M3.3 earthquake 22km WNW of Avalon, CA

Magnitude

3.3 (ml), minor

Local time

Sat, Nov 16, 1935, 12:46 AM GMT-8

UTC

1935-11-16 08:46:38 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.388° N, 118.556° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

324°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast22 kmWNW
• Rancho Palos Verdes, CaliforniaPopulation 42,732. Forecast43 kmSSW
• Torrance, CaliforniaPopulation 143,592. Forecast54 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast79 kmSSW

After

1. 2.217km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CASun, Nov 17, 4:48 AM GMT-8 · 33182 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
2. 2.611km WNW of Avalon, CAMon, Nov 18, 12:00 AM GMT-8 · 33181 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.72km SW of Rowland Heights, CAMon, Nov 18, 3:51 PM GMT-8 · 33181 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.25km NNW of East Los Angeles, CAWed, Nov 20, 1:59 PM GMT-8 · 33179 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
5. 3.23km WSW of Irvine, CASat, Nov 23, 4:12 PM GMT-8 · 33175 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
6. 2.310km E of Avalon, CASun, Nov 24, 7:47 AM GMT-8 · 33175 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.43km W of Dana Point, CAThu, Nov 28, 11:41 AM GMT-8 · 33171 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
8. 2.22km SSE of Long Beach, CASat, Dec 14, 2:48 PM GMT-8 · 33155 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
9. 2.01km NNW of Rossmoor, CAWed, Dec 18, 3:44 AM GMT-8 · 33151 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.22km WSW of Hawaiian Gardens, CAWed, Dec 18, 4:16 AM GMT-8 · 33151 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
11. 1.93km WNW of Rossmoor, CAWed, Dec 18, 4:59 AM GMT-8 · 33151 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
12. 3.33km S of Long Beach, CAThu, Dec 19, 9:08 AM GMT-8 · 33150 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
13. 1.91km WNW of Los Alamitos, CAThu, Dec 19, 9:13 AM GMT-8 · 33150 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.626km SW of Dana Point, CAThu, Dec 19, 12:19 PM GMT-8 · 33150 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
15. 4.56 km SSW of Huntington Beach, CaliforniaWed, Dec 25, 9:15 AM GMT-8 · 33144 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
16. 4.35km SE of Huntington Beach, CAWed, Dec 25, 9:15 AM GMT-8 · 33144 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
17. 2.19km SW of Dana Point, CAWed, Dec 25, 4:04 PM GMT-8 · 33143 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
18. 2.19km W of Corona, CAFri, Dec 27, 1:46 AM GMT-8 · 33142 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.418km SSE of Avalon, CASat, Dec 28, 1:35 PM GMT-8 · 33141 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
20. 1.62km WNW of Echo Park, CATue, Dec 31, 10:13 AM GMT-8 · 33138 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
21. 2.232km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CATue, Dec 31, 9:47 PM GMT-8 · 33137 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
22. 3.24km SSW of Huntington Beach, CAWed, Jan 1, 7:57 AM GMT-8 · 33137 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
23. 3.014km WNW of Malibu, CASat, Jan 4, 12:52 AM GMT-8 · 33134 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
24. 1.96km W of Huntington Beach, CAThu, Jan 9, 10:00 PM GMT-8 · 33128 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

Before

1. 2.911km N of Foothill Ranch, CAFri, Nov 15, 6:59 PM GMT-8 · 33183 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.110km WSW of Palos Verdes Estates, CAMon, Nov 11, 10:49 PM GMT-8 · 33187 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
3. 2.59km NE of Avalon, CASun, Oct 27, 7:20 PM GMT-8 · 33202 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
4. 2.00km SE of Sunland, CAFri, Oct 25, 9:06 PM GMT-8 · 33204 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.237km ESE of Avalon, CAThu, Oct 24, 1:03 PM GMT-8 · 33206 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
6. 2.22km W of San Joaquin Hills, CASun, Oct 20, 3:42 PM GMT-8 · 33210 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
7. 2.332km ESE of Avalon, CAFri, Oct 18, 6:58 PM GMT-8 · 33211 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363307. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.