California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2km WNW of Devore, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2km WNW of Devore, CA on Fri, Feb 11, 1949, 4:43 AM GMT-8 (12:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1949-02-11 12:43:08 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.230° N, 117.417° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
261°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.610km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 28346 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.08km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 28344 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.68km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 28343 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.75km WNW of Fontana, CA · 28341 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.90km ENE of East Los Angeles, CA · 28340 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.51km SW of South Whittier, CA · 28335 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.52km W of Grand Terrace, CA · 28334 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.17km ESE of Garnet, CA · 28330 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.06km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28327 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.82km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 28327 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.612km N of Barstow, CA · 28323 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.822km NNW of Barstow, CA · 28321 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.05km W of Muscoy, CA · 28321 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.34km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28319 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.62km WSW of Cathedral City, CA · 28318 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.921km E of Barstow, CA · 28317 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.58km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 28315 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.84km S of Mentone, CA · 28315 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.811km NNE of Barstow, CA · 28311 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.09km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 28311 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.71km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28307 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.12km SSE of Los Angeles, CA · 28305 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 3.04km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28302 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 3.34km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28300 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.97km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 28353 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.011km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28360 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.96km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 28361 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.87km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28362 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.33km ENE of Marina del Rey, CA · 28363 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.65km NE of Villa Park, CA · 28364 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.825km E of Barstow, CA · 28366 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.413km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 28367 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.010km W of Aguanga, CA · 28371 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.77km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28375 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.516km S of Hemet, CA · 28378 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.920km ENE of Boron, CA · 28379 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3356224. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.