M2.7 earthquake 13km NNE of Yucaipa, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13km NNE of Yucaipa, CA on Mon, Jun 9, 1941, 9:16 PM GMT-8 (05:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 6km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1941-06-10 05:16:43 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.141° N, 116.993° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 256°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.63km WNW of Riverside, CA · 31146 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.73km NE of Muscoy, CA · 31132 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.611km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 31119 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.26km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 31117 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.09km ESE of Anza, CA · 31117 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.817km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 31106 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365629. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.