M2.9 earthquake 22km W of Avalon, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 22km W of Avalon, CA on Sat, Aug 16, 1941, 4:01 PM GMT-8 (00:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 10km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1941-08-17 00:01:23 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.325° N, 118.558° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 269°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.42km NW of Carson, CA · 31067 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.41km SSW of El Segundo, CA · 31067 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.94km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 31064 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.12km SE of Fountain Valley, CA · 31053 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.910km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 31034 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365715. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.