M1.7 earthquake 9km N of Foothill Ranch, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9km N of Foothill Ranch, CA on Thu, Oct 4, 1934, 3:47 PM GMT-8 (23:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 3km NW of Fountain Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1934-10-04 23:47:42 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.767° N, 117.643° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 268°, 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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.07km NNE of Fontana, CA · 33599 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.23km WNW of Fountain Valley, CA · 33598 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.97km NW of Adelanto, CA · 33597 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.90km N of Rossmoor, CA · 33597 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.73km N of Muscoy, CA · 33596 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.92km NW of La Mirada, CA · 33594 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.73km NNE of Fountain Valley, CA · 33592 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.54km NW of Newport Beach, CA · 33591 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.94km SW of Calimesa, CA · 33591 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.63km ENE of Lomita, CA · 33587 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.011km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 33586 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.06km ESE of San Pedro, CA · 33586 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.235km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33582 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.02km SE of Lomita, CA · 33581 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.33km NNW of Beverly Hills, CA · 33578 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.44km NNW of Westwood, CA · 33578 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.72km NW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33577 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.74km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 33577 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.72km SSW of Cerritos, CA · 33577 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.413km NNW of Warner Springs, CA · 33576 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.41km SW of Los Angeles, CA · 33575 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.28km N of Aguanga, CA · 33574 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.16km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 33572 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.61km SE of Placentia, CA · 33572 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.61km ENE of Rolling Hills, CA · 33568 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.49km ESE of San Pedro, CA · 33567 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.72km WNW of San Bernardino, CA · 33567 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.332km NW of Avalon, CA · 33565 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.79km WNW of Adelanto, CA · 33562 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.13km S of Menifee, CA · 33560 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.50km WSW of March Air Reserve Base, CA · 33559 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.48km W of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 33559 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.417km ESE of Avalon, CA · 33557 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.812km S of San Pedro, CA · 33557 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.13km NW of Fountain Valley, CA · 33557 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.821km SSW of Newport Beach, CA · 33557 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.912km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33557 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.912km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33556 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.415km WNW of Adelanto, CA · 33556 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.35km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33556 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.08km SSW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 33556 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.718km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33556 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.713km WSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33555 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.23km WSW of Rossmoor, CA · 33554 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.721km SSE of Avalon, CA · 33552 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.418km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33552 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.19km S of San Pedro, CA · 33551 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.76km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 33551 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.34km ENE of Green Acres, CA · 33550 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.216km SSW of Seal Beach, CA · 33550 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.93km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 33547 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.92km W of Crestline, CA · 33547 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.814km NE of Avalon, CA · 33546 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.15km SW of Lakeland Village, CA · 33543 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.213km W of Avalon, CA · 33543 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.923km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 33542 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.87km ESE of San Pedro, CA · 33541 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.626km SSW of Dana Point, CA · 33540 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
Before
- 2.56km NNE of Foothill Ranch, CA · 33600 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.73km W of Bloomington, CA · 33602 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.730km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33602 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.41km NW of Villa Park, CA · 33602 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.43km NE of Villa Park, CA · 33603 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.88km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33603 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.93km WNW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 33604 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.06km SSW of Winchester, CA · 33605 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.131km ESE of Avalon, CA · 33605 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.28km SSE of Avalon, CA · 33606 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.910km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33610 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.71km ENE of Huntington Beach, CA · 33613 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.336km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33613 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.28km SW of Corona, CA · 33613 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.73km SSW of Fountain Valley, CA · 33617 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.24km WNW of Newport Beach, CA · 33621 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.93km SSW of Signal Hill, CA · 33621 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.510km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33622 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.09km SSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 33623 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.39km ENE of Valle Vista, CA · 33625 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362456. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC.