M2.3 earthquake 32km NW of Avalon, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Nov 8, 1934, 1:44 PM GMT-8

UTC

1934-11-08 21:44:47 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.514° N, 118.598° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

325°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast31 kmNW
• Rancho Palos Verdes, CaliforniaPopulation 42,732. Forecast32 kmSW
• Torrance, CaliforniaPopulation 143,592. Forecast43 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast68 kmSSW

After

1. 2.417km ESE of Avalon, CAThu, Nov 15, 6:02 PM GMT-8 · 33560 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
2. 1.812km S of San Pedro, CAFri, Nov 16, 7:31 AM GMT-8 · 33559 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
3. 4.13km NW of Fountain Valley, CAFri, Nov 16, 1:26 PM GMT-8 · 33559 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
4. 1.821km SSW of Newport Beach, CAFri, Nov 16, 1:54 PM GMT-8 · 33559 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
5. 1.912km SW of Laguna Beach, CAFri, Nov 16, 2:04 PM GMT-8 · 33559 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.912km SW of Laguna Beach, CAFri, Nov 16, 3:30 PM GMT-8 · 33559 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.35km SW of Huntington Beach, CAFri, Nov 16, 3:58 PM GMT-8 · 33559 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
8. 2.08km SSW of San Joaquin Hills, CAFri, Nov 16, 4:36 PM GMT-8 · 33559 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
9. 1.718km SW of Laguna Beach, CASat, Nov 17, 5:27 AM GMT-8 · 33558 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
10. 1.713km WSW of Laguna Beach, CASun, Nov 18, 6:47 AM GMT-8 · 33557 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
11. 2.23km WSW of Rossmoor, CAMon, Nov 19, 8:50 AM GMT-8 · 33556 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
12. 2.721km SSE of Avalon, CATue, Nov 20, 4:49 PM GMT-8 · 33555 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
13. 3.418km SW of Laguna Beach, CAWed, Nov 21, 2:49 PM GMT-8 · 33554 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.19km S of San Pedro, CAWed, Nov 21, 10:46 PM GMT-8 · 33553 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
15. 1.76km WSW of Dana Point, CAThu, Nov 22, 9:11 AM GMT-8 · 33553 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
16. 2.216km SSW of Seal Beach, CAFri, Nov 23, 2:12 AM GMT-8 · 33552 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
17. 1.814km NE of Avalon, CAMon, Nov 26, 9:48 PM GMT-8 · 33549 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
18. 2.213km W of Avalon, CAFri, Nov 30, 6:04 AM GMT-8 · 33545 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
19. 1.923km SW of Newport Beach, CASat, Dec 1, 3:01 PM GMT-8 · 33544 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
20. 1.87km ESE of San Pedro, CASun, Dec 2, 12:20 PM GMT-8 · 33543 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
21. 2.626km SSW of Dana Point, CAMon, Dec 3, 8:55 AM GMT-8 · 33542 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
22. 2.42km SSW of Long Beach, CAThu, Dec 6, 11:54 AM GMT-8 · 33539 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
23. 2.715km SE of San Pedro, CASat, Dec 8, 10:16 AM GMT-8 · 33537 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
24. 2.36km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CASat, Dec 8, 10:28 AM GMT-8 · 33537 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
25. 1.74km SSE of Pomona, CAThu, Dec 13, 3:44 PM GMT-8 · 33532 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
26. 2.219km SSW of Dana Point, CAMon, Dec 17, 10:02 PM GMT-8 · 33528 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
27. 2.422km SE of Avalon, CAWed, Dec 19, 9:53 PM GMT-8 · 33526 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
28. 2.128km E of Avalon, CAFri, Dec 21, 3:35 PM GMT-8 · 33524 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
29. 2.12km WSW of Monterey Park, CASun, Dec 23, 11:49 PM GMT-8 · 33521 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
30. 1.914km SSE of Avalon, CAMon, Dec 24, 5:29 PM GMT-8 · 33521 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
31. 1.816km ENE of Avalon, CAWed, Dec 26, 8:43 PM GMT-8 · 33519 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
32. 2.43km NE of Yorba Linda, CASun, Dec 30, 9:46 AM GMT-8 · 33515 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
33. 3.53km SSW of Huntington Beach, CAMon, Dec 31, 5:58 PM GMT-8 · 33514 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
34. 2.014km SW of Newport Beach, CATue, Jan 1, 5:48 AM GMT-8 · 33513 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
35. 1.820km WSW of Dana Point, CAWed, Jan 2, 11:22 PM GMT-8 · 33511 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
36. 1.64km WSW of Dana Point, CASat, Jan 5, 10:29 AM GMT-8 · 33509 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
37. 2.32km WNW of San Clemente, CASat, Jan 5, 7:31 PM GMT-8 · 33509 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

Before

1. 2.49km ESE of San Pedro, CAMon, Nov 5, 7:56 PM GMT-8 · 33570 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
2. 3.61km ENE of Rolling Hills, CASun, Nov 4, 6:38 PM GMT-8 · 33571 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
3. 1.61km SE of Placentia, CAThu, Nov 1, 7:07 AM GMT-8 · 33574 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.16km WSW of Dana Point, CAThu, Nov 1, 6:04 AM GMT-8 · 33574 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.41km SW of Los Angeles, CAMon, Oct 29, 7:07 AM GMT-8 · 33577 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.72km SSW of Cerritos, CASat, Oct 27, 1:52 PM GMT-8 · 33579 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
7. 2.74km WNW of Seal Beach, CASat, Oct 27, 1:46 PM GMT-8 · 33579 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
8. 1.72km NW of Laguna Beach, CAFri, Oct 26, 11:46 PM GMT-8 · 33579 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
9. 2.44km NNW of Westwood, CAThu, Oct 25, 8:14 PM GMT-8 · 33581 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.33km NNW of Beverly Hills, CAThu, Oct 25, 6:45 PM GMT-8 · 33581 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
11. 2.912km NW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CATue, Oct 23, 8:56 PM GMT-8 · 33583 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
12. 3.02km SE of Lomita, CATue, Oct 23, 10:17 AM GMT-8 · 33583 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
13. 2.235km SW of Dana Point, CAMon, Oct 22, 7:23 AM GMT-8 · 33584 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
14. 3.06km ESE of San Pedro, CAThu, Oct 18, 2:07 AM GMT-8 · 33588 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
15. 2.011km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAWed, Oct 17, 11:06 PM GMT-8 · 33588 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
16. 3.63km ENE of Lomita, CAWed, Oct 17, 1:39 AM GMT-8 · 33589 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
17. 1.618km SSE of Malibu, CASat, Oct 13, 11:53 PM GMT-8 · 33592 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
18. 1.54km NW of Newport Beach, CASat, Oct 13, 12:22 AM GMT-8 · 33593 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
19. 1.73km NNE of Fountain Valley, CAFri, Oct 12, 1:02 AM GMT-8 · 33594 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
20. 1.92km NW of La Mirada, CAWed, Oct 10, 3:04 PM GMT-8 · 33596 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362549. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC.