M3.2 earthquake 2km SSE of Menifee, CA

Magnitude

3.2 (ml), minor

Local time

Sat, Dec 11, 1937, 10:06 AM GMT-8

UTC

1937-12-11 18:06:23 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.709° N, 117.137° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

221°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Menifee, CaliforniaPopulation 87,174. Forecast2 kmSSE
• Murrieta, CaliforniaPopulation 109,830. Forecast19 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast109 kmESE

After

1. 2.012km S of Home Gardens, CASat, Dec 18, 9:03 PM GMT-8 · 32420 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
2. 2.33km E of Buena Park, CAMon, Dec 20, 8:06 AM GMT-8 · 32418 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.92km S of Idyllwild, CAMon, Dec 27, 10:50 AM GMT-8 · 32411 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
4. 2.35km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Dec 30, 3:44 AM GMT-8 · 32408 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
5. 4.512 km SE of Anza, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 4:29 PM GMT-8 · 32404 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
6. 4.414km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 3, 4:29 PM GMT-8 · 32404 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.817km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 5, 2:58 PM GMT-8 · 32402 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
8. 2.56km ESE of Running Springs, CAThu, Jan 6, 8:47 PM GMT-8 · 32401 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.63km SSE of Highland, CAFri, Jan 7, 6:06 PM GMT-8 · 32400 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
10. 2.83km WSW of Rossmoor, CASat, Jan 8, 10:43 AM GMT-8 · 32399 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
11. 3.08km W of Idyllwild, CASun, Jan 9, 4:30 AM GMT-8 · 32398 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
12. 3.215km SE of Anza, CAMon, Jan 10, 3:52 AM GMT-8 · 32397 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
13. 2.54km ESE of March Air Reserve Base, CASat, Jan 15, 1:10 PM GMT-8 · 32392 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
14. 2.78km NNE of Indian Wells, CASat, Jan 15, 8:43 PM GMT-8 · 32392 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
15. 2.72km NNW of Upland, CASun, Jan 23, 8:15 PM GMT-8 · 32384 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
16. 2.616km N of Banning, CAThu, Jan 27, 9:31 PM GMT-8 · 32379 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.37km NW of Moreno Valley, CASun, Jan 30, 8:48 PM GMT-8 · 32377 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
18. 2.03km SE of Riverside, CAFri, Feb 4, 12:14 PM GMT-8 · 32372 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

Before

1. 2.21km S of Cypress, CAWed, Dec 1, 9:44 AM GMT-8 · 32437 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
2. 2.02km WSW of Rossmoor, CATue, Nov 30, 3:14 PM GMT-8 · 32438 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
3. 3.320km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Nov 29, 3:52 PM GMT-8 · 32439 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
4. 2.83km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Nov 26, 6:17 AM GMT-8 · 32442 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
5. 2.93km SE of Huntington Beach, CAWed, Nov 24, 5:44 PM GMT-8 · 32444 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
6. 3.14km ESE of Grand Terrace, CAWed, Nov 24, 1:37 PM GMT-8 · 32444 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
7. 2.63km W of Costa Mesa, CAWed, Nov 24, 11:44 AM GMT-8 · 32444 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
8. 2.67km SW of La Quinta, CATue, Nov 23, 10:44 PM GMT-8 · 32444 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.81km W of Loma Linda, CAMon, Nov 22, 3:30 PM GMT-8 · 32446 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.56km N of Pala, CAMon, Nov 22, 1:46 AM GMT-8 · 32446 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
11. 3.022km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Nov 18, 10:04 AM GMT-8 · 32450 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
12. 3.46km W of Garnet, CATue, Nov 16, 4:27 AM GMT-8 · 32452 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364483. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.