California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6km WSW of Devore, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6km WSW of Devore, CA on Sun, Aug 30, 1981, 9:17 PM PDT (04:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 4km NNE of San Bernardino, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-31 04:17:08 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.210° N, 117.464° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16445 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.64km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.06km SE of Temecula, CA · 16445 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.89km E of Cabazon, CA · 16445 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.54km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16445 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.719km SW of Newport Beach, CA · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.95km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16443 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.75km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16443 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.15km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16443 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.98km NE of San Jacinto, CA · 16443 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.55km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16443 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.710km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16443 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.96km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16442 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.77km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16440 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.65km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16440 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.518km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16439 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.423km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16438 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.38km E of Yorba Linda, CA · 16436 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.72km SW of Irvine, CA · 16436 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.12km ESE of Costa Mesa, CA · 16436 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.74km NW of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 16436 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.71km WSW of Silver Lake, CA · 16435 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.715km NE of Boron, CA · 16435 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.25km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16434 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 3.310km NNE of Banning, CA · 16434 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.610km NNE of Banning, CA · 16433 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.53km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 16433 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.66km NNW of Lytle Creek, CA · 16432 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.17km SE of Temecula, CA · 16431 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.66km SE of Temecula, CA · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 3.36km SE of Temecula, CA · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.72km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 16431 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.86km ESE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16430 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.96km ESE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16430 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.36km SE of Temecula, CA · 16430 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.86km SE of Temecula, CA · 16429 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.12km WNW of Hawaiian Gardens, CA · 16428 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.26km SE of Temecula, CA · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.212km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16426 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.94km N of Gardena, CA · 16426 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.83km ENE of Inglewood, CA · 16426 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.84km E of Inglewood, CA · 16426 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.83km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16426 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.71km SSW of Inglewood, CA · 16426 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.23km ENE of Lytle Creek, CA · 16424 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.64km WNW of Devore, CA · 16424 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.56km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16424 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.94km WNW of Devore, CA · 16424 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.96km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16424 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.52km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16422 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.46km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16421 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.35km E of Calimesa, CA · 16421 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.92km E of Inglewood, CA · 16419 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.63km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16419 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.64km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16419 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.64km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16419 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.63km E of Inglewood, CA · 16419 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.019km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16419 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.75km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16418 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.86km SSW of Banning, CA · 16417 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci521926. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.