California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5km SSW of Devore, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5km SSW of Devore, CA on Mon, Nov 9, 1970, 9:05 PM PST (05:05 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6km S of Lytle Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1970-11-10 05:05:27 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.176° N, 117.417° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 20405 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.54km N of San Bernardino, CA · 20405 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.82km NW of Carson, CA · 20404 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.93km NNW of Carson, CA · 20404 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.92km NNW of San Bernardino, CA · 20403 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.75km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 20402 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.55km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 20402 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.924km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 20402 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.22km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 20401 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.010km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 20400 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.45km N of San Bernardino, CA · 20400 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.54km N of Banning, CA · 20399 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.811km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 20398 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.42km WNW of Crestline, CA · 20398 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.87km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 20379 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.84km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 20377 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.710km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 20374 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.510km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 20373 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.233km SW of Ludlow, CA · 20370 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.721km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 20370 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.78km E of Big Bear City, CA · 20358 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.39km WNW of Garnet, CA · 20357 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.53km WNW of Lawndale, CA · 20356 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 3.62km WNW of West Puente Valley, CA · 20349 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.83km N of San Bernardino, CA · 20407 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.94km S of San Dimas, CA · 20408 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.04km NNE of Diamond Bar, CA · 20408 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.74km W of Pomona, CA · 20408 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.99km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 20412 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.410km NW of Garnet, CA · 20412 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.82km S of Westwood, CA · 20415 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.630km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 20422 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.34km WNW of Crestline, CA · 20423 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.53km WNW of Crestline, CA · 20425 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.92km SW of Mira Loma, CA · 20429 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3323639. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC.