California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 28km SE of Avalon, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 28km SE of Avalon, CA on Thu, Jan 23, 1936, 12:59 PM GMT-8 (20:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5km NW of Willowbrook, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1936-01-23 20:59:07 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.158° N, 118.121° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
322°, 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03km SSE of Rossmoor, CA · 33119 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.36km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 33117 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.23km NNW of Seal Beach, CA · 33116 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.03km NNW of Seal Beach, CA · 33116 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.217km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 33111 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.010km W of Lakeland Village, CA · 33109 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.09km W of El Segundo, CA · 33107 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.11km N of Signal Hill, CA · 33102 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.73km SSE of Rossmoor, CA · 33100 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.44km SSE of Long Beach, CA · 33095 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.09km SW of Woodcrest, CA · 33084 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.34km W of Rossmoor, CA · 33084 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.34km NW of Florence-Graham, CA · 33082 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.02km NE of Inglewood, CA · 33082 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.81km NNW of Inglewood, CA · 33082 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.45km NW of Willowbrook, CA · 33082 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.31km SSE of Baldwin Hills, CA · 33082 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.91km NNE of Inglewood, CA · 33082 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.12km SSE of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 33082 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.410km WSW of Dana Point, CA · 33082 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.522km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 33072 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.28km SE of San Clemente, CA · 33072 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.67km ESE of San Pedro, CA · 33122 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.96km W of Huntington Beach, CA · 33134 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.24km SSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 33142 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.232km SW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 33143 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.418km SSE of Avalon, CA · 33146 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.19km W of Corona, CA · 33148 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.19km SW of Dana Point, CA · 33149 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.35km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 33149 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.56 km SSW of Huntington Beach, California · 33149 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363421. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC.