California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2km E of Stanton, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2km E of Stanton, CA on Tue, Aug 15, 1933, 4:16 PM GMT-8 (00:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 2km SE of Garden Grove, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1933-08-16 00:16:36 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.806° N, 117.969° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
265°, 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: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72km SE of Garden Grove, CA · 34005 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.55km SE of San Clemente, CA · 34005 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.51km ENE of Huntington Beach, CA · 34005 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.06km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34002 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.74km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 34001 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.43km S of Fountain Valley, CA · 34001 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.52km WNW of West Hollywood, CA · 34001 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.138km SW of Dana Point, CA · 34000 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.44km SW of Ladera Ranch, CA · 33999 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.75km WSW of Costa Mesa, CA · 33999 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.02km SE of West Hollywood, CA · 33999 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.616km SSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33998 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.14km SE of Garden Grove, CA · 33997 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.515km NW of Camp Pendleton North, CA · 33995 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.06km NW of Oak Park, CA · 33995 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.56km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33995 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.711km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 33994 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.34km S of Fountain Valley, CA · 33994 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.34km SSE of Huntington Beach, CA · 33994 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.113km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 33993 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.03km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33993 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 3.61km W of Los Alamitos, CA · 33992 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.426km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33992 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.214km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 33992 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.911km ESE of San Clemente, CA · 33991 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.89km W of Dana Point, CA · 33991 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.84km S of Dana Point, CA · 33991 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.76km S of San Clemente, CA · 33990 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.69km S of Home Gardens, CA · 33989 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.89km NE of Avalon, CA · 33988 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.84km ESE of Seal Beach, CA · 33988 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.46km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 33988 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.05km ESE of Carson, CA · 33988 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.81km SE of Torrance, CA · 33988 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.03km ESE of Hollywood, CA · 33986 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.96km E of San Pedro, CA · 33983 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.61km NW of Lynwood, CA · 33982 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 3.218km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 33981 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 3.14km NNW of Murrieta, CA · 33981 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.08km W of Laguna Beach, CA · 33980 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.63km NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33979 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.92km SSW of Montclair, CA · 33979 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.78km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33977 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.75km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 33977 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.711km W of Corona, CA · 33975 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.15km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 33974 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.98km SE of Avalon, CA · 33974 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.14km SE of Rossmoor, CA · 33974 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.815km S of San Pedro, CA · 33971 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.123km NNE of Avalon, CA · 33971 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.74km SW of Westminster, CA · 33971 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.92km SSE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33971 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.62km NW of Costa Mesa, CA · 33967 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.712km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 33967 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.96km WSW of Calimesa, CA · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.62km W of Costa Mesa, CA · 33966 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.74km SSE of Rolling Hills, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.24km S of Redlands, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.316km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33965 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 3.12km W of Hawaiian Gardens, CA · 33963 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 2.74km W of Huntington Beach, CA · 34008 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.24km ENE of San Jacinto, CA · 34008 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.94km ENE of San Jacinto, CA · 34008 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.96km SSE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 34008 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.13km SE of Gardena, CA · 34008 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.020km SW of Dana Point, CA · 34009 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.22km E of Seal Beach, CA · 34009 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.812km S of Newport Beach, CA · 34009 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.12km NW of San Juan Capistrano, CA · 34009 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.35km NE of San Clemente, CA · 34011 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.85km SE of Newport Beach, CA · 34011 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.46km SSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34011 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.36km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 34011 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.627km SW of Dana Point, CA · 34013 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.83km ESE of Seal Beach, CA · 34014 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.75km SSW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 34014 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 3.02km W of Fountain Valley, CA · 34014 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.69km WNW of Fallbrook, CA · 34016 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.66km E of Las Flores, CA · 34017 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.710km SSE of San Clemente, CA · 34017 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3361146. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.