California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8km W of Yucca Valley, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8km W of Yucca Valley, CA on Tue, Apr 22, 1941, 9:24 PM GMT-8 (05:24 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1941-04-23 05:24:27 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.103° N, 116.513° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
286°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.716km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 31204 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.03km W of Fontana, CA · 31201 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.71km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 31189 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.68km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 31189 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.75km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 31174 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.819km ESE of Barstow, CA · 31166 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.713km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 31158 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.63km WNW of Riverside, CA · 31154 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.69km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 31207 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.99km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 31216 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.74km WNW of Glen Avon, CA · 31219 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.75km W of Muscoy, CA · 31226 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.16km NW of Rialto, CA · 31226 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.05km NNW of Devore, CA · 31235 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365607. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.