California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10km ENE of Pala, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10km ENE of Pala, CA on Thu, Oct 7, 1937, 8:35 AM GMT-8 (16:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 12km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1937-10-07 16:35:46 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.415° N, 116.985° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
232°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.79km NE of Lakeside, CA · 32494 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.53km SW of Anza, CA · 32493 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.59km S of Ramona, CA · 32489 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.25km SSE of Good Hope, CA · 32487 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.24km WSW of Palm Springs, CA · 32485 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.96km S of Chino Hills, CA · 32484 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.910km NE of Pala, CA · 32482 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 3.06km N of Julian, CA · 32482 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.711km NE of Pala, CA · 32480 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.44km WNW of Mead Valley, CA · 32480 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.59km S of Ramona, CA · 32479 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.912km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32457 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.46km W of Garnet, CA · 32457 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.19km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32456 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.022km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 32455 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.56km N of Pala, CA · 32452 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.81km W of Loma Linda, CA · 32451 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.67km SW of La Quinta, CA · 32450 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.63km W of Costa Mesa, CA · 32449 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.14km ESE of Grand Terrace, CA · 32449 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.93km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 32449 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.83km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 32447 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.320km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 32444 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.88km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32441 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.011km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 32502 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.110km WSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 32509 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.54km SSW of Anza, CA · 32509 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.47km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 32511 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.04km NNW of Pala, CA · 32512 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 32517 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.91km WNW of Ontario, CA · 32523 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.710km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 32524 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.34km NE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 32527 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364421. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.