California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3km E of Brea, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3km E of Brea, CA on Tue, Nov 14, 1972, 10:58 PM PST (06:58 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 7km SSE of Ontario, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-11-15 06:58:59 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.919° N, 117.865° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, 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: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73km E of Fullerton, CA · 19669 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.15km S of Ontario, CA · 19668 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.78km N of Granada Hills, CA · 19668 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.27km SSE of Ontario, CA · 19668 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.72km W of Northridge, CA · 19668 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.76km WNW of Granada Hills, CA · 19668 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.011km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 19668 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.75km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19667 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.54km N of Granada Hills, CA · 19667 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.74km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 19667 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.510km N of Cabazon, CA · 19666 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.32km ESE of Chatsworth, CA · 19666 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.28km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19666 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19666 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.73km NNE of Marina del Rey, CA · 19664 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.42km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 19664 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.79km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19664 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.710km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19663 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.010km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 19663 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.78km WSW of Newport Beach, CA · 19663 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.05km SSE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 19662 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.78km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19661 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.77km W of Agua Dulce, CA · 19661 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.74km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19661 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.78km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 19661 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.76km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19661 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.53km NW of Santa Clarita, CA · 19661 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.77km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CA · 19660 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.74km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19660 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.74km SSW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 19660 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.56km ESE of Chino, CA · 19660 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.35km SE of Chino, CA · 19659 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.74km SSE of Ontario, CA · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 3.16km ESE of Chino, CA · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 3.16km ESE of Chino, CA · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 3.24km SE of Chino, CA · 19659 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 3.47km SE of Chino, CA · 19659 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.73km SSE of Ontario, CA · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.73km SE of Ontario, CA · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.74km S of Ontario, CA · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.72km SE of Ontario, CA · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.74km S of Ontario, CA · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.54km ESE of Chino, CA · 19659 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.46km S of Ontario, CA · 19659 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.426km SW of Laguna Beach, CA · 19659 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.55km ESE of Chino, CA · 19659 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.26km ESE of Chino, CA · 19658 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.74km S of Ontario, CA · 19658 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.711km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19658 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.75km NNE of Chatsworth, CA · 19658 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.79km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 19658 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.79km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19657 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.35km ESE of Chino, CA · 19657 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.36km ESE of Chino, CA · 19657 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.52km SE of San Fernando, CA · 19657 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.54km SE of Gardena, CA · 19656 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.16km SE of Chino, CA · 19656 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.75km E of Panorama City, CA · 19656 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.08km S of Agua Dulce, CA · 19654 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.73km ESE of Ontario, CA · 19652 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 1.710km N of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19670 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.78km N of Granada Hills, CA · 19670 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.89km WSW of Palmdale, CA · 19670 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.74km NE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19670 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.71km ESE of Colton, CA · 19671 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.73km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 19671 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19672 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.35km S of Ontario, CA · 19672 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.712km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19673 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.49km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 19674 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.55km S of Westlake Village, CA · 19675 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.78km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19675 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.71km WSW of South Gate, CA · 19676 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.710km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 19676 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.74km E of Montebello, CA · 19677 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.77km NE of Pacoima, CA · 19677 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.72km S of Arcadia, CA · 19677 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 19677 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 19678 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.72km WNW of Paramount, CA · 19680 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320664. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.