California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2km SSW of Devore, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2km SSW of Devore, CA on Mon, Jun 25, 1951, 7:19 PM GMT-7 (02:19 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1951-06-26 02:19:32 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.207° N, 117.413° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.911km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 27479 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.24km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 27463 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.81km NNE of Manhattan Beach, CA · 27452 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.77km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 27441 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.09km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 27440 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.56km NE of Running Springs, CA · 27438 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.67km E of Morongo Valley, CA · 27432 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.02km E of Murrieta, CA · 27430 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.54km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 27428 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.64km E of Yucaipa, CA · 27428 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.78km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 27426 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.26km NE of Cabazon, CA · 27426 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.04km NW of Beaumont, CA · 27424 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.62km N of Fullerton, CA · 27488 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.61km NE of Hollywood, CA · 27492 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.51km WNW of Florence-Graham, CA · 27499 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.510km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 27500 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.812km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 27500 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.612km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 27500 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.03km ENE of Devore, CA · 27514 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3322410. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC.