34096 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.76km SW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.92km S of Marina del Rey, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.95km SSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 34097 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360653. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.