M3.5 earthquake 2km SSE of Cypress, CA

Magnitude

3.5 (ml), minor

Local time

Thu, Nov 17, 1949, 5:19 PM GMT-8

UTC

1949-11-18 01:19:53 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.803° N, 118.031° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

151°

Stations used

8

• Cypress, CaliforniaPopulation 49,290. Forecast2 kmSSE
• Garden Grove, CaliforniaPopulation 175,393. Forecast9 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast34 kmSE

After

1. 2.64km NW of Running Springs, CASun, Nov 20, 8:12 PM GMT-8 · 28065 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.710km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Nov 21, 3:34 PM GMT-8 · 28064 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.23km WNW of Manhattan Beach, CATue, Nov 22, 1:40 AM GMT-8 · 28063 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.01km SE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Nov 24, 6:07 AM GMT-8 · 28061 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.58km NNE of Sunland, CAFri, Dec 2, 2:27 PM GMT-8 · 28053 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
6. 2.14km SE of Topanga, CASat, Dec 3, 10:00 AM GMT-8 · 28052 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
7. 2.56km NNW of Castaic, CASat, Dec 3, 11:31 PM GMT-8 · 28051 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.02km ENE of Lawndale, CAMon, Dec 5, 1:44 AM GMT-8 · 28050 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
9. 3.00km ESE of Yorba Linda, CAFri, Dec 9, 6:13 PM GMT-8 · 28046 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
10. 3.14km S of Santa Monica, CASat, Dec 10, 7:46 AM GMT-8 · 28045 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
11. 3.04km W of Marina del Rey, CAMon, Dec 12, 9:25 PM GMT-8 · 28043 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
12. 2.54km W of Santa Monica, CATue, Dec 13, 1:46 AM GMT-8 · 28042 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
13. 1.92km NW of Lawndale, CATue, Dec 13, 6:23 AM GMT-8 · 28042 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.83km ESE of Reseda, CATue, Dec 20, 3:30 PM GMT-8 · 28035 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
15. 2.83km SE of Marina del Rey, CAMon, Dec 26, 6:27 AM GMT-8 · 28029 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
16. 1.81km SW of Westwood, CAThu, Dec 29, 3:35 AM GMT-8 · 28026 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
17. 1.81km SSW of Artesia, CAFri, Dec 30, 12:27 PM GMT-8 · 28025 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.68km SSW of Lytle Creek, CASat, Dec 31, 2:30 PM GMT-8 · 28024 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
19. 2.78km W of Woodcrest, CATue, Jan 3, 9:26 AM GMT-8 · 28021 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
20. 2.12km N of Pomona, CAWed, Jan 4, 8:38 AM GMT-8 · 28020 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
21. 2.618km W of Manhattan Beach, CATue, Jan 10, 6:38 PM GMT-8 · 28014 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
22. 3.92km SSE of Cudahy, CAWed, Jan 11, 1:41 PM GMT-8 · 28013 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
23. 2.62km NE of Commerce, CAWed, Jan 11, 11:37 PM GMT-8 · 28012 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
24. 2.216km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CASun, Jan 15, 5:28 PM GMT-8 · 28009 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
25. 3.018km SW of Malibu, CAMon, Jan 16, 11:55 AM GMT-8 · 28008 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 2.33km NNE of Chatsworth, CAWed, Nov 16, 4:46 AM GMT-8 · 28069 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
2. 2.94km NE of Chatsworth, CAThu, Nov 10, 3:24 PM GMT-8 · 28075 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
3. 2.34km ENE of Los Angeles, CAThu, Nov 10, 8:43 AM GMT-8 · 28075 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
4. 2.010km SSE of Chino Hills, CAMon, Nov 7, 8:40 AM GMT-8 · 28078 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
5. 2.19km ESE of Yorba Linda, CAFri, Oct 28, 8:16 PM GMT-8 · 28088 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
6. 2.36km N of Altadena, CAFri, Oct 21, 12:18 AM GMT-8 · 28095 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3354791. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.