M2.6 earthquake 6km SW of Devore, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6km SW of Devore, CA on Fri, Oct 14, 1960, 8:30 PM GMT-8 (04:30 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 16km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-10-15 04:30:39 UTC
- Depth
- 3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.180° N, 117.450° W
- Region
- California
- 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 153°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.66km W of Newport Beach, CA · 24072 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.65km WSW of Costa Mesa, CA · 24071 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.816km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 24068 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.33km NW of Huntington Beach, CA · 24062 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.92km SW of La Verne, CA · 24049 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.92km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 24035 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3349312. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:18 PM UTC.