M3.4 earthquake 2km NNE of Gorman, CA
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 2km NNE of Gorman, CA on Tue, Jul 11, 1933, 11:04 AM GMT-8 (19:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 4km ENE of Camarillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1933-07-11 19:04:09 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.816° N, 118.839° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 240°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.07km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 34038 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.97km SE of Topanga, CA · 34035 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.44km ENE of Camarillo, CA · 34032 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.320km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 34028 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.66km E of Las Flores, CA · 34017 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.52km WNW of West Hollywood, CA · 34001 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.02km SE of West Hollywood, CA · 33999 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.06km NW of Oak Park, CA · 33995 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.810km SSW of Santa Barbara, CA · 33993 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.215km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 33986 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.19km NE of Mojave, CA · 33986 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.03km ESE of Hollywood, CA · 33986 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360892. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.