California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4km ENE of Devore, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4km ENE of Devore, CA on Tue, Feb 18, 1941, 11:51 AM GMT-8 (19:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 11km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1941-02-18 19:51:03 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.229° N, 117.361° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 32.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
273°, 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.93km NNE of Torrance, CA · 31257 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.51km NNW of Lawndale, CA · 31257 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.522km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 31253 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.46km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 31250 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.03km ESE of Century City, CA · 31249 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.611km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 31248 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.52km NNW of Bradbury, CA · 31236 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.111km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 31231 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.05km NNW of Devore, CA · 31226 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.011km S of Seal Beach, CA · 31222 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.16km NW of Rialto, CA · 31217 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.75km W of Muscoy, CA · 31217 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.74km WNW of Glen Avon, CA · 31210 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.99km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 31207 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.94km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 31202 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.840km SW of Ludlow, CA · 31263 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.525km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 31264 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.514km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 31271 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.012km SSE of Acton, CA · 31279 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.03km ENE of Pico Rivera, CA · 31281 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.714km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 31283 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.429km NNE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 31287 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365560. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.