California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6km SW of Devore, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6km SW of Devore, CA on Thu, May 5, 1938, 1:09 PM GMT-8 (21:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 4km SE of Santa Clarita, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1938-05-05 21:09:14 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.177° N, 117.443° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
246°, 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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 32281 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.26km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 32271 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.77km W of Newport Beach, CA · 32267 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.42km WNW of Big Bear City, CA · 32260 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.25km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 32260 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 5.28km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 32257 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.512km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 32257 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.912km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 32257 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.810km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 32257 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.510km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 32256 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.911km W of Lakeland Village, CA · 32256 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.910km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 32255 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.21km NNW of Rossmoor, CA · 32250 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.510km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 32247 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.96km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 32247 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.514km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 32246 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.58km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 32242 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.64km N of Big Bear City, CA · 32241 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.01km NNE of Lakewood, CA · 32238 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.06km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 32236 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.48km ENE of Valle Vista, CA · 32236 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.510km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 32234 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 3.28km SE of Running Springs, CA · 32233 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 3.66km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 32232 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.24km SSE of Seal Beach, CA · 32228 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.68km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 32225 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.75km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 32223 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.711km ENE of North Tustin, CA · 32223 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.410km SSW of Palm Springs, CA · 32287 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.84km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 32288 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.33km NE of Colton, CA · 32290 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.02km SSE of Rossmoor, CA · 32292 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.018km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 32294 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.54km ENE of Yorba Linda, CA · 32294 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.211km SSW of Corona, CA · 32298 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.12km NE of Rolling Hills Estates, CA · 32298 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.82km S of Redondo Beach, CA · 32298 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.13km WSW of Avocado Heights, CA · 32299 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.46km S of Cabazon, CA · 32302 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364608. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.