M3.4 earthquake 3km NNW of Orange, CA

Magnitude

3.4 (ml), minor

Local time

Mon, Sep 16, 1935, 4:28 AM GMT-8

UTC

1935-09-16 12:28:09 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.828° N, 117.845° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

168°

Stations used

5

• Villa Park, CaliforniaPopulation 5,964. Forecast3 kmWNW
• Orange, CaliforniaPopulation 140,992. Forecast4 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast44 kmSE

After

1. 1.82km S of Santa Ana, CAMon, Sep 16, 4:44 AM GMT-8 · 33244 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.86km SSE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Sep 16, 9:12 PM GMT-8 · 33243 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
3. 1.62km WSW of Fountain Valley, CATue, Sep 17, 5:53 AM GMT-8 · 33243 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.010km WNW of Adelanto, CATue, Sep 17, 5:55 AM GMT-8 · 33243 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.04km WNW of Yucaipa, CAThu, Sep 19, 5:29 PM GMT-8 · 33240 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.33km WSW of Rossmoor, CATue, Sep 24, 11:13 PM GMT-8 · 33235 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
7. 2.32km NE of Winchester, CAWed, Sep 25, 5:00 AM GMT-8 · 33235 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
8. 2.42km NNE of Pedley, CASat, Sep 28, 6:22 AM GMT-8 · 33232 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.27km SW of Calimesa, CATue, Oct 1, 2:53 AM GMT-8 · 33229 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.61km NNE of Seal Beach, CATue, Oct 1, 8:30 PM GMT-8 · 33228 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
11. 1.712km ENE of Llano, CAThu, Oct 3, 7:09 PM GMT-8 · 33226 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.69km ESE of Running Springs, CASat, Oct 5, 8:34 PM GMT-8 · 33224 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.713km W of Adelanto, CAMon, Oct 7, 10:56 AM GMT-8 · 33223 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
14. 1.98km SSE of San Clemente, CASun, Oct 13, 1:52 PM GMT-8 · 33216 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
15. 2.93km NW of Rialto, CAMon, Oct 14, 1:36 AM GMT-8 · 33216 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
16. 2.118km WSW of Newport Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 11:50 AM GMT-8 · 33214 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
17. 2.332km ESE of Avalon, CAFri, Oct 18, 6:58 PM GMT-8 · 33211 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
18. 2.22km W of San Joaquin Hills, CASun, Oct 20, 3:42 PM GMT-8 · 33209 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
19. 3.31km ENE of Rialto, CAThu, Oct 24, 9:27 AM GMT-8 · 33206 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
20. 2.237km ESE of Avalon, CAThu, Oct 24, 1:03 PM GMT-8 · 33206 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
21. 2.00km SE of Sunland, CAFri, Oct 25, 9:06 PM GMT-8 · 33204 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
22. 2.63km E of Glen Avon, CASat, Oct 26, 12:36 PM GMT-8 · 33204 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
23. 2.59km NE of Avalon, CASun, Oct 27, 7:20 PM GMT-8 · 33202 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
24. 2.55km N of Aguanga, CASun, Nov 3, 9:13 PM GMT-8 · 33195 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
25. 2.48km NNE of Aguanga, CAMon, Nov 4, 9:16 AM GMT-8 · 33195 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
26. 2.110km WSW of Palos Verdes Estates, CAMon, Nov 11, 10:49 PM GMT-8 · 33187 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
27. 3.212km N of Cabazon, CAMon, Nov 11, 11:52 PM GMT-8 · 33187 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
28. 2.13km WNW of Wrightwood, CATue, Nov 12, 4:33 PM GMT-8 · 33186 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

Before

1. 3.13km SW of Westminster, CASun, Sep 15, 12:51 PM GMT-8 · 33245 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
2. 2.16km S of Grand Terrace, CASun, Sep 15, 11:32 AM GMT-8 · 33245 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
3. 2.42km E of Bloomington, CAFri, Sep 13, 4:26 PM GMT-8 · 33246 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
4. 2.19km ENE of Avalon, CATue, Sep 10, 8:44 AM GMT-8 · 33250 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
5. 1.61km SSW of Carson, CASun, Sep 8, 6:35 AM GMT-8 · 33252 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
6. 2.74km SE of Highland, CASat, Sep 7, 8:25 PM GMT-8 · 33252 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
7. 4.23km SSE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Sep 2, 10:47 PM GMT-8 · 33257 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
8. 2.74km S of Devore, CASun, Sep 1, 5:44 AM GMT-8 · 33259 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
9. 1.59km ENE of Phelan, CAWed, Aug 28, 12:13 AM GMT-8 · 33263 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.84km ESE of Ontario, CATue, Aug 27, 12:30 PM GMT-8 · 33264 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
11. 2.74km W of Murrieta, CASun, Aug 25, 4:42 AM GMT-8 · 33266 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
12. 2.46km NW of Valley Center, CASat, Aug 24, 8:22 AM GMT-8 · 33267 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
13. 3.28km WSW of Beaumont, CAFri, Aug 23, 12:36 AM GMT-8 · 33268 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.737km SW of Dana Point, CAMon, Aug 19, 7:06 AM GMT-8 · 33272 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
15. 2.413km NNE of Banning, CAMon, Aug 19, 5:13 AM GMT-8 · 33272 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363191. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.