M2.4 earthquake 3km ENE of Brea, CA
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3km ENE of Brea, CA on Mon, Dec 6, 1982, 9:25 AM PST (17:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 15km W of Manhattan Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-06 17:25:13 UTC
- Depth
- 5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.927° N, 117.868° W
- Region
- California
- 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.
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.99km NNE of Bradbury, CA · 15996 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.515km W of Manhattan Beach, CA · 15995 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.59km S of Las Flores, CA · 15994 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.66km SSE of Mentone, CA · 15993 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.05km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15993 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.418km S of Big Bear City, CA · 15991 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.55km S of Redlands, CA · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.84km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.84km SW of Cabazon, CA · 15989 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.75km SE of Seal Beach, CA · 15989 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.29km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15988 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.05km NNW of Banning, CA · 15988 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.81km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15988 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.71km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15988 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.316km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 15988 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.87km W of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15988 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.58km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15988 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.78km NE of Banning, CA · 15986 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.78km NE of Banning, CA · 15984 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.73km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15984 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.93km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.34km SSW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15981 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.010km N of Cabazon, CA · 15979 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.29km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.94km N of Beaumont, CA · 15977 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.74km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15976 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.12km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.32km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.78km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15976 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.37km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 15975 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.55km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 15973 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.610km NE of Nuevo, CA · 15973 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.65km S of Malibu, CA · 15973 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.26km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.05km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15973 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.96km S of Malibu, CA · 15972 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.85km W of Devore, CA · 15971 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.612km N of Banning, CA · 15971 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.78km SSW of Malibu, CA · 15971 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.28km S of Malibu, CA · 15971 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.82km SSW of Lawndale, CA · 15971 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.61km ENE of South Gate, CA · 15970 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.69km N of Banning, CA · 15970 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.16km S of Redlands, CA · 15970 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.13km WNW of Laguna Niguel, CA · 15969 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.58km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.518km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.09km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 15968 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.89km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 15966 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.76km N of Beaumont, CA · 15966 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.318km NNE of Banning, CA · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.623km ENE of Avalon, CA · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.96km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 15966 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.613km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15966 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.97km S of Redlands, CA · 15965 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.90km N of Cabazon, CA · 15964 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.95km W of Muscoy, CA · 15964 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.62km E of San Jacinto, CA · 15964 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.64km N of Fontana, CA · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.04km N of Fontana, CA · 15964 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
The first 60 of 121.
Before
- 2.13km SW of Willowbrook, CA · 15997 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.44km WNW of Inglewood, CA · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.713km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15997 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.69km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 15997 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.513km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15998 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.86km SW of Beaumont, CA · 15998 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.17km NNE of Crestline, CA · 15998 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.62km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 15999 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.79km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16000 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.322km S of San Pedro, CA · 16002 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.523km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16002 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.92km S of Littlerock, CA · 16003 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.58km N of Cabazon, CA · 16003 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.94km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16003 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.94km NE of La Verne, CA · 16004 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.510km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16004 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.42km SW of Colton, CA · 16004 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.12km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16005 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.923km SSE of San Pedro, CA · 16005 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.65km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 16005 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci503943. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.