M3.0 earthquake 1km ENE of Stanton, CA
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 1km ENE of Stanton, CA on Sat, Jun 13, 1964, 3:58 PM GMT-7 (22:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 24km S of Malibu, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-06-13 22:58:26 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.806° N, 117.988° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 202°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.51km NNE of Stanton, CA · 22756 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.26km E of Ontario, CA · 22748 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.016km S of San Pedro, CA · 22746 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.47km SSE of Ontario, CA · 22732 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.08km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 22731 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.14km NW of Granada Hills, CA · 22731 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.96km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 22726 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.624km S of Malibu, CA · 22707 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.712km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 22705 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330896. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC.