California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3km WNW of Riverside, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3km WNW of Riverside, CA on Sat, Jun 14, 1941, 11:00 AM GMT-8 (19:00 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1941-06-14 19:00:21 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.963° N, 117.428° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94km ESE of Lynwood, CA · 31150 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.73km NE of Muscoy, CA · 31142 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.22km SSE of Cypress, CA · 31132 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.611km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 31129 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.26km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 31127 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.09km ESE of Anza, CA · 31127 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.64km S of Cypress, CA · 31115 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.85km N of San Bernardino, CA · 31101 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.21km NNW of Diamond Bar, CA · 31100 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.47km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 31160 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.713km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 31161 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.77km WNW of Wrightwood, CA · 31167 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.41km WSW of Villa Park, CA · 31167 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.68km WSW of Laguna Beach, CA · 31168 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.75km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 31177 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365631. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.