California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2km WNW of Echo Park, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2km WNW of Echo Park, CA on Tue, Dec 31, 1935, 10:13 AM GMT-8 (18:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 1km WSW of Grand Terrace, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1935-12-31 18:13:40 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.078° N, 118.277° 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 20.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
360°, 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.232km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 33150 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.24km SSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33150 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.014km WNW of Malibu, CA · 33147 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.12km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 33144 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.96km W of Huntington Beach, CA · 33141 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.67km ESE of San Pedro, CA · 33130 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.03km SSE of Rossmoor, CA · 33126 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.36km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 33125 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.14km NNE of Woodcrest, CA · 33124 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.23km NNW of Seal Beach, CA · 33123 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.03km NNW of Seal Beach, CA · 33123 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.217km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 33118 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.010km W of Lakeland Village, CA · 33116 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.09km W of El Segundo, CA · 33115 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.55km S of Devore, CA · 33113 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.93km NE of Las Flores, CA · 33113 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.11km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33110 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.73km SSE of Rossmoor, CA · 33108 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.516km SW of Neenach, CA · 33105 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.44km SSE of Long Beach, CA · 33102 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 4.71km WSW of Grand Terrace, CA · 33096 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 4.03km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 33094 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.92km WSW of Fontana, CA · 33092 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.09km SW of Woodcrest, CA · 33092 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.34km W of Rossmoor, CA · 33091 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.418km SSE of Avalon, CA · 33153 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.19km W of Corona, CA · 33155 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.19km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33156 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.35km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 33157 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.56 km SSW of Huntington Beach, California · 33157 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.626km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33162 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.91km WNW of Los Alamitos, CA · 33163 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.33km S of Long Beach, CA · 33163 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.93km WNW of Rossmoor, CA · 33164 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.22km WSW of Hawaiian Gardens, CA · 33164 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.01km NNW of Rossmoor, CA · 33164 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.98km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 33166 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.22km SSE of Long Beach, CA · 33167 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.41km SE of Glendora, CA · 33170 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.41km SSE of March Air Reserve Base, CA · 33177 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.85km W of Fontana, CA · 33180 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.04km NE of Fontana, CA · 33181 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363384. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:18 AM UTC.