M2.1 earthquake 4km SSE of Moreno Valley, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, May 16, 1936, 8:27 PM GMT-8

UTC

1936-05-17 04:27:52 UTC

Depth

16.4 km (10.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.895° N, 117.210° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.31

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

237°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• March Air Force Base, CaliforniaPopulation 1,159. Forecast5 kmE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast5 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast97 kmE

After

1. 1.84km SE of Rossmoor, CAMon, May 18, 9:35 PM GMT-8 · 33011 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.51km NNW of Indio, CATue, May 19, 12:16 PM GMT-8 · 33011 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.011km E of Aguanga, CAFri, May 22, 4:31 PM GMT-8 · 33007 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
4. 2.84km NNE of Cabazon, CAFri, May 22, 4:34 PM GMT-8 · 33007 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
5. 2.416km NW of Borrego Springs, CATue, May 26, 9:14 PM GMT-8 · 33003 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.92km E of Huntington Beach, CASun, May 31, 6:21 PM GMT-8 · 32998 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.64km WNW of Crestline, CAMon, Jun 1, 6:54 AM GMT-8 · 32998 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
8. 2.22km SE of La Habra, CAMon, Jun 1, 10:31 PM GMT-8 · 32997 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.312km SE of Idyllwild, CASat, Jun 6, 3:23 PM GMT-8 · 32993 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
10. 2.09km SW of Anza, CAFri, Jun 12, 2:27 AM GMT-8 · 32987 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
11. 2.421km E of Big Bear City, CAWed, Jun 17, 5:58 AM GMT-8 · 32982 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
12. 3.56km SSW of Anza, CASun, Jun 21, 6:19 AM GMT-8 · 32978 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
13. 2.210km W of Palm Springs, CASun, Jun 21, 7:30 PM GMT-8 · 32977 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
14. 2.425km SSW of Newport Beach, CAMon, Jun 22, 5:42 PM GMT-8 · 32976 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.510km SE of Idyllwild, CAFri, Jun 26, 7:40 AM GMT-8 · 32973 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
16. 2.510km SW of Anza, CATue, Jun 30, 3:05 PM GMT-8 · 32969 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
17. 2.610km SSW of Anza, CATue, Jun 30, 5:06 PM GMT-8 · 32968 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
18. 2.22km WNW of Anza, CAThu, Jul 2, 11:26 PM GMT-8 · 32966 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
19. 2.46km ENE of Big Bear City, CASat, Jul 4, 2:07 PM GMT-8 · 32965 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.14km WNW of Newport Beach, CASat, Jul 4, 5:52 PM GMT-8 · 32964 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
21. 2.73km ENE of Aguanga, CASun, Jul 5, 11:13 PM GMT-8 · 32963 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
22. 1.62km WNW of Aliso Viejo, CAThu, Jul 9, 3:17 AM GMT-8 · 32960 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
23. 2.15km SE of Carson, CAFri, Jul 10, 6:17 PM GMT-8 · 32958 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
24. 2.210km WSW of Anza, CASat, Jul 11, 12:49 AM GMT-8 · 32958 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
25. 2.44km SSW of Huntington Beach, CATue, Jul 14, 10:39 AM GMT-8 · 32955 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

Before

1. 3.12km S of Muscoy, CASat, May 16, 5:37 AM GMT-8 · 33014 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
2. 2.214km NE of Anza, CAThu, May 14, 8:18 PM GMT-8 · 33015 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
3. 2.911km NE of Aguanga, CATue, May 12, 4:06 AM GMT-8 · 33018 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.35km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CAFri, May 8, 12:42 PM GMT-8 · 33022 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
5. 1.85km S of Huntington Beach, CAFri, May 8, 12:30 PM GMT-8 · 33022 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
6. 1.53km NNW of Newport Beach, CAWed, May 6, 2:05 AM GMT-8 · 33024 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.11km SSW of Dana Point, CAWed, May 6, 1:45 AM GMT-8 · 33024 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
8. 1.83km SSE of Wrightwood, CATue, May 5, 11:23 PM GMT-8 · 33024 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
9. 2.56km NNE of Palm Desert, CAMon, May 4, 6:33 PM GMT-8 · 33025 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.53km SE of Norco, CASun, May 3, 6:07 AM GMT-8 · 33027 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
11. 2.37km NW of Camp Pendleton North, CAMon, Apr 27, 1:08 AM GMT-8 · 33033 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
12. 2.12km NNW of Huntington Beach, CASun, Apr 26, 9:34 PM GMT-8 · 33033 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
13. 2.33km ESE of San Pedro, CAFri, Apr 24, 8:58 PM GMT-8 · 33035 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
14. 3.14km NNE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Apr 23, 10:05 PM GMT-8 · 33036 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.34km N of Fontana, CAWed, Apr 22, 6:47 AM GMT-8 · 33038 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
16. 2.511km ENE of Aguanga, CAMon, Apr 20, 6:48 AM GMT-8 · 33040 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363607. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.