M2.5 earthquake 20km W of Oasis, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, May 3, 1937, 8:33 AM GMT-8

UTC

1937-05-03 16:33:19 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.445° N, 116.316° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

295°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Oasis, CaliforniaPopulation 6,890. Forecast20 kmW
• La Quinta, CaliforniaPopulation 40,476. Forecast24 kmS
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast77 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast113 kmNE

After

1. 2.50km NNE of Indio, CATue, May 11, 9:42 PM GMT-8 · 32640 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
2. 2.72km SSW of Coachella, CAThu, May 13, 7:46 AM GMT-8 · 32639 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
3. 2.62km NNW of Indian Wells, CASat, May 15, 8:57 AM GMT-8 · 32637 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
4. 3.020km ESE of Anza, CASat, May 15, 11:52 AM GMT-8 · 32637 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.920km NNW of Joshua Tree, CASun, May 16, 12:27 PM GMT-8 · 32636 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
6. 2.518km N of North Shore, CATue, May 18, 12:03 PM GMT-8 · 32634 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
7. 3.014km NNE of North Shore, CASat, Jun 5, 5:09 PM GMT-8 · 32615 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
8. 2.89km NW of Alpine, CASat, Jun 5, 5:14 PM GMT-8 · 32615 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
9. 3.43km WNW of Garnet, CAThu, Jun 10, 8:09 PM GMT-8 · 32610 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
10. 2.721km E of Campo, CAMon, Jun 21, 10:03 PM GMT-8 · 32599 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
11. 3.013km NNW of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jun 29, 11:45 AM GMT-8 · 32592 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
12. 2.56km NNW of Banning, CATue, Jun 29, 4:30 PM GMT-8 · 32591 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

Before

1. 2.423km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, May 3, 1:12 AM GMT-8 · 32649 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
2. 2.519km S of La Quinta, CASun, May 2, 10:09 AM GMT-8 · 32650 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.916km NNE of Warner Springs, CATue, Apr 27, 9:14 PM GMT-8 · 32654 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
4. 2.819km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Apr 23, 9:20 AM GMT-8 · 32659 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.613km SE of Anza, CAFri, Apr 23, 9:16 AM GMT-8 · 32659 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
6. 3.014km NNE of Ocotillo, CAThu, Apr 22, 7:00 AM GMT-8 · 32660 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
7. 3.018km SE of Anza, CAFri, Apr 16, 5:05 AM GMT-8 · 32666 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
8. 2.920km NE of Warner Springs, CAThu, Apr 15, 7:26 AM GMT-8 · 32667 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
9. 3.213km SE of Anza, CAFri, Apr 9, 7:03 AM GMT-8 · 32673 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
10. 3.322km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 7, 1:32 PM GMT-8 · 32675 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
11. 3.116km SE of Anza, CATue, Apr 6, 9:44 AM GMT-8 · 32676 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.718km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Apr 5, 2:26 PM GMT-8 · 32677 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
13. 3.12km SW of Hemet, CAMon, Apr 5, 10:56 AM GMT-8 · 32677 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
14. 3.220km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Apr 5, 6:02 AM GMT-8 · 32677 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
15. 2.86km SE of Idyllwild, CASun, Apr 4, 8:00 PM GMT-8 · 32677 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364232. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.