M2.5 earthquake 32km W of Avalon, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Dec 18, 1985, 6:14 PM PST

UTC

1985-12-19 02:14:53 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.373° N, 118.673° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

178°

Stations used

0

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast32 kmW
• Rancho Palos Verdes, CaliforniaPopulation 42,732. Forecast49 kmSSW
• Torrance, CaliforniaPopulation 143,592. Forecast60 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast85 kmSSW

After

1. 1.94km NW of Willowbrook, CAWed, Dec 18, 7:01 PM PST · 14897 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
2. 2.72km N of Santa Monica, CAThu, Dec 19, 5:03 AM PST · 14897 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.03km E of El Segundo, CAFri, Dec 20, 4:39 PM PST · 14895 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
4. 2.118km NE of Avalon, CASun, Dec 22, 9:54 AM PST · 14893 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
5. 2.46km W of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Dec 23, 11:03 AM PST · 14892 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.814km NNW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Dec 27, 12:18 AM PST · 14889 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
7. 2.04km S of Yorba Linda, CAWed, Jan 1, 9:26 PM PST · 14883 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.62km WSW of Pasadena, CAThu, Jan 9, 4:32 AM PST · 14876 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.52km N of South Pasadena, CAThu, Jan 9, 6:16 AM PST · 14875 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
10. 2.22km NE of Huntington Park, CAThu, Jan 9, 10:02 PM PST · 14875 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.00km N of Baldwin Hills, CASat, Jan 11, 10:14 PM PST · 14873 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.626km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jan 17, 11:07 PM PST · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
13. 2.08km ESE of Malibu, CASun, Jan 19, 12:28 PM PST · 14865 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
14. 3.425km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Jan 22, 8:26 AM PST · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
15. 1.82km WNW of West Hills, CAThu, Jan 23, 6:40 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.822km NNE of Avalon, CASun, Jan 26, 11:22 PM PST · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
17. 2.03km N of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Jan 30, 6:21 PM PST · 14854 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
18. 2.14km NNW of Villa Park, CASun, Feb 2, 2:30 AM PST · 14852 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
19. 1.88km SE of Malibu, CASun, Feb 2, 8:09 PM PST · 14851 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
20. 2.412km SSE of Las Flores, CAMon, Feb 3, 5:36 PM PST · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
21. 2.47km E of San Nicolas Is., CAFri, Feb 7, 2:53 PM PST · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
22. 2.111km S of Las Flores, CAFri, Feb 7, 5:27 PM PST · 14846 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
23. 2.346km WSW of Carlsbad, CAFri, Feb 7, 8:22 PM PST · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
24. 1.83km E of Lennox, CASun, Feb 9, 10:38 AM PST · 14844 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
25. 2.46km S of Huntington Beach, CATue, Feb 11, 2:30 PM PST · 14842 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
26. 2.03km SE of Huntington Beach, CATue, Feb 11, 2:39 PM PST · 14842 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
27. 2.34km NW of Newport Beach, CATue, Feb 11, 3:22 PM PST · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
28. 2.15km WNW of Newport Beach, CATue, Feb 11, 5:33 PM PST · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
29. 2.47km WSW of Santa Monica, CATue, Feb 11, 6:58 PM PST · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
30. 2.517km SSW of Dana Point, CAThu, Feb 13, 2:28 AM PST · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
31. 2.714km SW of Malibu, CAFri, Feb 14, 1:23 PM PST · 14839 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away

Before

1. 1.76km SW of Malibu, CATue, Dec 17, 1:44 AM PST · 14899 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
2. 2.08km W of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAFri, Dec 13, 6:59 PM PST · 14902 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
3. 2.024km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Dec 13, 5:12 AM PST · 14903 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
4. 2.323km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Dec 13, 4:57 AM PST · 14903 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
5. 2.447km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 12, 4:50 PM PST · 14903 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.96km NE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Dec 11, 2:32 AM PST · 14905 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
7. 3.39km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Dec 8, 6:56 PM PST · 14907 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
8. 2.322km NNE of Avalon, CASat, Dec 7, 4:50 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
9. 2.15km NW of Newport Beach, CASat, Dec 7, 6:04 AM PST · 14908 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.82km S of Anaheim, CASat, Dec 7, 1:12 AM PST · 14909 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.710km N of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Dec 5, 1:03 AM PST · 14911 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
12. 2.811km SSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Dec 4, 6:12 PM PST · 14911 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
13. 2.41km S of Santa Fe Springs, CASun, Dec 1, 8:45 PM PST · 14914 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
14. 2.52km N of Norwalk, CASun, Dec 1, 7:44 PM PST · 14914 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.314km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Nov 30, 1:49 PM PST · 14915 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
16. 2.946km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 30, 4:21 AM PST · 14916 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.13km ENE of San Joaquin Hills, CAFri, Nov 29, 7:20 AM PST · 14916 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.93km W of Lakewood, CAFri, Nov 29, 1:30 AM PST · 14917 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
19. 1.610km SW of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 28, 7:16 PM PST · 14917 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
20. 2.38km SW of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 28, 7:15 PM PST · 14917 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci110997. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:46 AM UTC.