M2.1 earthquake 4km SSW of Willowbrook, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4km SSW of Willowbrook, CA on Fri, Oct 27, 1933, 6:06 AM GMT-8 (14:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 4km WSW of Signal Hill, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1933-10-27 14:06:52 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.881° N, 118.265° 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 69.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 350°, 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: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.41km NW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33945 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.51km SE of Downey, CA · 33945 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.011km S of Seal Beach, CA · 33945 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.914km SE of Avalon, CA · 33945 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.03km SE of Tustin, CA · 33944 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.63km WNW of Costa Mesa, CA · 33944 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.511km SW of Corona, CA · 33944 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.16km ESE of Chino, CA · 33944 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.91km WSW of Buena Park, CA · 33943 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.73km NNE of Signal Hill, CA · 33941 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.31km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33939 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.12km ENE of Manhattan Beach, CA · 33934 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.04km S of Fontana, CA · 33934 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.72km NE of San Clemente, CA · 33934 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.811km WSW of Pinon Hills, CA · 33933 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.52km WNW of Westminster, CA · 33929 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.33km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 33929 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.52km WSW of Seal Beach, CA · 33929 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.58km E of San Pedro, CA · 33929 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.64km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33928 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.46km SW of Mead Valley, CA · 33927 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.04km NW of Norco, CA · 33927 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.02km NNE of Corona, CA · 33926 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.03km SW of Mira Loma, CA · 33926 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.12km S of Mira Loma, CA · 33926 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.61km SSW of Norco, CA · 33926 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.67km ESE of San Pedro, CA · 33925 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.03km SE of Norco, CA · 33925 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.55km SW of Westminster, CA · 33924 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.321km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33924 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.711km ESE of Avalon, CA · 33923 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.37km ESE of San Pedro, CA · 33922 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.36km ENE of San Pedro, CA · 33922 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.53km S of Rossmoor, CA · 33921 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.00km NE of Rossmoor, CA · 33921 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.917km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 33921 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.26km SE of San Pedro, CA · 33921 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.52km SSW of Lakewood, CA · 33921 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.76km E of San Pedro, CA · 33921 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.52km ENE of San Pedro, CA · 33921 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.02km NW of San Pedro, CA · 33921 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.87km SW of Seal Beach, CA · 33920 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.27km E of San Pedro, CA · 33920 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.71km WSW of Los Alamitos, CA · 33920 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.56km ENE of San Pedro, CA · 33919 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.04km E of Carson, CA · 33918 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.22km SW of Lakewood, CA · 33917 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.63km SE of Los Alamitos, CA · 33915 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.113km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 33909 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.42km NW of Seal Beach, CA · 33908 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.94km E of San Pedro, CA · 33907 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.83km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 33900 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.11km N of Rolling Hills Estates, CA · 33897 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.74km WSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33896 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.83km WNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33896 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.62km SSE of Glendora, CA · 33893 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.97km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33892 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.82km W of Rossmoor, CA · 33891 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.912km W of Malibu, CA · 33889 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.93km W of Hawaiian Gardens, CA · 33889 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
The first 60 of 62.
Before
- 1.71km N of Lakewood, CA · 33946 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.715km ESE of San Clemente, CA · 33946 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.41km ESE of Cudahy, CA · 33947 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.411km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 33947 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.55km W of MacArthur Park, CA · 33947 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.15km W of Marina del Rey, CA · 33947 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.01km SSE of Bell Gardens, CA · 33947 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.524km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 33949 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.122km NE of Avalon, CA · 33949 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.82km NW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 33949 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.73km W of San Pedro, CA · 33950 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.86km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 33952 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.21km NNW of Newport Beach, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.72km NNW of Lomita, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.72km NNW of Long Beach, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.23km NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.63km E of San Juan Capistrano, CA · 33954 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.95km SE of Costa Mesa, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.816km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.13km NNE of Carson, CA · 33955 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3361593. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.