California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 32km W of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 32km W of Ludlow, CA on Fri, Mar 24, 1950, 1:47 PM GMT-8 (21:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 35km WNW of Ludlow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1950-03-24 21:47:13 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.740° N, 116.514° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
263°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.58km S of Apple Valley, CA · 27934 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.12km N of Redlands, CA · 27933 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.72km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 27919 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.935km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 27917 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.536km ENE of Boron, CA · 27915 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.69km NW of Garnet, CA · 27914 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.33km NNW of Garnet, CA · 27901 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.115km W of Fort Irwin, CA · 27900 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.210km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 27896 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.77km NE of Banning, CA · 27895 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.732km NW of Ludlow, CA · 27890 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.98km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 27883 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.130km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 27962 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.436km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 27962 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.74km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 27963 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.011km N of Banning, CA · 27966 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.211km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 27971 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3366652. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.