M2.3 earthquake 5km WSW of Devore, CA
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5km WSW of Devore, CA on Fri, Aug 22, 1941, 2:12 AM GMT-8 (10:12 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 10km N of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1941-08-22 10:12:50 UTC
- Depth
- 9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.209° N, 117.450° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 238°, 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.310km N of Big Bear City, CA · 31075 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.84km N of Loma Linda, CA · 31071 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.42km NW of Carson, CA · 31068 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.41km SSW of El Segundo, CA · 31068 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.94km WNW of Seal Beach, CA · 31064 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.14km WNW of Yucaipa, CA · 31056 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.12km SE of Fountain Valley, CA · 31053 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.05km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 31037 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.19km N of Cabazon, CA · 31025 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365720. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.