M2.0 earthquake 19km ENE of Avalon, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 11:03 AM PDT

UTC

2008-04-08 18:03:52 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.384° N, 118.131° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

166°

Stations used

21

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast19 kmENE
• Newport Beach, CaliforniaPopulation 87,127. Forecast32 kmSW
• Huntington Beach, CaliforniaPopulation 201,899. Forecast33 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast75 kmS

After

1. 1.82km NW of Gardena, CAWed, Apr 9, 8:00 PM PDT · 6752 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
2. 2.218km NNW of Santa Barbara Is., CAFri, Apr 11, 8:51 AM PDT · 6751 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.136km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Apr 11, 10:03 PM PDT · 6750 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
4. 2.926km SW of San Clemente, CASun, Apr 13, 2:09 PM PDT · 6748 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
5. 2.139km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Apr 13, 3:42 PM PDT · 6748 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.92km N of Pasadena, CAFri, Apr 18, 4:13 PM PDT · 6743 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.95km NNE of Claremont, CASat, Apr 19, 6:00 AM PDT · 6743 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.75km WSW of Carlsbad, CATue, Apr 22, 1:36 AM PDT · 6740 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
9. 2.74km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CAThu, Apr 24, 11:50 AM PDT · 6737 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.92km S of Yorba Linda, CAFri, Apr 25, 6:49 AM PDT · 6737 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.94km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CATue, Apr 29, 2:02 PM PDT · 6732 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.910km S of Newport Beach, CAFri, May 2, 11:38 AM PDT · 6729 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
13. 1.610km WSW of Corona, CAFri, May 2, 1:14 PM PDT · 6729 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.62km NNW of Huntington Beach, CASat, May 3, 9:26 AM PDT · 6729 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
15. 1.818km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CAMon, May 5, 3:29 PM PDT · 6726 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.149km WSW of Carlsbad, CAThu, May 8, 9:02 AM PDT · 6724 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
17. 2.18km E of San Pedro, CAThu, May 8, 9:09 AM PDT · 6724 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
18. 1.73km E of Canoga Park, CAThu, May 8, 7:49 PM PDT · 6723 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.722km SSW of Seal Beach, CAThu, May 8, 9:48 PM PDT · 6723 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.413km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CASat, May 10, 5:06 PM PDT · 6721 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
21. 2.345km WSW of Carlsbad, CASat, May 10, 6:07 PM PDT · 6721 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
22. 1.710km SW of Corona, CASun, May 11, 10:13 PM PDT · 6720 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
23. 1.69km N of Foothill Ranch, CAMon, May 12, 7:46 AM PDT · 6720 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
24. 1.72km ESE of Lake View Terrace, CATue, May 13, 7:33 AM PDT · 6719 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
25. 2.66km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CAWed, May 14, 3:35 AM PDT · 6718 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
26. 1.75km SW of Hermosa Beach, CAWed, May 14, 3:38 AM PDT · 6718 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
27. 1.68km N of Claremont, CAWed, May 14, 5:29 AM PDT · 6718 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
28. 1.88km N of Claremont, CASun, May 18, 2:02 AM PDT · 6714 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
29. 1.62km ESE of Placentia, CAThu, May 22, 3:30 AM PDT · 6710 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
30. 2.07km ESE of Yorba Linda, CAThu, May 22, 9:26 AM PDT · 6710 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
31. 1.74km NE of Villa Park, CAThu, May 22, 1:14 PM PDT · 6709 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
32. 1.97km SE of Yorba Linda, CAFri, May 23, 11:29 PM PDT · 6708 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
33. 1.89km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CAWed, May 28, 8:23 PM PDT · 6703 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
34. 2.122km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CAFri, May 30, 6:40 PM PDT · 6701 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
35. 2.34km ESE of Temecula, CASat, May 31, 3:04 AM PDT · 6701 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
36. 1.95km ESE of Temecula, CASat, May 31, 7:13 PM PDT · 6700 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
37. 2.58km W of Encinitas, CATue, Jun 3, 12:45 PM PDT · 6697 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
38. 1.82km SSW of Orange, CATue, Jun 3, 1:39 PM PDT · 6697 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
39. 1.63km NW of Costa Mesa, CATue, Jun 3, 6:12 PM PDT · 6697 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

Before

1. 1.62km N of Torrance, CAMon, Apr 7, 2:20 PM PDT · 6754 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
2. 2.114km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CAMon, Apr 7, 8:33 AM PDT · 6755 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
3. 2.08km WSW of Malibu, CASat, Apr 5, 5:56 AM PDT · 6757 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.75km NW of Glen Avon, CAFri, Apr 4, 2:41 PM PDT · 6757 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.44km SW of Baldwin Hills, CAThu, Mar 27, 5:13 AM PDT · 6766 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
6. 3.02km ENE of Newport Beach, CAWed, Mar 26, 9:28 PM PDT · 6766 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1,920
7. 2.35km WNW of Malibu Beach, CASun, Mar 23, 4:31 AM PDT · 6770 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
8. 1.644km WSW of Carlsbad, CASun, Mar 23, 3:08 AM PDT · 6770 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
9. 1.65km SE of Carson, CATue, Mar 18, 3:54 PM PDT · 6774 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
10. 1.737km WSW of Encinitas, CAThu, Mar 13, 12:37 PM PDT · 6779 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
11. 2.831km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CATue, Mar 11, 3:04 AM PDT · 6782 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10316933. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:13 AM UTC.