California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5km WSW of Devore, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5km WSW of Devore, CA on Sat, Apr 2, 1955, 1:18 AM GMT-8 (09:18 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 2km NE of Loma Linda, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1955-04-02 09:18:12 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.207° N, 117.454° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
9

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74km SE of Placentia, CA · 26107 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.12km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 26107 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.64km SW of Lake View Terrace, CA · 26106 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.437km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 26100 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.811km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 26098 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.57km WSW of Devore, CA · 26089 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.32km WNW of Fontana, CA · 26072 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.37km SW of Adelanto, CA · 26068 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.110km NE of Mentone, CA · 26065 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.93km NW of Fontana, CA · 26064 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.98km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 26056 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.19km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 26053 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.84km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 26109 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.33km WNW of Newport Beach, CA · 26115 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.511km S of Apple Valley, CA · 26124 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.42km N of Anaheim, CA · 26124 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.34km SSW of Pinon Hills, CA · 26127 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.92km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 26128 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.51km SSW of Glen Avon, CA · 26128 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.51km SW of Yorba Linda, CA · 26131 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.920km WSW of Barstow, CA · 26131 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.614km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 26132 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.913km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 26132 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.816km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 26132 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297770. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.