California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5km W of Devore, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5km W of Devore, CA on Wed, Dec 7, 1955, 3:27 PM GMT-8 (23:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3km S of Fontana, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1955-12-07 23:27:20 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.216° N, 117.459° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14km NW of Yorba Linda, CA · 25856 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.919km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 25853 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.820km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 25853 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.614km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 25853 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.919km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 25853 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.52km WSW of Huntington Beach, CA · 25848 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.42km WNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 25843 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.43km NW of Glen Avon, CA · 25843 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.43km S of Fontana, CA · 25843 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.06km S of Huntington Beach, CA · 25841 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.55km SE of Morongo Valley, CA · 25841 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.714km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 25832 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.611km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 25832 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.912km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 25828 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.62km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 25822 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.73km NW of Glen Avon, CA · 25820 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.67km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 25817 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.54km NE of Ontario, CA · 25812 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.922km NW of Barstow, CA · 25799 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.08km NNW of Santa Monica, CA · 25860 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.911km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 25866 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.52km WSW of La Verne, CA · 25867 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.48km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 25879 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.316km ESE of Barstow, CA · 25885 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.86km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 25886 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.512km NNE of Banning, CA · 25886 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297388. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC.