California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3km ESE of Reseda, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3km ESE of Reseda, CA on Tue, Dec 20, 1949, 3:30 PM GMT-8 (23:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 2km SSE of Cudahy, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1949-12-20 23:30:48 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.190° N, 118.504° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83km SE of Marina del Rey, CA · 28029 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.81km SW of Westwood, CA · 28026 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.81km SSW of Artesia, CA · 28025 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.68km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 28024 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.12km N of Pomona, CA · 28020 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.711km N of Ojai, CA · 28019 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.69km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 28017 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.618km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 28013 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.92km SSE of Cudahy, CA · 28013 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.62km NE of Commerce, CA · 28012 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.216km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 28008 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.018km SW of Malibu, CA · 28008 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.510km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 28005 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.612km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 28004 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.411km N of Foothill Ranch, CA · 28003 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.17km SSE of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 28000 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.92km SSE of Fillmore, CA · 28000 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 3.22km SE of Fillmore, CA · 27999 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.49km NW of Fillmore, CA · 27997 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.55km W of Mira Loma, CA · 27995 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.45km S of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 27994 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.64km NE of Baldwin Hills, CA · 27991 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.12km N of Altadena, CA · 27988 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.92km NW of Lawndale, CA · 28042 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.54km W of Santa Monica, CA · 28042 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.04km W of Marina del Rey, CA · 28042 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.14km S of Santa Monica, CA · 28045 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.00km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 28045 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.02km ENE of Lawndale, CA · 28050 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.56km NNW of Castaic, CA · 28051 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.14km SE of Topanga, CA · 28052 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.58km NNE of Sunland, CA · 28053 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.23km WNW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 28063 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.710km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 28063 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3355496. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.