California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6km N of Pala, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6km N of Pala, CA on Mon, Nov 22, 1937, 1:46 AM GMT-8 (09:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12 km SE of Anza, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1937-11-22 09:46:10 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.422° N, 117.066° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
220°, 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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.81km W of Loma Linda, CA · 32452 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.67km SW of La Quinta, CA · 32451 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.63km W of Costa Mesa, CA · 32450 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.14km ESE of Grand Terrace, CA · 32450 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.93km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 32450 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.83km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 32448 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.320km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 32445 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.21km S of Cypress, CA · 32443 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.88km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32442 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.22km SSE of Menifee, CA · 32433 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.012km S of Home Gardens, CA · 32426 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.33km E of Buena Park, CA · 32424 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.92km S of Idyllwild, CA · 32417 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.35km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 32415 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.512 km SE of Anza, California · 32410 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.414km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 32410 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.817km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 32408 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.56km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 32407 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.63km SSE of Highland, CA · 32406 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.08km W of Idyllwild, CA · 32405 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 3.215km SE of Anza, CA · 32404 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.64km ENE of Mecca, CA · 32399 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.54km ESE of March Air Reserve Base, CA · 32398 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.78km NNE of Indian Wells, CA · 32398 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.022km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 32456 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.19km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32457 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.46km W of Garnet, CA · 32459 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.912km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32459 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.63km SE of Buena Park, CA · 32470 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.59km S of Ramona, CA · 32481 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.44km WNW of Mead Valley, CA · 32481 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.711km NE of Pala, CA · 32481 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364458. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.