M2.6 earthquake 19km NNW of Avalon, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, May 11, 1973, 7:01 AM PDT

UTC

1973-05-11 14:01:22 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.512° N, 118.374° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

233°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

10

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast19 kmNNW
• Rancho Palos Verdes, CaliforniaPopulation 42,732. Forecast26 kmS
• Long Beach, CaliforniaPopulation 474,140. Forecast33 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast61 kmSSW

After

1. 1.824km S of Port Hueneme, CAFri, May 11, 9:30 AM PDT · 19505 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.713km SSE of Malibu Beach, CASat, May 12, 5:54 AM PDT · 19504 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
3. 3.029km SW of Malibu, CASat, May 12, 2:55 PM PDT · 19504 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.710km NNE of Pacoima, CASat, May 12, 6:22 PM PDT · 19503 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.55km WSW of Florence-Graham, CASat, May 12, 6:52 PM PDT · 19503 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.98km NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CASat, May 12, 7:29 PM PDT · 19503 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.316km W of Malibu, CASun, May 13, 5:05 PM PDT · 19502 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.71km N of La Crescenta-Montrose, CAMon, May 14, 2:59 AM PDT · 19502 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.32km S of Los Angeles, CAMon, May 14, 7:21 PM PDT · 19501 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
10. 1.710km N of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, May 14, 10:38 PM PDT · 19501 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.76km NNW of Pacoima, CAWed, May 16, 7:11 AM PDT · 19500 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.79km N of Lake View Terrace, CASun, May 20, 6:39 AM PDT · 19496 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.710km N of Pacoima, CASun, May 20, 6:43 AM PDT · 19496 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.72km WSW of Lennox, CASun, May 20, 11:08 AM PDT · 19496 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
15. 1.79km N of Lake View Terrace, CASun, May 20, 1:46 PM PDT · 19496 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.74km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, May 21, 4:41 PM PDT · 19494 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.34km N of Foothill Ranch, CATue, May 22, 5:13 AM PDT · 19494 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
18. 1.77km NE of North Tustin, CATue, May 22, 5:24 AM PDT · 19494 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.78km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CATue, May 22, 6:11 AM PDT · 19494 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.32km N of Lake View Terrace, CATue, May 22, 7:41 PM PDT · 19493 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
21. 1.711km N of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, May 23, 2:30 AM PDT · 19493 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
22. 1.78km N of Sunland, CAThu, May 24, 2:22 AM PDT · 19492 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
23. 2.21km SE of Los Angeles, CAThu, May 24, 2:59 AM PDT · 19492 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
24. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, May 24, 7:08 PM PDT · 19491 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
25. 2.412km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAFri, May 25, 11:07 AM PDT · 19491 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
26. 1.74km SE of Ontario, CAFri, May 25, 3:56 PM PDT · 19491 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
27. 1.77km N of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, May 30, 10:53 AM PDT · 19486 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
28. 1.72km W of Willowbrook, CAFri, Jun 1, 11:48 PM PDT · 19483 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
29. 1.710km SW of Mead Valley, CASat, Jun 2, 10:07 AM PDT · 19483 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
30. 1.79km N of Lake View Terrace, CASun, Jun 3, 10:06 AM PDT · 19482 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
31. 1.711km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jun 5, 4:55 AM PDT · 19480 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
32. 1.72km NE of Costa Mesa, CATue, Jun 5, 9:19 PM PDT · 19479 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
33. 1.78km NNE of Pacoima, CAWed, Jun 6, 6:18 PM PDT · 19478 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
34. 1.72km NNW of Villa Park, CAThu, Jun 7, 12:23 AM PDT · 19478 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
35. 2.17km SW of Santa Monica, CAThu, Jun 7, 1:48 AM PDT · 19478 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
36. 2.22km NNE of El Segundo, CAThu, Jun 7, 3:38 AM PDT · 19478 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
37. 1.77km NNW of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Jun 7, 6:22 AM PDT · 19478 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
38. 2.25km E of Villa Park, CAThu, Jun 7, 4:04 PM PDT · 19477 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
39. 1.710km N of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Jun 7, 10:58 PM PDT · 19477 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
40. 1.710km NNE of Pacoima, CASat, Jun 9, 12:20 AM PDT · 19476 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
41. 1.74km NW of Huntington Park, CASat, Jun 9, 4:26 AM PDT · 19476 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
42. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jun 10, 1:41 AM PDT · 19475 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
43. 2.03km NE of San Clemente Is. (NW tip), CAThu, Jun 14, 8:15 AM PDT · 19471 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
44. 1.71km SSE of Los Alamitos, CAThu, Jun 14, 8:46 PM PDT · 19470 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
45. 1.77km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAThu, Jun 14, 9:40 PM PDT · 19470 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
46. 2.56km WNW of Mira Loma, CAFri, Jun 15, 12:42 PM PDT · 19470 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
47. 1.711km N of Lake View Terrace, CAFri, Jun 15, 10:35 PM PDT · 19469 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
48. 1.76km NE of Pacoima, CASat, Jun 16, 4:33 AM PDT · 19469 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
49. 1.711km N of Lake View Terrace, CASat, Jun 16, 4:33 AM PDT · 19469 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
50. 1.79km N of Lake View Terrace, CASat, Jun 16, 4:45 AM PDT · 19469 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
51. 1.78km N of Lake View Terrace, CASat, Jun 16, 4:47 AM PDT · 19469 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
52. 1.711km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jun 19, 11:20 PM PDT · 19465 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
53. 1.710km NNE of Pacoima, CAWed, Jun 20, 1:51 PM PDT · 19465 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
54. 1.75km NNW of Pacoima, CAFri, Jun 22, 3:09 PM PDT · 19463 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
55. 1.79km NNE of Pacoima, CAFri, Jun 22, 10:45 PM PDT · 19462 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
56. 1.710km N of Lake View Terrace, CASat, Jun 23, 11:36 AM PDT · 19462 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
57. 1.72km ENE of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Jun 25, 7:46 PM PDT · 19459 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
58. 1.710km N of Lake View Terrace, CATue, Jun 26, 2:49 AM PDT · 19459 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
59. 1.71km E of Encino, CAWed, Jun 27, 2:19 PM PDT · 19458 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
60. 1.710km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jun 27, 11:51 PM PDT · 19457 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

1. 2.37km SSW of Santa Monica, CAThu, May 10, 7:35 PM PDT · 19505 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
2. 1.76km WNW of Mira Loma, CAThu, May 10, 6:51 AM PDT · 19506 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
3. 1.78km NNE of Pacoima, CAWed, May 9, 7:15 PM PDT · 19506 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
4. 1.76km E of San Pedro, CATue, May 8, 8:35 PM PDT · 19507 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
5. 2.26km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, May 8, 1:47 PM PDT · 19508 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.46km SSE of Santa Clarita, CATue, May 8, 1:39 PM PDT · 19508 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, May 8, 1:38 PM PDT · 19508 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.98km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, May 8, 1:37 PM PDT · 19508 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.48km ESE of Santa Clarita, CATue, May 8, 12:05 PM PDT · 19508 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.73km SSE of Ontario, CATue, May 8, 1:08 AM PDT · 19508 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.712km SSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, May 7, 6:29 AM PDT · 19509 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.711km NNE of Pacoima, CASun, May 6, 7:35 AM PDT · 19510 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.310km E of Santa Clarita, CAThu, May 3, 12:43 PM PDT · 19513 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
14. 1.72km WSW of Fountain Valley, CAThu, May 3, 8:58 AM PDT · 19513 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.77km N of Lake View Terrace, CAWed, May 2, 8:05 AM PDT · 19514 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.77km N of Sunland, CAWed, May 2, 12:16 AM PDT · 19514 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.78km NE of Sunland, CATue, May 1, 6:33 PM PDT · 19514 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
18. 1.74km NNE of Pacoima, CATue, May 1, 4:31 PM PDT · 19514 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.78km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAFri, Apr 27, 11:09 PM PST · 19518 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.78km NE of Lake View Terrace, CAFri, Apr 27, 8:01 AM PST · 19519 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3319929. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.