M2.3 earthquake 22km NNE of Avalon, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 7, 1985, 4:50 PM PST

UTC

1985-12-08 00:50:33 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.535° N, 118.279° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

139°

Stations used

0

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast22 kmNNE
• San Pedro, CaliforniaPopulation 83,556. Forecast22 kmS
• Long Beach, CaliforniaPopulation 474,140. Forecast27 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast58 kmS

After

1. 3.39km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Dec 8, 6:56 PM PST · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
2. 1.96km NE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Dec 11, 2:32 AM PST · 14895 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
3. 2.447km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, Dec 12, 4:50 PM PST · 14894 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.18km SSE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Dec 12, 4:52 PM PST · 14894 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.323km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Dec 13, 4:57 AM PST · 14893 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.024km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Dec 13, 5:12 AM PST · 14893 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.08km W of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAFri, Dec 13, 6:59 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
8. 2.01km WSW of Ontario, CAMon, Dec 16, 5:46 AM PST · 14890 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.76km SW of Malibu, CATue, Dec 17, 1:44 AM PST · 14890 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.532km W of Avalon, CAWed, Dec 18, 6:14 PM PST · 14888 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
11. 1.94km NW of Willowbrook, CAWed, Dec 18, 7:01 PM PST · 14888 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
12. 2.72km N of Santa Monica, CAThu, Dec 19, 5:03 AM PST · 14887 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
13. 2.03km E of El Segundo, CAFri, Dec 20, 4:39 PM PST · 14886 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.63km NNW of Mira Loma, CASat, Dec 21, 12:32 AM PST · 14886 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
15. 2.118km NE of Avalon, CASun, Dec 22, 9:54 AM PST · 14884 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.46km W of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Dec 23, 11:03 AM PST · 14883 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.74km NW of Mira Loma, CATue, Dec 24, 12:29 AM PST · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.97km NNW of Pacoima, CAThu, Dec 26, 3:54 PM PST · 14880 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
19. 1.814km NNW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Dec 27, 12:18 AM PST · 14880 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
20. 1.64km NW of Mira Loma, CASun, Dec 29, 12:37 PM PST · 14877 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
21. 2.22km ENE of Chino Hills, CAWed, Jan 1, 3:59 AM PST · 14874 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
22. 2.04km S of Yorba Linda, CAWed, Jan 1, 9:26 PM PST · 14874 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
23. 1.66km NW of Mira Loma, CASat, Jan 4, 2:59 AM PST · 14871 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
24. 1.910km W of Corona, CASat, Jan 4, 2:16 PM PST · 14871 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
25. 1.97km WSW of Woodcrest, CASun, Jan 5, 7:35 PM PST · 14870 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
26. 2.37km SSE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 7, 11:32 AM PST · 14868 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
27. 1.99km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CAWed, Jan 8, 8:54 PM PST · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
28. 1.62km WSW of Pasadena, CAThu, Jan 9, 4:32 AM PST · 14866 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
29. 1.52km N of South Pasadena, CAThu, Jan 9, 6:16 AM PST · 14866 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
30. 2.22km NE of Huntington Park, CAThu, Jan 9, 10:02 PM PST · 14866 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
31. 2.01km NNW of Granada Hills, CASat, Jan 11, 10:23 AM PST · 14864 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
32. 2.21km NW of Granada Hills, CASat, Jan 11, 11:25 AM PST · 14864 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
33. 2.00km N of Baldwin Hills, CASat, Jan 11, 10:14 PM PST · 14864 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
34. 2.05km ESE of Ontario, CATue, Jan 14, 8:02 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
35. 1.99km ENE of Villa Park, CAWed, Jan 15, 1:58 PM PST · 14860 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
36. 2.08km WSW of Corona, CASat, Jan 18, 2:28 AM PST · 14857 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
37. 2.08km ESE of Malibu, CASun, Jan 19, 12:28 PM PST · 14856 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
38. 1.73km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CAMon, Jan 20, 3:29 AM PST · 14855 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
39. 2.68km WSW of Corona, CAMon, Jan 20, 6:05 AM PST · 14855 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
40. 3.425km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Jan 22, 8:26 AM PST · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
41. 1.72km NNW of Sierra Madre, CAThu, Jan 23, 7:50 AM PST · 14852 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
42. 1.82km WNW of West Hills, CAThu, Jan 23, 6:40 PM PST · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
43. 1.57km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 26, 3:09 PM PST · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
44. 1.822km NNE of Avalon, CASun, Jan 26, 11:22 PM PST · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
45. 2.16km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jan 27, 7:37 AM PST · 14848 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
46. 1.96km SSE of Chino Hills, CATue, Jan 28, 6:08 AM PST · 14847 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
47. 2.03km N of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Jan 30, 6:21 PM PST · 14845 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
48. 1.810km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Jan 31, 10:07 PM PST · 14844 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
49. 2.14km NNW of Villa Park, CASun, Feb 2, 2:30 AM PST · 14842 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
50. 1.76km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Feb 2, 7:08 AM PST · 14842 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
51. 1.88km SE of Malibu, CASun, Feb 2, 8:09 PM PST · 14842 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
52. 2.412km SSE of Las Flores, CAMon, Feb 3, 5:36 PM PST · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
53. 1.84km NNW of Fontana, CATue, Feb 4, 10:57 AM PST · 14840 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
54. 2.012km SSE of Corona, CATue, Feb 4, 1:16 PM PST · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
55. 2.38km SW of Lytle Creek, CATue, Feb 4, 6:07 PM PST · 14840 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away

Before

1. 2.15km NW of Newport Beach, CASat, Dec 7, 6:04 AM PST · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
2. 1.82km S of Anaheim, CASat, Dec 7, 1:12 AM PST · 14900 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
3. 1.74km NW of Glen Avon, CAThu, Dec 5, 7:39 PM PST · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
4. 2.14km ENE of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Dec 5, 2:11 PM PST · 14901 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
5. 2.710km N of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Dec 5, 1:03 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.811km SSW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAWed, Dec 4, 6:12 PM PST · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.612km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CAMon, Dec 2, 3:26 PM PST · 14904 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.41km S of Santa Fe Springs, CASun, Dec 1, 8:45 PM PST · 14905 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
9. 2.52km N of Norwalk, CASun, Dec 1, 7:44 PM PST · 14905 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
10. 1.92km NW of Fontana, CASun, Dec 1, 12:22 AM PST · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.314km SSE of San Pedro, CASat, Nov 30, 1:49 PM PST · 14906 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.946km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, Nov 30, 4:21 AM PST · 14906 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
13. 2.66km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CAFri, Nov 29, 8:27 AM PST · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.13km ENE of San Joaquin Hills, CAFri, Nov 29, 7:20 AM PST · 14907 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
15. 1.93km W of Lakewood, CAFri, Nov 29, 1:30 AM PST · 14908 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.610km SW of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 28, 7:16 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.38km SW of Malibu, CAThu, Nov 28, 7:15 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
18. 1.91km W of La Habra, CAThu, Nov 28, 4:15 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
19. 2.14km NW of San Joaquin Hills, CAWed, Nov 27, 4:42 AM PST · 14909 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
20. 2.22km NW of La Habra Heights, CATue, Nov 26, 5:23 AM PST · 14910 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci133469. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.