M2.9 earthquake 1km E of Echo Park, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 1km E of Echo Park, CA on Fri, Jan 13, 1961, 7:23 PM GMT-8 (03:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 4km NNW of Mira Loma, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1961-01-14 03:23:39 UTC
- Depth
- 4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.073° N, 118.245° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.28
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.44km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 23955 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.63km ENE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 23936 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3347752. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.