M2.0 earthquake 3km E of El Segundo, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Dec 20, 1985, 4:39 PM PST

UTC

1985-12-21 00:39:52 UTC

Depth

14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.919° N, 118.386° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

140°

Stations used

0

• Del Aire, CaliforniaPopulation 10,001. Forecast2 kmWNW
• Inglewood, CaliforniaPopulation 111,666. Forecast6 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast20 kmSW

After

1. 1.63km NNW of Mira Loma, CASat, Dec 21, 12:32 AM PST · 14898 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.118km NE of Avalon, CASun, Dec 22, 9:54 AM PST · 14897 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
3. 2.46km W of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Dec 23, 11:03 AM PST · 14896 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
4. 1.615km SSW of Gorman, CAMon, Dec 23, 8:23 PM PST · 14895 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.74km NW of Mira Loma, CATue, Dec 24, 12:29 AM PST · 14895 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.18km SSE of Llano, CATue, Dec 24, 12:30 AM PST · 14895 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.73km WNW of Wrightwood, CATue, Dec 24, 10:44 PM PST · 14894 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.416km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Dec 25, 5:02 AM PST · 14894 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Dec 25, 11:33 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.97km NNW of Pacoima, CAThu, Dec 26, 3:54 PM PST · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
11. 1.64km NW of Mira Loma, CASun, Dec 29, 12:37 PM PST · 14889 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.72km E of Castaic, CASun, Dec 29, 6:41 PM PST · 14889 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.616km N of Fillmore, CATue, Dec 31, 12:22 AM PST · 14888 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.13km SW of Lytle Creek, CATue, Dec 31, 12:56 PM PST · 14887 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
15. 2.22km ENE of Chino Hills, CAWed, Jan 1, 3:59 AM PST · 14887 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.08km SSE of Llano, CAWed, Jan 1, 5:59 AM PST · 14887 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
17. 2.04km S of Yorba Linda, CAWed, Jan 1, 9:26 PM PST · 14886 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
18. 1.81km SW of Colton, CAThu, Jan 2, 7:52 PM PST · 14885 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.93km NW of Muscoy, CAThu, Jan 2, 11:11 PM PST · 14885 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.66km NW of Mira Loma, CASat, Jan 4, 2:59 AM PST · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
21. 1.910km W of Corona, CASat, Jan 4, 2:16 PM PST · 14883 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
22. 1.97km WSW of Woodcrest, CASun, Jan 5, 7:35 PM PST · 14882 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
23. 1.84km W of Devore, CAMon, Jan 6, 4:09 AM PST · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
24. 2.37km SSE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 7, 11:32 AM PST · 14881 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
25. 2.48km NNW of Fontana, CATue, Jan 7, 6:16 PM PST · 14880 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
26. 1.99km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CAWed, Jan 8, 8:54 PM PST · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
27. 1.62km WSW of Pasadena, CAThu, Jan 9, 4:32 AM PST · 14879 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
28. 1.52km N of South Pasadena, CAThu, Jan 9, 6:16 AM PST · 14879 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
29. 2.22km NE of Huntington Park, CAThu, Jan 9, 10:02 PM PST · 14878 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
30. 2.01km NNW of Granada Hills, CASat, Jan 11, 10:23 AM PST · 14877 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
31. 2.21km NW of Granada Hills, CASat, Jan 11, 11:25 AM PST · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
32. 2.00km N of Baldwin Hills, CASat, Jan 11, 10:14 PM PST · 14876 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
33. 1.74km E of Vincent, CASun, Jan 12, 7:59 PM PST · 14875 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
34. 1.67km SSW of Ojai, CATue, Jan 14, 6:27 PM PST · 14873 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
35. 2.05km ESE of Ontario, CATue, Jan 14, 8:02 PM PST · 14873 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
36. 2.48km SSW of Ojai, CAWed, Jan 15, 7:59 AM PST · 14873 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
37. 1.99km ENE of Villa Park, CAWed, Jan 15, 1:58 PM PST · 14872 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
38. 1.65km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Jan 15, 2:47 PM PST · 14872 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
39. 1.610km WNW of Ventura, CAFri, Jan 17, 8:45 PM PST · 14870 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
40. 2.18km SSW of Ojai, CAFri, Jan 17, 9:00 PM PST · 14870 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
41. 2.626km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CAFri, Jan 17, 11:07 PM PST · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
42. 1.89km NNW of Ventura, CAFri, Jan 17, 11:08 PM PST · 14870 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
43. 1.69km SSW of Ojai, CASat, Jan 18, 12:15 AM PST · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
44. 2.08km WSW of Corona, CASat, Jan 18, 2:28 AM PST · 14870 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
45. 2.08km ESE of Malibu, CASun, Jan 19, 12:28 PM PST · 14868 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
46. 1.73km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CAMon, Jan 20, 3:29 AM PST · 14868 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
47. 2.68km WSW of Corona, CAMon, Jan 20, 6:05 AM PST · 14868 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
48. 1.74km SSE of Pearblossum, CATue, Jan 21, 4:47 PM PST · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
49. 2.14km W of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Jan 22, 1:54 AM PST · 14866 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
50. 3.425km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAWed, Jan 22, 8:26 AM PST · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
51. 1.72km NNW of Sierra Madre, CAThu, Jan 23, 7:50 AM PST · 14865 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
52. 1.82km WNW of West Hills, CAThu, Jan 23, 6:40 PM PST · 14864 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
53. 1.98km NNW of Fontana, CAThu, Jan 23, 8:13 PM PST · 14864 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
54. 1.57km E of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 26, 3:09 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
55. 2.38km WNW of Fillmore, CASun, Jan 26, 7:58 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
56. 1.822km NNE of Avalon, CASun, Jan 26, 11:22 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
57. 2.16km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jan 27, 7:37 AM PST · 14861 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
58. 1.96km SSE of Chino Hills, CATue, Jan 28, 6:08 AM PST · 14860 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
59. 2.212km NW of Ventura, CATue, Jan 28, 6:45 PM PST · 14859 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
60. 2.03km N of Yorba Linda, CAThu, Jan 30, 6:21 PM PST · 14857 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

1. 1.99km NW of Fillmore, CAFri, Dec 20, 11:34 AM PST · 14899 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.72km N of Santa Monica, CAThu, Dec 19, 5:03 AM PST · 14900 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.94km NW of Willowbrook, CAWed, Dec 18, 7:01 PM PST · 14900 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.532km W of Avalon, CAWed, Dec 18, 6:14 PM PST · 14900 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.81km NW of Colton, CAWed, Dec 18, 12:58 AM PST · 14901 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.76km SW of Malibu, CATue, Dec 17, 1:44 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
7. 2.01km WSW of Ontario, CAMon, Dec 16, 5:46 AM PST · 14903 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.85km SSE of Lytle Creek, CASun, Dec 15, 5:25 AM PST · 14904 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.62km NNW of Colton, CASat, Dec 14, 8:24 PM PST · 14904 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
10. 2.08km W of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAFri, Dec 13, 6:59 PM PST · 14905 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.024km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Dec 13, 5:12 AM PST · 14906 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.323km SSE of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Dec 13, 4:57 AM PST · 14906 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
13. 2.18km SSE of Santa Clarita, CAThu, Dec 12, 4:52 PM PST · 14906 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.86km ENE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 11, 9:29 AM PST · 14908 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.72km NW of Colton, CAMon, Dec 9, 3:50 AM PST · 14910 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.71km NW of Colton, CASun, Dec 8, 11:12 PM PST · 14910 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
17. 3.39km WSW of Santa Barbara Is., CASun, Dec 8, 6:56 PM PST · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
18. 2.322km NNE of Avalon, CASat, Dec 7, 4:50 PM PST · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
19. 2.15km NW of Newport Beach, CASat, Dec 7, 6:04 AM PST · 14912 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
20. 1.82km S of Anaheim, CASat, Dec 7, 1:12 AM PST · 14912 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci111426. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.