California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 15km NW of Camp Pendleton North, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 15km NW of Camp Pendleton North, CA on Sat, Aug 26, 1933, 2:09 AM GMT-8 (10:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 2km N of Signal Hill, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1933-08-26 10:09:28 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.401° N, 117.434° 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 99.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
353°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
2

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 34007 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.34km S of Fountain Valley, CA · 34007 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.34km SSE of Huntington Beach, CA · 34006 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.113km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 34006 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.03km SW of Dana Point, CA · 34005 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.61km W of Los Alamitos, CA · 34005 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.426km SW of Dana Point, CA · 34004 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.911km ESE of San Clemente, CA · 34004 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.89km W of Dana Point, CA · 34004 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.84km S of Dana Point, CA · 34003 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.76km S of San Clemente, CA · 34002 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.69km S of Home Gardens, CA · 34002 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.89km NE of Avalon, CA · 34001 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.84km ESE of Seal Beach, CA · 34001 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.46km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 34000 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.05km ESE of Carson, CA · 34000 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.81km SE of Torrance, CA · 34000 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.44km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 34000 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.58km ENE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 33996 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.96km E of San Pedro, CA · 33996 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.18km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 33995 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.61km NW of Lynwood, CA · 33994 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.218km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 33994 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 3.14km NNW of Murrieta, CA · 33993 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.08km W of Laguna Beach, CA · 33992 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.63km NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33992 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.92km SSW of Montclair, CA · 33991 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.67km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 33990 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.78km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33989 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.75km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 33989 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 3.012km WNW of Julian, CA · 33988 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.711km W of Corona, CA · 33988 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.38km S of Idyllwild, CA · 33987 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.15km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 33987 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.98km SE of Avalon, CA · 33986 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.56km NW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 33986 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.14km SE of Rossmoor, CA · 33986 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.815km S of San Pedro, CA · 33984 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.123km NNE of Avalon, CA · 33984 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.74km SW of Westminster, CA · 33984 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.92km SSE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33984 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.62km NW of Costa Mesa, CA · 33980 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.712km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 33979 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.96km WSW of Calimesa, CA · 33978 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.62km W of Costa Mesa, CA · 33978 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.74km SSE of Rolling Hills, CA · 33978 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.24km S of Redlands, CA · 33977 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.316km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33977 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 3.12km W of Hawaiian Gardens, CA · 33976 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.21km SSE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33975 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.84km NW of Wildomar, CA · 33975 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.14km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 33974 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.810km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33974 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.08km WSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33974 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.62km SW of Lakewood, CA · 33974 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.35km SSW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 33973 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 4.82km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33971 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.75km E of Carson, CA · 33971 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 3.03km W of Seal Beach, CA · 33971 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.83km NW of San Pedro, CA · 33971 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 2.14km SE of Garden Grove, CA · 34009 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.616km SSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34010 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.75km WSW of Costa Mesa, CA · 34011 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.44km SW of Ladera Ranch, CA · 34012 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.138km SW of Dana Point, CA · 34012 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.43km S of Fountain Valley, CA · 34013 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.74km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 34014 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.06km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34015 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.51km ENE of Huntington Beach, CA · 34018 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.55km SE of San Clemente, CA · 34018 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.72km SE of Garden Grove, CA · 34018 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.52km E of Stanton, CA · 34018 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.74km W of Huntington Beach, CA · 34020 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.24km ENE of San Jacinto, CA · 34020 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.94km ENE of San Jacinto, CA · 34020 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.96km SSE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 34021 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.13km SE of Gardena, CA · 34021 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.020km SW of Dana Point, CA · 34021 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.06km W of Alpine, CA · 34021 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 3.22km E of Seal Beach, CA · 34021 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3361190. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC.