California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7km W of El Segundo, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7km W of El Segundo, CA on Sun, Nov 28, 1976, 4:40 PM PST (00:40 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 11km ESE of Piru, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-11-29 00:40:02 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.909° N, 118.494° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
0

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 65.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci152321. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.