California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3km NE of Stanton, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3km NE of Stanton, CA on Fri, Dec 29, 1933, 12:31 PM GMT-8 (20:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2km WSW of Signal Hill, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1933-12-29 20:31:57 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.820° N, 117.973° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
264°, 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: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616km SSW of Llano, CA · 33870 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.62km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33869 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.72km W of Laguna Niguel, CA · 33868 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.718km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 33867 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.114km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 33867 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.13km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 33865 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.25km SSW of Corona, CA · 33865 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.05km WNW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33865 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.08km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 33865 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.21km N of South Gate, CA · 33863 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.825km ESE of Avalon, CA · 33863 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.04km ENE of Norco, CA · 33862 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.16km W of Huntington Beach, CA · 33861 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.89km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 33861 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.62km ESE of Montclair, CA · 33860 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.33km SE of Long Beach, CA · 33860 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.543km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 33859 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.94km NNE of Villa Park, CA · 33859 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.52 km NNE of Montclair, California · 33859 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.33km NNW of Upland, CA · 33859 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.76km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 33859 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.92km NE of Montclair, CA · 33859 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.09km W of Corona, CA · 33859 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.01km SE of Norco, CA · 33858 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.23km ENE of Norco, CA · 33858 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.73km NNE of Claremont, CA · 33857 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.96km NNW of Glen Avon, CA · 33857 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 3.129km ESE of Avalon, CA · 33856 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.03km S of Montclair, CA · 33856 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.74km ESE of Santa Monica, CA · 33855 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.78km SSE of Seal Beach, CA · 33854 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.42km NNE of Chino, CA · 33854 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.78km S of Seal Beach, CA · 33853 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.13km NNW of Costa Mesa, CA · 33853 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.62km WSW of Upland, CA · 33852 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.86km NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 33852 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 3.82km W of Upland, CA · 33851 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.89km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33851 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.017km NNE of Avalon, CA · 33851 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.212km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 33850 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.12km SSW of Santa Ana, CA · 33850 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.33km E of Seal Beach, CA · 33849 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.72km W of Glendora, CA · 33849 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.14km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 33848 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 4.511 km WSW of Huntington Beach, California · 33848 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 3.82km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 33848 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.92km ESE of Lomita, CA · 33845 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.51km N of Inglewood, CA · 33843 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.02km NE of Santa Ana, CA · 33843 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.64km W of MacArthur Park, CA · 33842 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.42km NNE of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 33842 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.64km SSE of Westminster, CA · 33842 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.55km NNE of Glendora, CA · 33841 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.03km S of Highland, CA · 33840 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.219km NNE of Avalon, CA · 33839 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.32km ENE of Topanga, CA · 33838 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.014km WNW of Adelanto, CA · 33837 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.93km ESE of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 33837 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.01km W of Upland, CA · 33836 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 3.43km NW of Florence-Graham, CA · 33834 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 2.44km W of Costa Mesa, CA · 33870 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.42km ESE of Seal Beach, CA · 33870 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.21km SE of Fountain Valley, CA · 33872 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.73km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33872 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.56km E of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 33872 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.18km S of Chino, CA · 33874 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.514km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33877 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.93km W of Hawaiian Gardens, CA · 33878 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.912km W of Malibu, CA · 33878 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.82km W of Rossmoor, CA · 33879 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.97km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33880 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.62km SSE of Glendora, CA · 33881 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.83km WNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33884 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.74km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33885 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.11km N of Rolling Hills Estates, CA · 33885 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.83km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 33889 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.94km E of San Pedro, CA · 33896 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.42km NW of Seal Beach, CA · 33896 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.113km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 33898 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3361775. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.