California earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 5km NNW of Devore, CA

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 5km NNW of Devore, CA on Tue, Mar 25, 1941, 3:43 PM GMT-8 (23:43 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1941-03-25 23:43:40 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.259° N, 117.432° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.011km S of Seal Beach, CA · 31222 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.16km NW of Rialto, CA · 31217 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.75km W of Muscoy, CA · 31217 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.74km WNW of Glen Avon, CA · 31210 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.99km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 31207 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.94km WNW of Signal Hill, CA · 31202 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.08km W of Yucca Valley, CA · 31198 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.54km SE of Huntington Beach, CA · 31196 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.03km W of Fontana, CA · 31193 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.03km NNE of Torrance, CA · 31187 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.420km ENE of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 31181 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.71km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 31180 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.68km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 31180 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.111km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 31231 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.52km NNW of Bradbury, CA · 31236 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.03km ESE of Century City, CA · 31249 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.46km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 31251 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.522km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 31253 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365591. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC.