California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5km SW of Devore, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5km SW of Devore, CA on Thu, Jun 21, 1962, 5:05 AM GMT-7 (12:05 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1962-06-21 12:05:51 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.187° N, 117.430° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.114km NW of Aguanga, CA · 23458 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.57km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 23457 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.86km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 23452 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.45km NW of Highland, CA · 23441 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.01km SE of Paramount, CA · 23441 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.74km W of Yucaipa, CA · 23435 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.03km ESE of Calimesa, CA · 23433 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.65km NNW of Santa Ana, CA · 23432 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.52km ENE of Sierra Madre, CA · 23429 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.72km N of Temple City, CA · 23429 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.18km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 23419 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.07km SSW of Leona Valley, CA · 23483 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.510km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 23493 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344328. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:46 AM UTC.