M2.1 earthquake 19km NNE of Avalon, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Nov 20, 2021, 4:23 AM PST

UTC

2021-11-20 12:23:14 UTC

Depth

0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.507° N, 118.264° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

30

• Avalon, CaliforniaPopulation 3,799. Forecast19 kmNNE
• San Pedro, CaliforniaPopulation 83,556. Forecast26 kmS
• Long Beach, CaliforniaPopulation 474,140. Forecast30 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast61 kmS

After

1. 2.30km SSE of San Fernando, CAFri, Nov 26, 1:12 AM PST · 1774 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 27
2. 1.72km E of Carson, CASat, Nov 27, 3:09 AM PST · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
3. 1.61km ESE of Baldwin Hills, CASun, Nov 28, 3:28 AM PST · 1772 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.51km SW of Rossmoor, CAWed, Dec 1, 5:53 AM PST · 1769 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.611km W of Corona, CAFri, Dec 3, 1:24 AM PST · 1767 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
6. 2.210km NNE of Bradbury, CAFri, Dec 3, 4:46 PM PST · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.93km ESE of Ontario, CASat, Dec 4, 6:54 AM PST · 1766 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 7
8. 1.97km ESE of San Pedro, CAMon, Dec 13, 4:49 AM PST · 1757 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
9. 2.32km SE of Orange, CATue, Dec 14, 4:18 PM PST · 1755 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 145
10. 2.54km SSE of Charter Oak, CASun, Dec 19, 5:59 AM PST · 1751 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 24
11. 2.815km SE of Malibu, CASat, Dec 25, 4:19 PM PST · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 19
12. 1.914km SE of Malibu, CAMon, Dec 27, 4:27 AM PST · 1743 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
13. 2.315km SE of Malibu, CAMon, Dec 27, 4:28 AM PST · 1743 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
14. 2.64km NW of Fontana, CATue, Dec 28, 8:19 AM PST · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 88
15. 2.12km SE of Carson, CAWed, Dec 29, 9:21 AM PST · 1740 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 46
16. 1.822km SSW of Seal Beach, CAWed, Dec 29, 1:08 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.03km SE of Carson, CAWed, Dec 29, 5:06 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
18. 2.23km SE of Carson, CAWed, Dec 29, 5:21 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 27
19. 2.59km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CAThu, Dec 30, 9:18 PM PST · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 70
20. 2.12km W of Rancho Cucamonga, CATue, Jan 4, 4:42 AM PST · 1735 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
21. 1.716km S of San Clemente, CAWed, Jan 5, 5:30 AM PST · 1734 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
22. 2.416km S of San Pedro, CAThu, Jan 6, 8:43 PM PST · 1732 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
23. 2.519km S of San Pedro, CAThu, Jan 6, 8:51 PM PST · 1732 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 6
24. 1.72km ESE of Carson, CAFri, Jan 7, 3:39 PM PST · 1731 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 6
25. 1.64km WNW of Pomona, CAFri, Jan 7, 5:30 PM PST · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
26. 1.819km S of San Pedro, CASat, Jan 8, 8:02 PM PST · 1730 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
27. 1.62km SE of Carson, CASat, Jan 8, 11:03 PM PST · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
28. 1.82km WNW of Marina del Rey, CAMon, Jan 10, 5:01 PM PST · 1728 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
29. 2.83km SSE of Carson, CAMon, Jan 10, 9:47 PM PST · 1728 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 455
30. 1.50km SE of Carson, CAMon, Jan 10, 10:23 PM PST · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
31. 1.84km ESE of Carson, CAMon, Jan 10, 10:24 PM PST · 1728 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
32. 1.52km SE of Carson, CATue, Jan 11, 2:28 AM PST · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
33. 2.53km SE of Carson, CATue, Jan 11, 3:41 AM PST · 1728 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 126
34. 1.93km ESE of Carson, CATue, Jan 11, 4:09 PM PST · 1727 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 14
35. 2.211km S of Malibu Beach, CATue, Jan 11, 4:24 PM PST · 1727 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
36. 1.52km ESE of Carson, CAThu, Jan 13, 6:25 PM PST · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 6
37. 2.33km ESE of Carson, CAMon, Jan 17, 7:56 AM PST · 1722 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 30
38. 2.022km SW of Huntington Beach, CAMon, Jan 17, 9:25 PM PST · 1721 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
39. 1.61km ENE of Carson, CATue, Jan 18, 2:42 PM PST · 1720 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
40. 1.62km W of Inglewood, CATue, Jan 18, 8:52 PM PST · 1720 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away

Before

1. 2.220km S of Port Hueneme, CAFri, Nov 19, 11:11 PM PST · 1780 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.63km WNW of Sylmar, CAFri, Nov 19, 6:47 PM PST · 1780 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
3. 1.52km SSW of San Dimas, CAThu, Nov 18, 9:39 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.57km W of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAThu, Nov 18, 6:07 AM PST · 1782 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.87km ESE of San Pedro, CAThu, Nov 18, 5:16 AM PST · 1782 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.77km SE of San Pedro, CAThu, Nov 18, 3:02 AM PST · 1782 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.24km W of Pomona, CASat, Nov 13, 12:31 AM PST · 1787 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 42
8. 1.64km NNE of Diamond Bar, CAThu, Nov 11, 11:06 PM PST · 1788 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
9. 1.61km SE of Sylmar, CAWed, Nov 10, 9:24 AM PST · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.84km WSW of East Los Angeles, CASat, Nov 6, 9:36 AM PDT · 1794 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
11. 3.110km WNW of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CAFri, Nov 5, 9:38 AM PDT · 1795 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
12. 1.62km SSE of Chatsworth, CAThu, Nov 4, 2:31 PM PDT · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
13. 2.58km NNW of Malibu, CATue, Nov 2, 6:00 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 20
14. 2.111km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CATue, Nov 2, 3:17 AM PDT · 1798 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
15. 1.62km SSW of Sherman Oaks, CASun, Oct 31, 9:27 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 6
16. 1.62km ESE of Anaheim, CASat, Oct 30, 12:14 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
17. 1.62km ESE of Anaheim, CASat, Oct 30, 8:08 AM PDT · 1801 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
18. 1.63km N of Sylmar, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:47 AM PDT · 1802 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.62km ESE of Lawndale, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:36 AM PDT · 1802 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
20. 1.77km NW of Lakeland Village, CATue, Oct 26, 2:10 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39865407. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.