California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2km S of Paramount, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2km S of Paramount, CA on Tue, Nov 17, 1936, 12:38 PM GMT-8 (20:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 22km WSW of Newport Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1936-11-17 20:38:49 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.876° N, 118.157° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
279°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24km NNE of Fontana, CA · 32820 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.84km NW of Seal Beach, CA · 32817 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.29km N of Pinon Hills, CA · 32817 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.92km NW of Lomita, CA · 32813 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.42km NW of Maywood, CA · 32812 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.13km S of Buena Park, CA · 32808 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.79km SW of Corona, CA · 32807 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.611km SSW of Malibu, CA · 32806 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.031km W of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 32806 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.220km S of Las Flores, CA · 32802 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.94km ENE of Marina del Rey, CA · 32801 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.67km ESE of Moreno Valley, CA · 32800 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.82km NNW of MacArthur Park, CA · 32796 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.22km W of Fontana, CA · 32795 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.05km N of Monrovia, CA · 32795 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.59km WSW of Corona, CA · 32794 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.74km N of Redlands, CA · 32793 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.36km S of Encino, CA · 32790 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.436km SW of Dana Point, CA · 32774 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.95km SW of Woodcrest, CA · 32772 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.13km ENE of Rialto, CA · 32772 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.92km E of Fontana, CA · 32771 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.311km NNE of Avalon, CA · 32768 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 3.922km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 32766 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.620km NNE of Avalon, CA · 32765 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.56km SW of Huntington Beach, CA · 32825 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.52km SW of Grand Terrace, CA · 32825 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.47km WSW of Devore, CA · 32827 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.029km E of Avalon, CA · 32828 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.127km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 32830 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.010km E of Villa Park, CA · 32835 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.124km SE of Avalon, CA · 32837 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.918km SSE of Avalon, CA · 32841 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.214km W of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 32842 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.023km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 32842 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.117km S of Malibu, CA · 32844 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.016km SE of Malibu, CA · 32844 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.14km ESE of Marina del Rey, CA · 32848 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.45km SE of Redlands, CA · 32849 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.72km NNE of Vincent, CA · 32850 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.52km S of Moreno Valley, CA · 32851 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363968. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC.