M2.6 earthquake 13km ENE of Maricopa, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13km ENE of Maricopa, CA on Wed, Oct 25, 1939, 1:45 AM GMT-8 (09:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1939-10-25 09:45:48 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.084° N, 119.257° W
- Region
- California
- 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 3.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 273°, 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.513km N of Castaic, CA · 31741 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.310km NNW of Castaic, CA · 31732 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365136. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.